Narcan, Drones, and Concerts: How Governments Spent Opioid Settlement Windfalls
Twenty-two million dollars to repay loans for people working in the addiction field. About $12,000…
Narcan, Drones, and Concerts: How Governments Spent Opioid Settlement Windfalls
Twenty-two million dollars to repay loans for people working in the addiction field. About $12,000 for gun silencers. Sixteen dollars for a children’s book about Spookley the Square Pumpkin. The purchases varied widely but they all came from the same source: opioid settlement money. The cash, which comes from companies accused of fueling the overdose…
Life Is Geometry
By KIM BELLARD In 2025, we’ve got DNA all figured out, right? It’s been over fifty years since Crick and Watson (and Franklin) discovered the double helix structure. We know that permutations of just four chemical bases (A, C, T, and G) allow the vast genetic complexity and diversity in the world. We’ve done the…
MedCity FemFwd: Inside Wellcome Leap and Pivotal’s $100M Commitment To Women’s Health
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Renee Wittemyer, vice president of program strategy at Pivotal Ventures, and Dr. Regina Dugan, CEO of Wellcome Leap. They discuss the organizations’ recent $100 million commitment to accelerate women’s health research. The post MedCity FemFwd: Inside Wellcome Leap and Pivotal’s $100M Commitment To Women’s Health appeared first on…
StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups
Check out news from Oral Genome, Amae Health, Hepta, and more. The post StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups appeared first on MedCity News.
Reimbursing Your Digital Twin: A New Era In Patient-Specific Surgery
Deploying AI-driven segmentation at an enterprise level goes beyond operational efficiency. It signals a commitment to pioneering the next era of precision healthcare. The post Reimbursing Your Digital Twin: A New Era In Patient-Specific Surgery appeared first on MedCity News.
Optimizing Care Pathways: The Next Frontier in Rehab Performance
Care pathways are, in essence, the maps we follow to get patients from where they are to where they want to be. However, many rehab care plans are still too fragmented, too reactive, and too disconnected from the broader ecosystem of care. This won’t cut it in this next phase of transformation. The post Optimizing…
Concerns Over Fairness, Access Rise as States Compete for Slice of $50B Rural Health Fund
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Echo Kopplin wants South Dakota’s leaders to know that money from a new $50 billion federal rural health fund should help residents with limited transportation options. Kopplin, a physician assistant who works with seniors, low-income people, and mental health patients in the rural Black Hills, shared her thoughts at a meeting…
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health
When President Donald Trump posted a satirical music video on social media in early October depicting his budget director, Russell Vought, as the Grim Reaper lording over Democrats in Congress, public health workers recognized a kernel of truth. Vought has exerted extraordinary control over government spending this year, usurping congressional decisions on how the nation’s…
A inmigrantes con problemas de salud se les podría negar la visa para entrar al país, por nueva directiva del gobierno de Trump
Los extranjeros que solicitan visas para vivir en Estados Unidos podrían ser rechazados si tienen ciertas afecciones médicas, como obesidad o diabetes, según una directiva emitida el jueves 6 de noviembre por la administración Trump. Esta directiva, incluida en un cable enviado por el Departamento de Estado a funcionarios de embajadas y consulados —y revisada…
Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance
Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, under a Thursday directive from the Trump administration. The guidance, issued in a cable the State Department sent to embassy and consular officials and examined by KFF Health News, directs visa officers to deem…
