Artificial Intelligence Renders the FDA’s Current Drug Approval Process to be Obsolete
By STEVEN ZECOLA Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has taken root in the field of drug discovery…
Artificial Intelligence Renders the FDA’s Current Drug Approval Process to be Obsolete
By STEVEN ZECOLA Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has taken root in the field of drug discovery and development and already has shown signs of running past the traditional model of doing research. Congress should take note of these rapid changes and: 1) direct the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to phase down the government’s…
Is Mark Cuban Wrong About Employers, PBMs and Drug Prices?
The billionaire Mark Cuban whose Cost Plus Drugs company has been shaking up the world of prescription drug coverage minces no words when it comes to the role of employers in bringing down healthcare costs. But some employers believe he is wrong. The post Is Mark Cuban Wrong About Employers, PBMs and Drug Prices? appeared…
Nearly 40,000 People Urge Employers to Cover Comprehensive Obesity Care
Nearly 40,000 people have signed a petition from the Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention’s EveryBODY Covered Campaign urging employers to recognize obesity as a chronic condition and expand comprehensive coverage. The post Nearly 40,000 People Urge Employers to Cover Comprehensive Obesity Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Despite Phase 3 Failure, Sarepta Still Sees Path for Muscle Disease Drugs to Secure Full FDA Approval
Sarepta Therapeutics attributed the Phase 3 failure to the Covid-19 pandemic, during which many patients missed multiple doses of its Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapies. The company plans to discuss with the FDA traditional regulatory approvals based on the totality of data that includes real world evidence from the years these drugs have been commercially available…
Medtronic Exec: AI Is Improving Device Launches & Patient Outcomes
Jennifer Thompson, Medtronic’s vice president of U.S. aortic sales, detailed how AI is transforming medical device commercialization during a fireside chat at Reuters’ MedTech conference. The technology is helping teams identify patients, optimize their sales deployment and discover care bottlenecks. The post Medtronic Exec: AI Is Improving Device Launches & Patient Outcomes appeared first on…
Louisiana tardó meses en alertar a la población tras la muerte de dos bebés durante un brote de tos ferina
Cuando hay un brote de una enfermedad prevenible con vacunas, los funcionarios estatales de salud pública habitualmente toman ciertas medidas para alertar a los residentes y difundir actualizaciones sobre la amenaza creciente. Esa es la práctica estándar, según expertos en salud pública y enfermedades infecciosas consultados por KFF Health News y NPR. El objetivo es…
ISPOR Europe: “EU Pharmaceutical Package: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?”
That is the title of my Fast Facts presentation at ISPOR Europe at 11:30 GMT on Tuesday, November 11 with Tiago Beck. If you’re in Glasgow next week, feel free to stop by this session. Should be interesting. The abstract is below. As trilogue negotiations on the EU pharmaceutical package progress, stakeholders across the healthcare…
Qué pueden hacer los consumidores frente al caos del Obamacare
Este año, el período de inscripción abierta para adquirir un plan médico en los mercados estatales y federales establecidos por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA, conocida también como Obamacare), que comenzó el 1 de noviembre en la mayoría de los estados, está lleno de incertidumbre y confusión para más de…
Therapy 2.0: An AI-Powered Science of Language Intervention
By safety and cautiously integrating LLMs in a clinician setting, we have the potential for the ultimate levels of personalization: the perfect words for the right person at the right time. The post Therapy 2.0: An AI-Powered Science of Language Intervention appeared first on MedCity News.
The Critical Role Payers Can Play in Closing the Oral Health Gap
Salivary testing represents more than a new tool; it’s a scalable strategy to shift care upstream, reduce preventable emergencies, and bring equity to a population too often left behind. The post The Critical Role Payers Can Play in Closing the Oral Health Gap appeared first on MedCity News.
