MedCity News

CNS-Focused Rapport Therapeutics Preps IPO to Back Phase 2-Ready Epilepsy Drug

Saint Luke’s, Story Health Roll Out New AFib Program

Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute launched a new solution on its care platform to help patients who have AFib or are at risk of developing the condition. The program, which was developed with digital health startup Story Health, seeks to engage patients between clinic visits.

By Katie Adams

MedCity Influencers

Balancing Weight-loss Medication Cost and Care

How employers are optimizing weight-loss medication cost and coverage

By Scott Paddock

MedCity Influencers

The Powerful Hospice Lessons of Jimmy Carter

Carter entered hospice care in his home, more than a year ago, and has set an inspirational example of how to live your last days on Earth with hope, meaning, and vigor.

By Joel Theisen

Latest News

Consumer / Employer

‘The Time Is Now’: How Employers Can Offer Comprehensive Obesity Care

Employers are in a unique position to drive change in obesity care, but face several challenges. Experts shared numerous strategies employers can implement.

By Marissa Plescia

Daily

The Lure of Specialty Medicine Pulls Nurse Practitioners From Primary Care

Increasingly, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are joining cardiology, dermatology, and other specialty practices, broadening their skills and increasing their income. This development worries some people who track the health workforce, because current trends suggest primary care, soon might not be able to rely on them to mitigate the physician shortage.

By Michelle Andrews, KFF Health News

Health Tech

Uber Health Launches Solution for Caregivers

Uber Health launched Uber Caregiver on Wednesday. The solution allows caregivers to coordinate rides and deliveries on the behalf of the ones they're caring for.

By Marissa Plescia

Daily

Watershed Health Raises $14M For Its Care Coordination Platform

Watershed Health closed a $13.6 million funding round this week. The New Orleans-based company seeks to improve care coordination by connecting providers of all types across the healthcare system.

By Katie Adams

BioPharma, Pharma

Amgen Drug for Aggressive Type of Lung Cancer Wins Accelerated FDA Approval

Amgen’s Imdelltra has FDA approval in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, making it the first bispecific T cell engager approved for treating this type of cancer. Analysts project the new Amgen drug will become a blockbuster seller.

By Frank Vinluan

BioPharma

BioLabs Pegasus Park Cultivates Life Science Ecosystem

Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.

Patient Engagement

Hospice — The Best Way to Alleviate Loneliness for Middle-Stage Dementia Patients

In-home hospice care, which gives them ample opportunities to engage with family and friends in the comfort of their own homes, allows providers to give dementia patients the daily contact they deserve.

By Andrew Molosky

Hospitals, Health Tech

Innovation Doesn’t Always Have To Involve The Latest Tech, MD Anderson Exec Says

While adopting new technology is obviously a big part of healthcare innovation teams’ work, there are plenty of worthwhile initiatives that don’t involve advanced technologies, pointed out Dan Shoenthal, chief innovation officer at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

By Katie Adams

eBook

Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience

This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.

By Care Logistics

Health Tech, Payers

Virginia Medicaid Taps Aeroflow Health for Lactation Services

Virginia Medicaid beneficiaries now have access to Aeroflow Health's breast pumps and lactation consultants.

By Marissa Plescia

MedCity Influencers

It’s Past Time to Prevent Polypharmacy in U.S. Healthcare

The dangers of polypharmacy and its increasingly wide reach across the American population make it imperative that we enhance the accuracy and efficiency of medication reconciliation processes.

By Jenn Searls and Sean Jeffery

BioPharma, Pharma

J&J Joins Chase for Hot Immunology Target With $850M Proteologix Acquisition

Johnson & Johnson’s Proteologix acquisition adds a pipeline of bispecific antibodies, including an experimental treatment for asthma and atopic dermatitis. It’s the latest M&A deal involving molecules addressing TSLP, a key signaling protein involved in inflammation.

By Frank Vinluan

Consumer / Employer

Employers Will Share Value-Based Care Strategies at MedCity INVEST

At the MedCity INVEST conference from May 21-22 at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago, a panel discussion sponsored by Quantum Health will share how employers are addressing value-based care.

By Stephanie Baum

Consumer / Employer, Health Tech

Wisp Begins Offering Diagnostics Through Partnership With TBD Health

Wisp members can now order TBD Health’s STI/STD testing kits on Wisp’s website for free delivery.

By Marissa Plescia

Hospitals, Health Tech, Providers

Telehealth Is Far From Dead, Says Providence’s Virtual Care Chief

This year has been a messy one for virtual care companies, but that doesn’t mean that telehealth is dead, according to Eve Cunningham, Providence’s chief of virtual care and digital health. In her view, virtual care can definitely still be an important part of the care delivery model — but only if it is embedded into the greater healthcare delivery ecosystem.

By Katie Adams

BioPharma, Pharma

Blackstone Unveils Immunology Startup With $300M and a Phase 2-Ready Drug From Merck

Blackstone Life Sciences startup Uniquity Bio emerged from stealth with an in-licensed drug candidate that could treat a wide range of immunology and inflammation indications. The antibody's target puts it in competition with drugs from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Sanofi.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

When It Comes to Preventive and Proactive Wellness, Accessibility Is Key

Holistic care requires proactive pursuit of health services, which more people might seek if financing options are available to manage costs.

By Erin Gadhavi