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Included Health is partnering with Carrum Health to provide high-quality specialty care while reducing costs for employers. The post Included Health Taps Carrum Health for Value-Based Specialty Care appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ avexitide led to statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in hypoglycemic events in patients with post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH). This peptide drug, a GLP-1 antagonist, was acquired from Eiger BioPharmaceuticals in 2024. The post Amylyx Plans FDA Filing After…
Read full article →Rural hospitals need trained people, tested backups, downtime procedures, clinical continuity planning, and staff who know what to do when an alert fires. A framework won’t substitute for that work, but it helps organize it and makes progress measurable. The…
Read full article →Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium are raising concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry’s deadly legacy.
Read full article →These specialized units can help keep older patients out of the hospital, lower their healthcare costs, and more.
Read full article →KFF found that insurers denied 12%-18% of standard prior authorization requests in 2025, with significant variation among insurers and gaps in transparency. The post KFF: Insurers Denied 12%-18% of Prior Authorization Requests in 2025 appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Migraine drugs developer Slate Medicines is going public in a reverse merger with Fulcrum Therapeutics. The biotech’s lead antibody drug blocks two novel migraine targets, offering the potential for better efficacy compared to other next-generation migraine drugs in R&D. The…
Read full article →Consumer diagnostics will be one of several discussions at the INVEST Digital Health conference focused on power shifting to the consumer in healthcare. The conference is scheduled for October 29 in Dallas at Pegasus Park, in partnership with Health Wildcatters.…
Read full article →Most healthcare organizations are experimenting with AI. Few are preparing to manage AI agents as participants in everyday healthcare workflows. The post Healthcare Is Deploying AI Tools — It’s Not Ready for AI Colleagues appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →The Trump administration is working to implement the president’s new order on childhood vaccines, which he publicly faulted for a rise in autism — even as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closed-door research has yet to produce evidence linking…
Read full article →California is the first to launch state-branded insulin as Gov. Gavin Newsom tries to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry. But the new CalRx drug label has been slow to reach pharmacies and patients.
Read full article →[Sponsored] A recent webinar, sponsored by Verato, offered insights from executives at SCAN Health Plan and the Alliance of Community Health Plans on a wide range of tech challenges in healthcare from fragmented data to technology architecture to patient identity.…
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