As firefighters battled the catastrophic blazes in Los Angeles County in January, California’s U.S. senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, signed onto legislation with a simple aim: Provide federal assistance to first responders diagnosed with service-related cancer. The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act is considered crucial by its supporters, with climate change fueling an increase…
One key aspect of many medications is that they not only help people feel better, but often these medications can help them re-enter the workforce, work more hours, work more productively, or all of the above. However, when evaluating new treatments for diseases that impact older Medicare beneficiaries (≥65 years), should we take into account…
Emrelis, an antibody drug conjugate developed by AbbVie, is now FDA approved for patients whose non-small cell lung cancer overexpresses the protein c-Met. The pharma company said this ADC is its first internally developed solid tumor medicine as well as its first solid tumor FDA approval in lung cancer. The post AbbVie’s Solid Tumor Strategy…
UK to pay more for pharmaceuticals?Prior distributions for regression coefficients.What is the “Rural Health Fund”Pedestrian deaths in the US (Part 1, 2)US physicians in private practice dropped from 60.1% (2012) to 42.2% (2024).
Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26. That is the age at which the Affordable Care Act declares that young adults generally must get off their family’s plan and figure out their coverage…
UCSF’s Lisa Rotenstein, M.D., M.B.A., discusses a Health Affairs Commentary article about the relationship between physicians, advanced practice providers in primary care
Don’t get Nathan Jones started on xylitol, the active ingredient in his chewing gum, nasal spray, and other products. He’ll talk your ear off about its wondrous powers against tooth decay, as well as its potential to fight covid, heart disease, Alzheimer’s — you name it. For now, Jones, the founder of Xlear, can’t make…
WATERLOO, Iowa — John-Paul Sager appreciates the care he has received at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics, but he thinks it should be easier for veterans like him to use their benefits elsewhere. Sager, a Marine Corps and Army veteran, uses his VA coverage for non-VA treatment of back injuries stemming from his…
One Phase 3 test of Auvelity met its main goal in Alzheimer’s agitation while the drug’s other pivotal trial showed numerical improvement that fell short of statistical significance. Axsome Therapeutics aims to offer an alternative to Rexulti, a Lundbeck and Otsuka Pharmaceutical product that is the only FDA-approved Alzheimer’s agitation drug. The post Axsome Aims…
By MATTHEW HOLT There’s been a lot of discussion lately about whether digital health is a legitimate place for venture capital. There have been lots of huge failures, very few notable successes (and certainly no “biggest companies in the world” yet, while some real giants (Walmart/Walgreens/Amazon) have come in and then got out of health…