By Hannah Norman July 28, 2022 Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News Click here for a transcript of the interview. A University of Pennsylvania professor shares advice on navigating the intersection of gun violence and social media as part of KHN’s new “Spotlight” interview series. Buffalo, New York. Uvalde, Texas. Highland Park, Illinois. Graphic imagery and news about the recent string […]
Republican lawmakers blocked passage of a bill in the U.S. Senate Wednesday that expands healthcare coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service. All Democrats and eight Republicans voted for the Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, but the 55 yes votes fell short of the 60 needed to end […]
THCB This is a special early in the day edition of #THCBGang. Starting at 9.15am PT/ 12.15 pm ET on Thursday July 28. It is part of the Primary Care Transformation Summit which has been running since Monday and continues to the end of Friday. It’s a who’s who of everyone in primary care. You can check out the wider […]
Software has been part of drug design for decades, but digital technologies are now finding use in the pharmaceutical industry in many more ways. Some of those applications were highlighted this week at INVEST PharmaTech, a virtual event hosted by MedCity News. Drug discovery featured in some of the discussion, notably during a panel covering how artificial intelligence is […]
The House passed a bill Wednesday to expand telehealth services that were first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation, titled the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, passed in a 416-12 vote. Eleven Republicans and one Democrat objected to the measure. Two Republicans did not vote. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), […]
Four healthcare startups with artificial intelligence technologies are bringing their offerings to the market with help from the Mayo Clinic. The companies are part of the first cohort of Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate, an inaugural program that has been working with these startups since March. On Wednesday, the companies — cliexa, Quadrant Health, ScienceIO and Seer Medical — had the opportunity […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to extend telehealth reimbursement flexibilities for two years. The bill, H.R. 4040, easily passed by a vote of 416-12 and heads to the Senate. The Committee on Rules had moved the measure, a rule dubbed the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022, forward during a hearing Tuesday. The rule, introduced […]
Home-based care startups in the digital health space are starting to figure out what lane they should be driving in as they adapt to a new investment environment. Despite some troubling figures from investments made in digital health, insiders with Rock Health Advisory say that a shift in strategy, and a willingness to partner with other like-minded companies, is helping […]
Goonies never say die! A shipwreck discovered off the coast of Oregon may have been the inspiration for the cult classic film. Today in health care, President Biden used his ongoing recovery from COVID-19 to extol the advancements in treatments that have come about since he took office. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news […]
Teladoc Health’s acquisition of Livongo continues to haunt its balance sheets as the Purchase, New York-based company posted significant losses in the first half of 2022. Teladoc said it posted a net loss of $3.1 billion in the second quarter of 2022 and a $9.7 billion loss for the first half of the year. The losses are primarily due […]