Journalists Detail Data on Suicide, Primary Care Shortages, and Gun Violence
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Louisiana sheriffs’ spending of opioid settlement payouts on…
Journalists Detail Data on Suicide, Primary Care Shortages, and Gun Violence
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Louisiana sheriffs’ spending of opioid settlement payouts on Attitude With Arnie Arnesen on Sept. 1. Pattani also discussed addressing loneliness and isolation as part of suicide prevention on Good Faith Media’s Our Stigma on Aug. 31. Click here to hear Pattani on Attitude With Arnie Arnesen, starting at…
GenHealth.ai Raises $16.5M to Automate Healthcare Administrative Tasks
Flare Capital Partners led the Series A round. Craft, Obvious Ventures, Eniac Ventures, InHealth Ventures, Epsilon Health Investors and ARTIS also participated. The post GenHealth.ai Raises $16.5M to Automate Healthcare Administrative Tasks appeared first on MedCity News.
Nutromics Nabs FDA Breakthrough Status for Antibiotic Monitoring Patch
Nutromics earned FDA breakthrough device designation for its wearable patch that tracks vancomycin levels in real time. The device aims to replace the periodic blood draws currently used to dose the tricky-to-manage antibiotic. The post Nutromics Nabs FDA Breakthrough Status for Antibiotic Monitoring Patch appeared first on MedCity News.
Augmenting the Systems That Support Patient Mobility
Automation in healthcare gains value when it strengthens the conditions that allow clinicians to practice at the top of their training. The post Augmenting the Systems That Support Patient Mobility appeared first on MedCity News.
Innovator Awards Winning Team: Innovative Virtual Reality Solutions Enhance Healthcare Workforce Education
The Healthcare Innovation Innovator Awards recognize organizations that are using innovative, practical approaches to solve real-world challenges in healthcare. This is the final installment in a three-part series profiling our 2026 award winners and the work behind their innovations.
Readers Wrestle With Healthcare Inequalities and Want a Word With Congress
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Imbalance of Power — And Healthcare Why can members of Congress remain on full taxpayer-funded salaries during prolonged medical absences while millions of working Americans cannot afford to get sick? (Kennedy,…
Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, but Native Hawaiians Aren’t
WAIANAE, Hawai‘i — Native Hawaiians will need to comply with new work requirements to qualify for Medicaid after being excluded from exemptions carved out for other Indigenous groups, an omission that clinicians fear will exacerbate the challenges the marginalized population already faces in getting healthcare. In 43 states and the District of Columbia, President Donald…
3 Strategies to Improve Health Insurance, Per Georgetown Report
A Georgetown report outlines three strategies to improve health insurance by lowering costs, simplifying coverage and protecting patients from corporate abuses. The post 3 Strategies to Improve Health Insurance, Per Georgetown Report appeared first on MedCity News.
At INVEST Digital Health, Health Wildcatters Will Highlight Latest Cohort of Startups
Health Wildcatters, a Dallas accelerator and INVEST Digital Health partner, has announced the healthcare startups in its latest cohort. Join us at INVEST DIgital Health on October 29 and meet them in person! The post At INVEST Digital Health, Health Wildcatters Will Highlight Latest Cohort of Startups appeared first on MedCity News.
Imprivata CEO: AI Agents Need the Same Scrutiny as an Unvetted Contract Nurse
Imprivata CEO Fran Rosch said AI agents should be treated similarly to the way hospitals treat a new contract nurse — vetted, monitored and then cut off as soon as the job is done. The post Imprivata CEO: AI Agents Need the Same Scrutiny as an Unvetted Contract Nurse appeared first on MedCity News.
