Holly Maloney, managing director at General Catalyst, emphasizes the need for digital health stakeholders to focus on improving care access, outcomes, cost, and workforce retention. She discusses the potential for AI to assist with the administrative burden in healthcare and drive truly personalized solutions. Maloney also anticipates continued healthy funding at early stages in 2024,…
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Researchers found that almost one in five patients diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) using the 2020 definition would not be diagnosed using the updated 2023 definition. The syndrome is associated with SARS-CoV-2 and usually occurs 2 to 6 weeks after a child is infected. The new definition no longer requires the presence…
The FDA approved a CRISPR-based therapy for beta thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder. The treatment, called Casgevy and developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, was expected to be approved and was ahead of the FDA’s deadline. This approval expands the use of the same therapy that was approved for sickle cell disease in December….
A study conducted in the United Kingdom revealed that over 7000 cases of hospital admission or death due to Covid-19 could have been avoided during a single wave of the pandemic if everyone had received the recommended number of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination doses. Researchers used individual level health data to analyze undervaccination across the UK and…
The research at the Leibniz Institute has shown that human killer T cells, as well as destroying damaged or infected cells, can support tissue regeneration via the secretion of growth factors and immune messengers. This effect can also promote tumor growth. The results indicate a potential to promote wound closure and tissue functionality restoration, but…
Study found that a significant percentage of the UK population was not vaccinated or boosted against COVID-19 by summer 2022, leading to thousands of hospitalizations and deaths that could have been prevented with better vaccine coverage. The research, published in The Lancet, analyzed anonymized health data and found that one third to half of the…
Pembrolizumab, also known as Keytruda, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of stage 3-4a cervical cancer in combination with chemoradiation therapy. This marks the 40th indication for the drug, which has been used to treat 19 different types of cancer. The approval was based on a trial showing that patients receiving pembrolizumab…
A new study has found that people who use the drug phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i) for erectile dysfunction along with nitrates, a medication for chest pain, are at higher risk of early death. Erectile dysfunction is a common condition in middle-aged and older men due to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other factors. The study evaluated…
The use of suction drains in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is linked to higher blood loss and the need for transfusions. This finding suggests that the use of suction drains may not provide significant benefits in TKA procedures and may actually pose potential risks. It is important for medical professionals to consider the implications…
