Halo, Heresy, and Health Care
By KIM BELLARD If you are of a certain age – say, mine, that is…
Halo, Heresy, and Health Care
By KIM BELLARD If you are of a certain age – say, mine, that is to say, a Baby Boomer – last week’s announcement that Microsoft was going to release a new version of Halo on Sony’s PlayStation console may have passed you by. So what, you might have said? If, on the other hand,…
Global Disease Outbreaks: A 2025 Snapshot and Implications for the U.S.
A snapshot of disease outbreaks, with human transmission, that have occurred globally thus far in 2025, using multiple official sources.
DPC Physicians Are Running Blind Without Clinical Data
Real-time access to clinical data would reduce the wasted time and effort tracking down referral records and enable a more proactive, rather than reactive, approach to patient treatment plans. The post DPC Physicians Are Running Blind Without Clinical Data appeared first on MedCity News.
The Next Phase of Surgical Robotics
Technology advancements like imaging will overlap with changing commercialization models and new hospital realities to enable entirely new patient impacts and economic models. The post The Next Phase of Surgical Robotics appeared first on MedCity News.
Heard at HLTH 2025: Healthcare Executives Highlight AI, ROI, and Fertility Tech. (Video)
[Sponsored] They shared new developments, their views on AI, and what they’re doing to disrupt the status quo in healthcare. The post Heard at HLTH 2025: Healthcare Executives Highlight AI, ROI, and Fertility Tech. (Video) appeared first on MedCity News.
Doctor Tripped Up by $64K Bill for Ankle Surgery and Hospital Stay
Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte Valley Hospital. A shaken Hughes was examined in the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with bruising,…
So Your Insurance Dropped Your Doctor. Now What?
Last winter, Amber Wingler started getting a series of increasingly urgent messages from the local hospital in Columbia, Missouri, letting her know her family’s health care might soon be upended. MU Health Care, where most of her family’s doctors work, was mired in a contract dispute with Wingler’s health insurer, Anthem. The existing contract was…
MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Chat With AWS Chief Medical Officer Rowland Illing
Dr. Rowland Illing explained how life science companies and health systems are leveraing AWS HealthLake to transform healthcare. The post MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Chat With AWS Chief Medical Officer Rowland Illing appeared first on MedCity News.
Médicos, callados mientras Florida busca terminar con décadas de mandatos de vacunación infantil
SARASOTA, Florida — Florida planea eliminar casi medio siglo de vacunas infantiles obligatorias contra enfermedades que han causado muertes y dejado secuelas en millones de niños. Muchos críticos, incluidos profesionales de salud, temen hablar públicamente en contra de esta decisión. Con el apoyo del gobernador republicano Ron DeSantis, Joseph Ladapo, cirujano general del estado, anunció…
How the Expiration of ACA Tax Credits Will Impact Commercial Insurance, Per a Cigna Exec
The expiration of ACA tax credits could drive up premiums across marketplace and commercial insurance plans, a Cigna executive warned. The post How the Expiration of ACA Tax Credits Will Impact Commercial Insurance, Per a Cigna Exec appeared first on MedCity News.
