ARPA-H Selects Teams for Cardiovascular Agentic AI System Development
Teams will develop a patient-facing clinical AI agentic system capable of autonomously supporting patients with heart failure between healthcare visits
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Peterson Report: Virtual CKD Solutions Proving Ineffective
Evaluation finds that virtual chronic kidney disease management solutions fail to slow disease progression or reduce overall healthcare spending
Ethics Isn’t a Pharma Value — It’s a Competitive Moat
Patient trust, physician credibility, and payer goodwill are not soft considerations alongside the balance sheet; they are the mechanism by which a pharmaceutical product generates revenue over time. The post Ethics Isn’t a Pharma Value — It’s a Competitive Moat appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthy alternatives to processed foods
Ultra-Processed Foods: How to Identify Them, What to Avoid, and What to Eat Instead Summary Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations consisting largely of refined components and additives and not whole foods, and their excessive consumption has repeatedly been associated with greater chances of becoming overweight or obese, developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and other…
Nonprofits Are Helping Musicians Pay for Insurance in Austin, Texas, and Beyond
AUSTIN, Texas — Musician Zack Morgan jokes that when he lost his corporate job in 2015, it was like being pushed off a cliff. For years, he said, he’d been playing both sides of the Austin coin: tech worker by day, funk keyboardist by night. “Maybe this is my sign to try the full-time music…
A NY Hospital Tried To Close Its Birthing Center. This City United To Fight Back.
TROY, N.Y. — Like many residents of this aging industrial city on the Hudson River, Starletta Washington was stunned when she heard Troy’s last remaining hospital planned to close its birthing center. “It was devastating,” said Washington, who heads the local YWCA. Washington was born at the hospital and had her children there. She couldn’t…
Innovator Awards Winning Team: Study Tests Data, Doula Interventions to Improve Maternal Disparities
The Healthcare Innovation Innovator Awards recognize organizations that are using innovative, practical approaches to solve real-world challenges in healthcare. This is the first in a three-part series profiling our 2026 award winners and the work behind their innovations.
Institutional Betrayal: HHS’s Failure to Decarbonize the Healthcare Industry (Part 1)
By DAVID INTROCASO The Problem From an anthropocentric perspective, the climate crisis is fundamentally a threat to human health and survival. The US healthcare industry significantly contributes to this threat. US healthcare’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) annually account for over 600 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents or ~10% of total US annual GHG…
Forus Secures $150M Series C, Reaches $3B Valuation
Forus’ $150 million Series C round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Redpoint, BoxGroup, Pear VC, Avra, Human Capital, Neo, Vast Ventures and SV Angel. The post Forus Secures $150M Series C, Reaches $3B Valuation appeared first on MedCity News.
This Startup Wants to Make Glaucoma Surgery Recovery Easier
LEP Biomedical is developing a dissolvable implant that replaces weeks of self-administered eye drops after glaucoma surgery, aiming to fix the compliance problems that drive surgical failure rates as high as 40%. The post This Startup Wants to Make Glaucoma Surgery Recovery Easier appeared first on MedCity News.