The Illegal Drug Marketplace in Your Patients’ Pockets
Patients obtaining drugs through social media, medical spas, or telehealth platforms are not the same…
The Illegal Drug Marketplace in Your Patients’ Pockets
Patients obtaining drugs through social media, medical spas, or telehealth platforms are not the same as patients obtaining drugs through more traditional illicit channels because they often believe what they are receiving is a clinically validated product. This means they may present with unexplained symptoms without realizing their online purchase is even relevant to the…
After Failed Execution, Health Workers Say State’s Rules Flout Medical Ethics
This story describes a lethal injection procedure used in state executions. In May, a group of healthcare workers spent about an hour trying to establish complete IV access so they could inject Tony Carruthers, an inmate at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee, with a lethal dose of sedative. Maria DeLiberato, an attorney…
She Left After Waiting Hours in the Emergency Room. The ER Billed Her Anyway.
Autumn Daniels is no stranger to migraine headaches, which have troubled her since childhood. The migraine tormenting the 32-year-old in April was even worse than usual. After a week of piercing head pain, she went to an urgent care center near her home in Champaign, Illinois, and received an injection of Toradol, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory…
Confusion and Angst Follow State’s Early Rollout of Medicaid Work Rules
MISSOULA, Mont. — Bethany Zulick went back to school in January to become a high school English teacher. Years ago, she taught English as a second language overseas and loved it. “It’s so exciting to me to watch someone learn a new word or have that spark of understanding,” she said. Zulick knew she could…
What Should Health Care Do About AI’s Lack of Guardrails?
In another concerning example of AI agents going rogue recently, an OpenAI agent hacked into an Australian government website containing health care data. While some industry CEOs are calling for a slowdown and demands for regulation grow, host Chip Kahn focuses on the implications for health care when these same kinds of AI systems are…
Glucose Data Wants to Be Ambient
By IRAKLI KURTANIDZE I have lived with type 1 diabetes for more than twelve years, and I check my glucose the way most people check the time: dozens of times a day, in glances that last a second or two. A continuous glucose monitor sits on my arm and produces a fresh number every few…
DreaMed Wins FDA Clearance for CGM-Driven Insulin Automation Tool for Both Type 2 Injection Regimens
DreaMed Diabetes has received FDA 510(K) clearance for MODI, a mobile app that uses CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) data to provide insulin dosing recommendations for people with Type 2 diabetes who need both basal insulin and fast-acting injections. The post DreaMed Wins FDA Clearance for CGM-Driven Insulin Automation Tool for Both Type 2 Injection Regimens…
New Coalition Launches to Expand Direct Contracting
The Association for Direct Care launched a coalition focused on expanding direct contracting to lower healthcare costs. The post New Coalition Launches to Expand Direct Contracting appeared first on MedCity News.
CTC, Med Tech Partnership Helps FQHCs Overcome Barriers to Epic Adoption
C3’s innovative approach leverages collective purchasing power and dedicated support to enable Federally Qualified Health Centers to access advanced EHR technology
Merck Pays $400M for Cancer Drug Prospect From China-Based SciBrunch
Merck now has global rights to a SciBrunch Therapeutics drug candidate designed to block mutated versions of the cancer-driving protein KRAS G12D. This class of targeted cancer therapies includes clinical-stage assets from Revolution Medicines, BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, and Verastem Oncology. The post Merck Pays $400M for Cancer Drug Prospect From China-Based SciBrunch appeared first on…
