Tracking Medicare news, policy, and coverage changes.
Digital health funding hit $7.4 billion in the first half of 2026, with megadeals absorbing nearly half of all capital. As AI becomes table stakes, founders and investors say the real differentiator is now domain expertise rather than technology. The post ‘The Moat is No Longer Technological’: How Digital Health Fundraising Changed in H1 appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Celcuity drug Revtorpyk is now approved for advanced cases of the most common type of breast cancer that do not harbor a certain mutation. The intravenously infused medicine is first in a new drug class that addresses a pathway associated with many cancers. The post Celcuity’s First-in-Class Drug Gets FDA Approval in Most Common Type of Breast Cancer appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Neko’s Series C round was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and O.G. Venture Partners, with participation from Atomico, General Catalyst, Lakestar, Liberty City Ventures, Positive Sum and BDT & MSD. The post Neko Health Secures $700M to Support US Expansion appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →When the body’s most important blood vessel tears from the inside, it’s a medical emergency that can be years in the making.
Read full article →Erica Schwartz and Sean Kaufman navigated tough questions about vaccines, political independence, and pushing back on RFK Jr.
Read full article →The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, making it the the fastest-growing outbreak on record, authorities say.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Epidural analgesia in labor was not linked to adverse neonatal neurological outcomes, a Scottish cohort study found. An analysis of nearly half a million deliveries found no association between epidural analgesia in labor and...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Nominees for the positions of CDC director and assistant secretary for preparedness and response (ASPR) faced tricky questions and some frustration Wednesday from senators on both sides of the aisle. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- It was feasible to take x-rays in space, potentially improving diagnostic capabilities for crew health, according to a small prospective study. Using a portable radiography system, three crew members on the 3.5-day Fram2 polar...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Americans were less likely to have a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in 2023 than in 2015, though reducing surgical-site infections and non-ventilator-associated pneumonia in hospitals remained a challenge, CDC survey findings...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Among people undergoing coronary angiography for suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack patients stood out for having higher microplastics and nanoplastics in their blood, a small Italian study found. People with...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Very high levels of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217), a marker of amyloid burden in the brain, predicted future risk of cognitive impairment among older adults who were initially unimpaired, a multicohort study suggested...
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