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(MedPage Today) -- Life expectancy for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) has more than tripled in the past 50 years. Life expectancy in the 1970s for a person with SCD was less than 20 years, with some estimates as…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved satralizumab (Enspryng), the first and only at-home subcutaneous treatment option for adults with thyroid eye disease (TED), developer Roche announced on Thursday. The first-in-class drug is a humanized monoclonal...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Subcutaneous risankizumab (Skyrizi) induction therapy significantly improved clinical remission and endoscopic response rates in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease, results from the phase III AFFIRM trial...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Zydus Lifesciences and Formycon AG announced FDA acceptance of a biologics license application for FYB206, a biosimilar to the blockbuster cancer drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda). The FDA expanded bladder cancer indications for...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody! Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories...
Read full article →Speaking at the CFO Leadership Council’s fall conference in Colorado, Marsh McLennan Senior VP Marybeth Gray shared ideas to keep employees healthy and costs down.
Read full article →Parkview Health is taking its shared-services strategy nationwide with a deal to acquire Ovation Healthcare, which works with nearly 500 healthcare organizations across the country.
Read full article →Three-quarters of Americans feel frustrated, overwhelmed or helpless about healthcare costs, and say the issue is a voting priority. Those wanting substantial reform are more often looking to government that industry for a fix.
Read full article →For physicians who want to stay independent, there are several proven strategies to grow a successful practice, legal, financial and clinical experts write.
Read full article →There is no single solution to the cross-subsidization problem. But here are some strategic actions that can make a health system’s economics more sustainable. The post The Impending End of Cross-Subsidization appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →The connected, agent-ready enterprise is the model that wins, where compliance and intelligence operate together. The post How AI Is Connecting MedTech’s Data Without Compromising Compliance appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →On this week's “The Readout LOUD,” STAT's biotech podcast, we discuss the booming industry of longevity health.
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