Nearly half (47%) of metropolitan areas across the country had only one or two hospitals or health systems providing general inpatient hospital care in 2022, a new KFF analysis finds. The analysis examines the extent of competition among hospitals amid a wave of hospital consolidation that has drawn the attention of state and federal regulators.…More
Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) is effective at preventing hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but few people use it. A paper by SteelFisher et al. (2024) surveyed 1,430 American adults to find out why. Their survey revealed patients had a lack of awareness of the treatment as well as misinformation about the treatment (among those who were aware…
Healthy Young Minds is an online youth mental health startup. It was recently crowned winner of MedCity News’ INVEST Pitch Perfect contest focused on pediatric mental health. The post INVEST Pitch Perfect Spotlight: How One Startup Aims To Become the Leading Medicaid Mental Health Provider for Kids appeared first on MedCity News.
Memorial Hermann Health System and Moffitt Cancer Center have recently struck partnerships with Reimagine Care, a startup focused on providing support to cancer patients via an AI assistant and text messages with oncology experts. The post Health Systems Are Partnering with Reimagine Care to Improve Cancer Treatment appeared first on MedCity News.
C3HIE will be adding more than 20 hospitals to its network and expanding the HIE’s reach into rural healthcare communities in Texas
Bristol Myers Squibb is turning to the prime-editing technology of Prime Medicines for the R&D of new cell therapies for cancer and immunology. The pharma giant is paying $110 million up front to begin the collaboration. The post Gene-Editing Biotech Prime Medicine Strikes Up Cell Therapy R&D Alliance With Bristol Myers Squibb appeared first on…
In this month’s episode, Senior Reporter Katie Adams explored some of the executive moves, exits and layoffs that recently occurred in the healthcare sector. She also interviewed Dr. Jayne Morgan, who recently became vice president of medical affairs at Hello Heart. The post MedCity Moves Podcast: Recent Hires, Layoffs & an Interview with Dr. Jayne…
These fact sheets lay out the health care landscape in every state, providing data on a variety of health care topics that may be the focus of policy debates in the 2024 election. Topics include health costs; women’s health policy, including state abortion, contraception and maternity laws and policies; health coverage, including the Affordable Care…
Research shows that between 2018 and 2022, industry-sponsored trials enrolled over eight times more patients than federally sponsored trials.
Goal is for patients to receive ‘seamless, comprehensive care, whether at the clinic or at home,’ said Tim Hembree, D.O., Ph.D., chief quality officer at Moffitt