A Death Revives Concerns About Police Brutality Six Years After National Reckoning
SIKESTON, Mo. — Not everyone at Lloyd Gilmore’s funeral knew him well. One woman, who…
A Death Revives Concerns About Police Brutality Six Years After National Reckoning
SIKESTON, Mo. — Not everyone at Lloyd Gilmore’s funeral knew him well. One woman, who had ironed her clothes two days in advance, said she just wanted to be there for his family. School-age children, guided by their parents, approached his open casket in the sanctuary of Cornerstone Baptist Church and peeked inside. Other people…
Public Health Improvements Stall Amid Trump’s DEI Crackdown
THOMASVILLE, Ga. — As Earl Williams drove through a historic Black neighborhood known as Dewey City in his hometown, he hardly recognized what he saw. Homes that once belonged to friends, family, and neighbors had siding covered in mold. Some were boarded up. Others had holes in their roofs. Black churches once used Oquina Creek,…
Assured Health Secures $19M to Get Providers In-Network Faster with Agentic AI
Assured Health raised $19 million for its AI agents that verify provider credentials and manage insurance enrollment for health systems and group practices. The startup said it can cut a process that usually takes months down to days. The post Assured Health Secures $19M to Get Providers In-Network Faster with Agentic AI appeared first on…
$10B M&A Deal Pays Off With GSK’s First Lung Cancer Drug Approval
GSK drug Jideytro received FDA approval for treating advanced cases of non-small cell lung cancer driven by ROS1 alterations. This molecule came from Nuvalent, which GSK recently acquired for $10.6 billion. The post $10B M&A Deal Pays Off With GSK’s First Lung Cancer Drug Approval appeared first on MedCity News.
Headspace Teams Up with 4 Companies for Specialty Care
Headspace announced partnerships with Charlie Health, Cortica, Prosper Health and Equip. The post Headspace Teams Up with 4 Companies for Specialty Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Cost Crisis in Women’s Healthcare
Women have to navigate the fragmented system with very little support, coordinating between providers and often interpreting conflicting guidance. The post Hidden in Plain Sight: The Cost Crisis in Women’s Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
What Healthcare Organizations Miss When It Comes to Reimbursement Accuracy
At the end of the day, the most important question is a simple one: Do you actually know if you’re being reimbursed correctly? The post What Healthcare Organizations Miss When It Comes to Reimbursement Accuracy appeared first on MedCity News.
Better Prescribing, Not Less Prescribing, Is What Behavioral Health Needs
The policy conversation needs to shift from just deprescribing alone to building the clinical infrastructure that delivers consistent, high-quality behavioral health care. The post Better Prescribing, Not Less Prescribing, Is What Behavioral Health Needs appeared first on MedCity News.
Trump’s Personnel Agency Says It Will Remove Some Identifying Info as It Sweeps Up Medical Records
The Trump administration is forging ahead with a controversial plan to collect the medical records of millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management said in a notice posted last month that it will begin routinely collecting identifiable, personal health information on more than 8 million…
American Scientists See Prosecutions as Part of Federal Campaign Against Them
HAMILTON, Mont. — The Trump administration has stepped up arrests and public condemnation of federal scientists studying viruses as the world faces one of its worst Ebola epidemics. In June, Vincent Munster, an infectious disease researcher at the National Institutes of Health, was charged with bringing biological specimens into the U.S. without proper documents. Weeks…
