CHARLESTON, S.C. — When Page Campbell’s doctor recommended she try an injectable prescription drug called Wegovy to lose weight before scheduling bariatric surgery, she readily agreed. “I’ve struggled with my weight for so long,” said Campbell, 40, a single mother of two. “I’m not opposed to trying anything.” In early April, about four weeks after…
Cultivating a positive culture is a priority for hospital leaders, but many are making avoidable mistakes. Myra Gregorian, Seattle Children’s chief people and transformation officer, outlined some of these common blunders — such as not involving frontline staff in decision making and assuming that simple communication methods are sufficient. The post 3 Traps Health Systems…
[Sponsored] MedCity News Editor in Chief Arundhati Parmar moderated a webinar with Elation Health executives Dr Sara Pastoor, head of primary care advancement, and Meaghan Sullivan, senior sales engineer. The post How Can EHRs Support the Shift to Value-Based Care and Reduce Clinician Burnout? appeared first on MedCity News.
UCSF researcher Maria Shcherbakova highlighted how adaptive deep brain stimulation is improving Parkinson’s care by automatically adjusting brain implants in real time to better control symptoms. The post How Medtronic & UCSF Are Giving Parkinson’s Patients Greater Control Over Their Symptoms appeared first on MedCity News.
These structures, if not set up and managed correctly from day one, can create significant accounting, tax and compliance headaches down the road. The post What Life Sciences Companies Get Wrong When Building Cross-Border R&D Structures appeared first on MedCity News.
An investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by KFF Health News and NBC News has prompted consumer warnings from industry groups representing plastic surgeons and a call for more transparency around physician disciplinary actions in California. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which represents 12,000 doctors, is now warning patients to “do their homework” before getting…
Proposed changes in eligibility rules in both SNAP and Medicaid may jeopardize some people’s access to both adequate food and health care if various provisions of the bill take effect, in part because there is a significant overlap in eligibility requirements for Medicaid and SNAP across states. Four in 10 (40%) Medicaid enrollees receive SNAP…
Mario Danek is CEO of QNovia, a behavior change platform focusing on smoking cessation product. Essentially the problem with smoking cessation nicotine products is that they don’t deliver the “hit” of a cigarette as quickly as a cigarette or a vape. Mario’s new vape-like product delivers a nicotine replacement therapy (think like Nicorette gum) just…
BOGALUSA, La. — Less than a mile from a century-old mill that sustained generations in this small town north of New Orleans, 19-year-old Tajdryn Forbes was shot to death near his mother’s house. She found Forbes face down in the street in August 2023, two weeks before he had planned to move away from the…
ALEXANDER, Carolina del Norte — Aubreigh Osborne tiene una nueva amiga. Vestida de azul y con un gran moño en sus rizos rubios, la niña de 3 años se sentó en el regazo de su madre pronunciando con cuidado el nombre de una compañerita de clase después de escuchar las palabras “mejor amiga”. Hace apenas…