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Funding will support the deployment of AI-enabled tools to help identify patients who have fallen out of care, reduce administrative burden, strengthen care coordination and improve patient outcomes.
Read full article →Food producer Taylor Farms has been linked to two outbreaks regarding its produce.
Read full article →The 1842 Fund launched a new startup called Suvi Health, which is developing an ambient AI platform that records hospital bedside conversations and turns them into a shared task list for patients and families. The company will pilot the tool…
Read full article →A new survey finds that employers are moving away from the Big Three PBMs while prioritizing healthcare affordability and transparency. The post Report: Employers’ Use of Big Three PBMs Falls in 2026 appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Talks are underway between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the WHO to expedite the start of a multi-armed Phase 3 clinical trial of Ebola vaccines.
Read full article →Young adults’ use of vapes and cannabis hit all-time highs last year, according to a new survey.
Read full article →The change could boost how much health insurers, and patients, pay for some care.
Read full article →The White House nods to use of addiction medications but moves away from other harm reduction strategies.
Read full article →A mom is on trial for killing her children. Her defense says she had post-partum psychosis. Psychiatrists hope the case brings attention to the need for better diagnosis and treatment for the illness.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- President Donald Trump pivoted the nation's attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits. After acting to overhaul...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Prader-Willi syndrome experts are warning of potential safety risks associated with extended-release diazoxide choline (Vykat XR), a drug approved last year for treating the extreme bouts of hunger experienced by patients with...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Experts were still unsure whether stopping primary prevention statins in the elderly was a good idea following the report of a modestly sized randomized trial. In Statins in the Elderly (SITE, also known as SAGA), statin discontinuation...
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