EY: Health Executives Are Implementing Digital Health, But Aren’t Seeing ROI Yet
The digital health space has seen significant growth since the Covid-19 pandemic, but a survey from EY found that healthcare executives are not yet seeing financial benefits. While 86% of…
Education and support increase breastfeeding rates in women with excess weight or obesity
A recent study in Ireland found that just 40% of women with overweight or obesity breastfeed. The study, known as the Latch On Study, showed that providing education and support…
Glucose-Lowering Medications Decrease MACE Risk for Patients With T2D and MASLD
SGLT2i and GLP-1RA therapies are linked to a reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). MASLD…
Hold the Salt Gramps! | Medical News Bulletin
Tennessee researchers confirm the 2500-year-old advice to "let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" as lowering salt intake has been found to reduce blood pressure in older…
care.ai, Virtua Health partner to expand the hybrid care providers’ virtual care offerings
AI-powered care facility automation platform care.ai has partnered with Virtua Health to provide virtual care offerings, including the Smart Care Facility Platform and Always-Aware ambient sensors. The platform monitors patients…
Southern Lawmakers Rethink Long-Standing Opposition to Medicaid Expansion
Jolene Dybas, a part-time customer service representative, earns less than $15,000 per year and is unable to receive subsidized health insurance. Living in Alabama, which is one of ten states…
Delgocitinib cream outperforms alitretinoin capsule in treating severe chronic hand eczema
Delgocitinib cream, an investigational topical pan-Janus kinase inhibitor, has demonstrated superiority to alitretinoin capsules in the treatment of severe chronic hand eczema. In a phase 3 study, delgocitinib cream achieved…
Surprise medical billing ban raises prices elsewhere
The federal law banning surprise billing is protecting patients from huge medical bills but is raising costs elsewhere. New progress report shows that in over 80% of payment disputes, insurance…
John Miell | The BMJ
John Miell, born in Windsor, studied endocrinology at major international centers. He also served in the Royal Navy and spent a year in Antarctica after the Falklands War. After returning…
Hitchhiking cancer vaccine makes progress in the clinic
Darrell Irvine developed "amphiphile" vaccines that hitch a ride on albumin molecules to the lymph nodes, where they teach the immune system to fight cancer. Elicio Therapeutics, the MIT spinout,…