Prevention Efforts Increasingly See Suicide Through a Broader Lens
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the…
Prevention Efforts Increasingly See Suicide Through a Broader Lens
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Someone in America dies by suicide every 11 minutes. It’s that common. But that doesn’t make it normal. Humans have evolved over centuries to survive. So when people try to kill themselves, something has gone wrong….
Axsome Drug’s FDA Approval Unlocks New Opportunity in Alzheimer’s Agitation
Axsome Therapeutics’ Auvelity expanded its label to include treating agitation in Alzheimer’s disease patients. It’s just the second FDA-approved drug for this indication, and Axsome’s pill has a safety advantage. The post Axsome Drug’s FDA Approval Unlocks New Opportunity in Alzheimer’s Agitation appeared first on MedCity News.
Why Clinical Digital Out-of-Home Displays Are Healthcare’s Most Untapped Advertising Opportunity
The inventory is already built. The audience is already there. The problem is what the channel can prove — and that problem is solvable. The post Why Clinical Digital Out-of-Home Displays Are Healthcare’s Most Untapped Advertising Opportunity appeared first on MedCity News.
The Multimodal Explosion: Why 2026 Breaks the AI Paradigm
Accuracy, completeness, and efficiency all matter when benchmarking a successful AI platform. But there’s another metric that’s often overlooked: the minutes of eye contact returned to the exam room. The post The Multimodal Explosion: Why 2026 Breaks the AI Paradigm appeared first on MedCity News.
Why Metabolic Health Is a Common Thread Across Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Some Cancer
A common mechanism for reversing metabolic disease in some patients seems to be the sustained flattening of the hills and valleys of glucose and insulin. The post Why Metabolic Health Is a Common Thread Across Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Some Cancer appeared first on MedCity News.
Recent Changes to Temporary Protected Status Designations: Potential Impacts on Health and Health Care
This brief provides an overview of the TPS program, recent changes to TPS designations announced by the Trump administration, and potential implications of loss of TPS for individuals on health and health care.
Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program Enhance Some Consumer Protections But Roll Back Others
CMS recently finalized policies as part of the 2027 Medicare Advantage final rule that both enhance consumer protections and roll back changes to the Medicare Advantage program that were intended to protect consumers. These changes have gotten less attention than payment issues and changes to the star ratings system, which also affect plan payments, but…
Delays in Visa Program Threaten Placement of Hundreds of Doctors in Underserved Areas
Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t rapidly process their visa waiver applications, which have been languishing since the fall and winter, immigration attorneys say. The waiver program, run by the Department of Health and Human Services, allows physicians who…
Gavin Newsom, Early Champion of Single-Payer, Moderates in the Face of Fiscal Limits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In his earliest days in the governor’s office, Democrat Gavin Newsom huddled with his advisers to consider how to realize a key campaign promise: transforming a healthcare system replete with insurance company intermediaries into the nation’s first state-run single-payer model providing comprehensive coverage to all residents, similar to those in Canada and…
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs
April has seen a slew of executive hires, promotions and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For instance, Aledade, Humana and Zimmer Biomet named new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Novo Nordisk and UnityPoint Health. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs…
