Nektar Therapeutics’ biologic drug rezpegaldesleukin take a new approach to atopic dermatitis, or eczema, stimulating proliferation of immune cells that tamp down excessive immune responses. The drug met the goals of a Phase 2b study, but analysts note that cross-trial measures show those results are short of the marks achieved by Dupixent, the top biologic…
This resource examines U.S. global health funding awards going to U.S.-based implementers in FY2024, by state and congressional district
Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system. Dozens of insurance companies, including Cigna, Aetna, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare, agreed to several measures, which…
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The CMS vision is ambitious, but so is the potential for rehab therapy to shape its execution. To do that, providers must actively engage, document their impact, and advocate for their inclusion in evolving models of care. The post What the New CMS Strategy Signals for Rehab Professionals appeared first on MedCity News.
Democratic state attorneys general led by those from California, New York, and Massachusetts are pressuring medical professional groups to defend reproductive rights, including medication abortion, emergency abortions, and travel between states for health care in response to recent increases in the number of abortion bans. The American Medical Association adopted a formal position June 9…
GREENVILLE, Miss. — Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does every Sunday. In a few days, he would drive from Mississippi to Washington, D.C., to join HIV advocates at an April rally against the Trump administration’s actions. It had clawed back more than $11 billion…
H1 has raised over $200m to build out a very comprehensive data set of physicians internationally. Those products were primarily aimed at pharma. Now they are moving into the world of managing physician data for plans and providers, primarily via the 2025 acquisitions of Ribbon Health and Veda Health. I spoke with CEO Ariel Katz,…