When AI Gets Medicine Wrong, Who’s Liable?
As AI technology in healthcare becomes more deeply involved in the complex, high-stakes tasks of…
When AI Gets Medicine Wrong, Who’s Liable?
As AI technology in healthcare becomes more deeply involved in the complex, high-stakes tasks of diagnosis and treatment planning, traditional lines of accountability will become less clear. Where does the buck stop for AI-supported medical care? The post When AI Gets Medicine Wrong, Who’s Liable? appeared first on MedCity News.
Fifty Years of Pediatric Rheumatology, but Children Still Can’t Access the Treatments They Need
As a country, we have developed treatments capable of improving the quality of life and preventing long-term damage for children with rheumatic conditions, yet many children cannot obtain them when they need them most. This needs to change. The post Fifty Years of Pediatric Rheumatology, but Children Still Can’t Access the Treatments They Need appeared…
MedTech Commercialization Gap: Moving Beyond Technical Viability
What are the common reasons that a prototype fails to make the transition? There are several, but they all boil down to early-stage programs ignoring the business problem in favor of the technology problem. The post MedTech Commercialization Gap: Moving Beyond Technical Viability appeared first on MedCity News.
Journalists Discuss What RFK Jr. Recently Told the Anti-Vaccine Group He Founded
KFF Health News contributor Erin Rode discussed California prison heat protections on KVPR’s Central Valley Daily on Sept. 24. Click here to hear Rode on Central Valley Daily. Read Rode’s “California Eyes Prison Heat Protections That Fall Short of Workplace Standards.” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the removal of more than…
Report: High Drug Costs Are Creating Hidden Burden for Physicians
When drug prices are too high for patients, physicians take on additional workload to find solutions. A newly released 2026 Physician Drug Cost Survey by RazorMetrics examined how prescription cost pressures affect physicians’ practices. The post Report: High Drug Costs Are Creating Hidden Burden for Physicians appeared first on MedCity News.
Gene Silencing-Biotech ADARx Makes Some Noise With $535M Stock Market Debut
ADARx Pharmaceuticals upsized its IPO and raised additional cash through a private placement with partner AbbVie. Lead ADARx program onvuzosiran is in Phase 3 testing for the rare disease hereditary angioedema, and the RNA therapies pipeline also spans immunological disorders, cardiovascular diseases and obesity, and neurodegeneration. The post Gene Silencing-Biotech ADARx Makes Some Noise With…
Abridge Providing Ambient AI as VA Transitions EHRs
Company says platform is already live in primary care, across a dozen specialties, and in VA’s virtual care network
AI Goes All In To Support Nursing Teams: Ambient Charting is Just the Start
The question is whether these AI tools will be another fragmented layer of technology or true assistants to help them spend more time on patient care. The post AI Goes All In To Support Nursing Teams: Ambient Charting is Just the Start appeared first on MedCity News.
Proposed Changes to Demographic Data Collection in the Census Could Impact Efforts to Address Health and Health Care Disparities
This issue brief provides an overview of the decennial census and discusses potential implications of the changes outlined in a September 2026 proposed rule to prohibit the collection of race and ethnicity data on the census and exclude many noncitizen immigrants from the apportionment count.
Paid Family and Sick Leave in the U.S.
This fact sheet summarizes federal, state, and local policies on paid family and medical leave and paid sick leave.
