Healthcare Economist Weekly Reader
FDA accepts 1st In Silico Drug Development Tool.Why GLP-1’s got more affordable.BALANCE after CMS GLP-1…
Healthcare Economist Weekly Reader
FDA accepts 1st In Silico Drug Development Tool.Why GLP-1’s got more affordable.BALANCE after CMS GLP-1 decision.How to socialize scientific ideas in the age of AI.Mapping the Ebola outbreak.1985-2023: MIT’s faculty grew 9%…Administrative staff grew 189%
Debunked Episode 27: The Impact of an FDA Commissioner’s Departure, Insider Trading, Microdosing GLP-1s and a Win for Lower Drug Prices
MedCity News Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, Managing Partner of Health Innovation Pitch, co-hosts of the Debunked Podcast, discussed the impact of Marty Makary’s resignation from the FDA, among other topics. The post Debunked Episode 27: The Impact of an FDA Commissioner’s Departure, Insider Trading, Microdosing GLP-1s and a Win for Lower Drug Prices…
Elimination of Federal Diversity Initiatives: Updates and Current Status
This issue brief provides an update on the status of the Trump administration’s actions to eliminate DEI-related initiatives and the impact on racial health disparities.
Crothall Healthcare EVS Team Member Recognized as “Team Member of the Year” at Allegheny Health Network
Every morning, Crothall Healthcare Environmental Services (EVS) team member, Lynn Bennett, introduces herself to patients with a warm greeting and asks, “Is there anything specific you need or anything else that I can do for you today?” Known for her commitment to patients, Lynn was recently honored with the “Team Member of the Year” award…
The Generational Inversion in Employer Health Costs That Most CFOs Aren’t Seeing
Millennials and Gen Z are more likely to engage earlier, seek care proactively, and continue treatment over time. A mental health diagnosis is more likely to represent active management, not a late-stage recognition of a problem that has already compounded. The post The Generational Inversion in Employer Health Costs That Most CFOs Aren’t Seeing appeared…
Kill the Clipboard Tax
Replacing a paper clipboard with a QR code on your phone doesn’t kill the clipboard; it’s just a better clipboard. Why? The burden is still on the patient. It’s the digital version of carrying a manila folder of records across town. This is a half-measure. It’s not true interoperability. The post Kill the Clipboard Tax appeared…
AI in Drug Discovery: Surveying the Breadth of the Challenges
AI can speed up drug discovery and decrease attrition rates in the clinic, but it is important to recognize that both are tall orders. The companies that will benefit most are those that stay grounded, set realistic expectations, and keep experienced scientists at the center of decisions that require genuine creativity and judgment. The post…
Is Your Healthcare Organization Ready to Implement AI?
[Sponsored] A checklist for AI readiness from Nordic aims to help healthcare organizations avoid failure. The post Is Your Healthcare Organization Ready to Implement AI? appeared first on MedCity News.
RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines
U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism — a connection the medical establishment studied for decades and flatly rejects. The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking data from little-known state systems that…
Louisiana’s Reporting Law Chills Immigrant Medicaid Applications
Yolibeth’s 4-year-old daughter scrambled headfirst onto a cushy leather love seat at their home near New Orleans and pushed a hairbrush into the hands of Miriam Romero, a health coordinator who works with the family. Romero placed the girl in her lap and started brushing her dark hair. Yolibeth, a 38-year-old single mother who moved…
