Voice-recognition AI software has improved the basic processes for a variety of professions, including restaurateurs, journalists, and any customer service organization that employs an automated call center. For the healthcare industry, voice-recognition AI in the examination room has shifted from a mere convenience to an urgent need. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic reached the United States, and the ensuing “Great […]
BY MIKE MAGEE Senator Lindsey Graham (R.,S.C.) is on summer recess. A consummate professional politician, and war hardened lawyer, Sen. Graham has made a career out of flipping on a dime. His moral calculus has been flexible enough to wiggle and weave, and switch sides if cornered. In a dream, I caught a glimpse of him reading on one of […]
Few architects have the vantage point brought by a career in healthcare spanning 4 decades. Professional leaders with this kind of experience, in addition to thoughtful reflection, give us a priceless perspective on where we have been, where our past has brought us today, and what our options are for tomorrow. One such leader is Sheila Cahnman, FAIA, FACHA, LEED […]
A cap on prescription drug price increases is the most popular part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the $430 billion climate, health care and tax package that President Biden signed into law Tuesday, according to a Politico-Morning Consult poll. The poll found that 76 percent of respondents strongly or somewhat support placing a limit on the amount that prescription drugs […]
Joseph Osmundson, a microbiologist at NYU, was walking home recently in New York City when a stranger abruptly shouted “Monkeypox!” at him. He wasn’t infected with the virus, which has been spreading largely through intimate contact between men, nor did he have the characteristic skin lesions. So he must have been targeted for this catcall, he told me, on account […]
State and local health authorities are facing new obstacles in responding to monkeypox after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized dividing Jynneos vaccine doses into fifths to expand the available supply, with many authorities unsure about how to immediately adopt the new strategy. The FDA last week authorized a new method of administering the Jynneos smallpox vaccine, which is being used to prevent monkeypox amid the ongoing […]
Low medical spending Insurers incorrectly modeled the cost of COVID-19 care and treatments associated with lingering effects of infections, which led to inappropriate premium increases, Melnick said. A lack of competition exacerbated this problem, he said. “My premiums are probably up 20% since 2019, and I know that my plan costs are not up 20%,” Melnick said. “What’s going on […]
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Two days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar’s 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son fell ill. Most of the kids in the converted gym had stomach issues after being served a meal of sausage and beans, she recalled. Alpizar’s daughter quickly got better, but […]
This is not a repeat of the famous Michael Crichton novel, or movie that bears its name. A “de-extinction” CRISPR startup is hoping to get justice for the Tasmanian tiger by bringing it back from the dead. Life, uh, finds a way. Today in health care, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, a measure aimed at lowering prescription drug prices, […]
Senda Biosciences set out to overcome challenges in drug delivery. Its research has led the startup to nanoparticles, which executives say offer a path to “programmable medicines” that can be directed to specific cells and tissues. The startup now has $123 million to support its research as it looks toward bringing its medicines into clinical testing within the next […]