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Phase 2 data for Cargo Therapeutics’ CD22-targeting cell therapy show low durability and cases of a severe immune response, some that were classified as grade 4 or 5 serious adverse events. Cargo is discontinuing the study and shifting focus to a different cell therapy on track to begin Phase 1 testing in mid-2025. The post…

Addressing difficult-to-treat diseases and disorders, quickly, safely, and with little to no side effects is a positive boon to our overburdened health system. The post The Same Processes that Make Smartphones a Risk for Young People Must Be Harnessed to Provide Beneficial Digital Medical Treatments For All appeared first on MedCity News.

By 2030, the U.S. expects shortages of 200,000 nurses and 124,000 physicians snd similar shortages are already being felt in the U.K. and elsewhere. Here’s how to build and train a modern healthcare workforce in the age of AI The post Can AI Help Fix Our Demographic Time Bomb? appeared first on MedCity News.

SCAN Health Plan and Astrana Health recently launched SCAN Allied, a Medicare Advantage plan designed for the Asian older adult population. It includes access to a network of culturally competent providers, specialists and pharmacies from Astrana Health. The post SCAN, Astrana Launch MA Plan Tailored to Asian Older Adults appeared first on MedCity News.

As our healthcare system has evolved to provide higher quality care to more — and increasingly clinically complicated — people, the disconnect between what’s billed, what’s documented, and what’s actually true has deepened.  The post Payment Integrity is a Systems Problem, not a Data Glitch appeared first on MedCity News.

Vitalic provides mental health support to older adults. It connects them to a care team that includes geriatric boarded psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, licensed therapists and mental health support coaches. The post Startup Launches to Provide Geriatric Behavioral Health Support appeared first on MedCity News.