A Déjà Vu Moment for Women’s Health Research
In this column for Nature, Alina Salganicoff reviews efforts to improve women’s health research during…
A Déjà Vu Moment for Women’s Health Research
In this column for Nature, Alina Salganicoff reviews efforts to improve women’s health research during previous U.S. administrations that fell short of their promise and highlights the recommendations of a congressionally mandated committee aimed at improving women’s health research at the National Institutes of Health.
Healthcare’s Trust Crisis Is an Experience Crisis
Rebuilding trust across a fragmented healthcare landscape demands that payers and providers alike move beyond transactional relationships and prioritize transparency, empathy, and tailored communication. The post Healthcare’s Trust Crisis Is an Experience Crisis appeared first on MedCity News.
Looser Health IT Certification Requirements Shift Oversight to Health Systems
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is rolling back several health IT certification requirements that could reduce certification costs for technology developers. But they may leave hospitals and health systems holding more responsibility for evaluating the safety and performance of the AI tools they purchase. The post Looser Health IT Certification Requirements…
A Few Miles From the US Capitol, Dozens Slept in Their Cars, Waiting for Free Care
TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Friday night lights took on a whole new meaning at a high school here in this suburb of Washington, D.C. Instead of fans packing stadium bleachers to watch football, on this recent October weekend the gymnasium, hallways, and parking areas were jammed with people desperately seeking healthcare at a free pop-up…
Expecting a Baby? Five Tips To Help You Prepare for Pregnancy Costs
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford…
Building AI In-House at Europe’s Largest Hospital
Most hospitals buy their AI. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Europe’s largest academic medical center and ranked eighth in the world by Newsweek, is developing its own. Charité has consolidated its scattered AI projects into a single Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and switched on Clé, an in-house platform that runs across research, teaching, patient…
4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in October
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in October. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds. The post 4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in October appeared first on MedCity News.
MedCity FemFwd: The Gaps in Endometriosis Care
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Rani Aravamudhan, senior medical director of Artemis at Nomi Health. We discuss Nomi Health’s new research on endometriosis. The post MedCity FemFwd: The Gaps in Endometriosis Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Inovio’s DNA-Based Immunotherapy Lands Speedy FDA Nod for Rare Type of Tumor
Inovio’s Voceryq will compete with a Precigen product that last year became the first FDA-approved drug for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, or RRP. While the two immunotherapies carry the same $460,000 list price, Inovio executives claim their product has another competitive advantage. The post Inovio’s DNA-Based Immunotherapy Lands Speedy FDA Nod for Rare Type of Tumor…
