Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) are commonly used to evaluate the impact of new medical technologies on patient mortality and morbidity. However, use of QALYs Many authors have discussed the fact that standard assumptions result in utility functions that are unrealistically linear and separable, overlooking the diminishing marginal utility a fundamental property of utility functions in…
In the two counties around nurse practitioner Samantha Marsee’s clinic in rural northeastern Maryland, there’s not a single clinic that provides abortions. And until recently, Marsee herself wasn’t trained to treat patients who wanted to end a pregnancy. “I didn’t really have a lot of knowledge about abortion care,” she said. After Roe v. Wade…
Research shows that between 2018 and 2022, industry-sponsored trials enrolled over eight times more patients than federally sponsored trials.
Allara Health’s $26 million Series B raise was led by Index Ventures and included participation from Google Ventures. In total, the company has raised $38.5 million. The post Allara Health Secures $26M to Advance Women’s Hormonal Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Medical billing errors are common problems that can lead to significant financial losses for healthcare organizations. While most medical billing errors are preventable, outdated systems, complex processes and human errors often result in delayed or denied claims. Faced with ever-increasing overhead costs, workforce challenges and growing volumes of data, healthcare leaders will need to implement…
To prepare for an autonomous surgical future, medtech leaders should explore the practical implications of potential scenarios, and structure investment accordingly. The key is to develop a living roadmap that drives decisions on a day-by-day basis, drawing on macro- and micro-trends. The post Imagine Reshaping The Surgical Landscape With Autonomous Surgery appeared first on MedCity…
ATLANTA — Latonia Wilkins knows she needs to be on PrEP due to her non-monogamous lifestyle. But the 52-year-old Atlanta mother has faced repeated challenges getting the lifesaving drug that can prevent new HIV infections. Years ago, Wilkins was dating a man newly diagnosed with HIV and went to get tested, she said, but was…
The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose participants bolstered the workforce of state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources. The programs are designed to cultivate a new generation of public health leaders, many of whom…
By KIM BELLARD You may have heard about the microbiome, that collection of microorganisms that fill the world around, and in, us. You may have had some digestive tract issues after a round of antibiotics wreaked havoc with your gut microbiome. You may have read about the rafts of research that are making it clearer…
Among the biggest-grossing films in America in February 2002 were a war drama about American troops in Somalia (“Black Hawk Down”), an Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie (“Collateral Damage”), and a future Oscar winner about a brilliant mathematician struggling with schizophrenia (“A Beautiful Mind”). But none of these films topped the box office that month. That…