Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump’s CDC on Vaccine Guidance
AMHERST, Mass. — For the last 30 years, whenever pediatrician John Snyder wanted to find…
Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump’s CDC on Vaccine Guidance
AMHERST, Mass. — For the last 30 years, whenever pediatrician John Snyder wanted to find the most up-to-date research on treating young patients, he would turn to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If he wanted to learn more about an outbreak of measles or hantavirus, he would pore over the weekly CDC report…
Baltimore Is Rethinking What It Means To Call 911 — And Who Responds
BALTIMORE — In March in a McDonald’s parking lot off a busy street, mental health clinician Michala Williams met a 38-year-old woman in a car. “So, you called the police for help?” Williams asked the woman, who was sobbing uncontrollably and said she sometimes thinks about harming herself. She told Williams she has children ranging…
Is Constructing Multi-generational “Healthy Homes” a Good Investment?
By MIKE MAGEE Two decades ago, I was heavily into health visioning. I learned quickly that it was relatively easy to predict what would happen, but much more difficult to accurately peg when it would happen. At the time, I promoted “7 Visions.” Health is Political. Home-Centered Health Care Reconnecting The Family Techmanity Lifespan Planning…
QuantHealth Snags $45M to Simulate Clinical Trials Before Patients Ever Enroll
QuantHealth raised $45 million in Series B funding to expand its AI platform, which simulates clinical trials before they run and predicts patient outcomes for pharma companies. The startup is aiming to cut the industry’s 90% trial failure rate and speed up the timelines for effective drugs to reach the market. The post QuantHealth Snags…
How Policymakers Can Improve Obesity Treatment and Affordability, Per American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians is urging policymakers to expand access to obesity treatment and healthy foods while investing in prevention and research. The post How Policymakers Can Improve Obesity Treatment and Affordability, Per American College of Physicians appeared first on MedCity News.
The Future of CDC HIV Prevention Funding for Community Organizations
Following reports that CDC is ending Community Based Organization (CBO) funding for HIV prevention, this analysis provides a snapshot of where, to whom, and at what level these community grants were distributed in the past grant cycle. We find community organizations stand to lose significant amounts of funding, especially those located in the south.
Pathos Picks Up Two Cancer Drugs Poised for Clinical Development With AI Agents
Pathos AI struck a deal for rights to a bispecific antibody drug conjugate from Alphamab that could become first in a new class of cancer drugs. Separately, the startup began a partnership with AstraZeneca on a protein degrader from the pharma company’s cancer drug pipeline. The post Pathos Picks Up Two Cancer Drugs Poised for…
The Facts About Medicare Spending
This interactive provides the facts on Medicare spending. Medicare, which serves 70 million people and accounts for 14 percent of the federal budget and 21 percent of national health spending, is at the heart of discussions about health expenditures and affordability. Explore data on enrollment growth, Medicare spending trends overall and per person, growth in…
Passing the Lantern
By GEORGE BEAUREGARD Back in the late 90s to early 2000s, I had a robust (independent) internal medicine practice. These were the days before electronic medical records and hospitalists became ingrained into the healthcare delivery landscape. I’ll admit that—despite how much I loved my Palm Pilot—initially, I was ambivalent about the value-add of both. For…
Health Tech Promised Simplicity — Why Does It Feel Like More Work?
The future of health care innovation is technology that carries more of the load, so people don’t have to. The post Health Tech Promised Simplicity — Why Does It Feel Like More Work? appeared first on MedCity News.
