By SAMANTHA MCCLENAHAN Every breakthrough in cancer treatment brings hope, but it also comes with a staggering price, raising a critical question: how do we balance groundbreaking advances with the financial reality that could limit access for many patients? Developing new cancer medications involves extensive research, clinical trials, and regulatory approvals; a lengthy process that…
A paper by Campbell et al. (2024) provides some guidance. The authors developed a series of recommendations based on literature review, expert interviews and an expert workshop in order to support consistent and transparent evaluation and use of validated family spillover effects in health technology assessments (HTA) and cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA). The expert panel consisted…
Dr. Sophia Yen is the Chief Medical Officer (and Founder) of Pandia Health. She is about as expert as it comes on the topics contraception, emergency contraception, medication abortion, menopause and lots more. Her PR peeps asked if I’d interview her about Pandia Health, which is a fantastic online clinic & pharmacy for women at…
Omada Health is a respected health tech company but what do customers see it? A flesh and blood and an AI analysis follows. The post What Do Consumers and AI Think Of Omada Health? appeared first on MedCity News.
Cyril Philip, vice president of digital health ventures with Bon Secours Mercy Health and digital ventures lead for Accrete Health Partners, is taking part in a panel discussion at INVEST Digital Health in Dallas on September 18. In response to emailed questions, he addressed some of these challenges. The post What Challenges Do Implementing New…
Positive preliminary results for Eli Lilly’s efsitora alfa continue to build the case for this once-weekly insulin in type 2 diabetes patients. Lilly is trying to catch up to Novo Nordisk’s once weekly insulin icodec, which is commercially available in several markets around the world but is not yet approved by the FDA. The post…
Dr. Tina Saw is the founder and CEO of Oral Genome, a healthcare startup that’s developing saliva tests to detect and prevent oral diseases. In response to emailed questions, Saw talked about her company’s approach. The post This Diagnostic Startup Uses Saliva to Detect Oral Diseases Earlier appeared first on MedCity News.
Samsung announced its plans to acquire French medtech startup Sonio. The startup’s AI platform, which was cleared by the FDA last year, automates ultrasound reporting so that healthcare providers can conduct these exams with greater accuracy and efficiency. The post Samsung Acquires AI-Powered Prenatal Ultrasound Startup appeared first on MedCity News.
With Vice President Harris promising to address medical debt as part of her economic plan, KFF Executive Vice President for Health Policy Larry Levitt explores why it is a symptom of the broader problem of affordable health care and reviews recent efforts to address it in this JAMA Health Forum post.
Education leaders and policymakers are turning to cellphone bans in schools to help address youth mental health concerns and improve learning, an idea that has largely received bipartisan support. Cellphone ban legislation has had a resurgence following advisories from the U.S. Surgeon General on youth mental health and the impacts of social media. Research on…