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Oracle Health Execs Subpoenaed After VA Contract Costs Nearly Triple

FDA Approves Ionis Pharma Drug, the First for Ultra-Rare Alexander Disease

Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ zilganersen, brand name Zanvastro, is the first disease-modifying therapy approved for the neurological disorder Alexander disease. While Ionis has experience developing medicines for rare neuroscience indications, Zanvastro will be the first neurology product the company brings to the market without a commercialization partner.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

Bringing Ski Patrol Lessons to Healthtech Entrepreneurship

Three things ski patrol can teach about building a business

By Brian Van Winkle

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Health Tech

Judi Health Taps Color Health, WellTheory, Cylinder for Clinical Ecosystem

Judi Health expanded its healthcare network to offer specialized virtual care for cancer, autoimmune and GI conditions while helping employers reduce overall healthcare costs.

By Marissa Plescia

Hospitals, Providers

7 Hospital Mergers from Summer 2026

A roundup of the seven most notable hospital mergers and acquisitions announced or completed this summer, including Prisma Health’s acquisition of Erlanger Health and Sanford Health’s purchase of North Memorial Health

By Katie Adams

BioPharma, Pharma

Ultragenyx Trial Failure Revives Debate About How to Treat a Rare Neuro Disorder

Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals’ apazunersen did not meet the goals of its Phase 3 test in Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic neurological disorder with no FDA-approved therapies. The disappointing result has some readthrough to Ionis Pharmaceuticals and Oak Hill Bio, each in clinical development with Angelman drugs designed to work in a similar way as Ultragenyx’s failed molecule.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

Healing Through Heritage: Why Culturally Grounded Recovery Matters on Tribal Lands

This shift is not about replacing clinical care with tradition. It is about recognizing that healing in Native communities has always been deeply connected to culture.

By Selena Stockley

Devices & Diagnostics

3D computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest of a 60 year old male patient with a pneumothorax, or collapsed lung. The right lung (seen on the left) has collapsed due to a build-up of air between the lung and chest wall. Pneumothorax can be due to trauma or lung rupture. It causes shortness of breath and pain on breathing. It is treated by inserting a tube to drain the air over a period of days, allowing the lung to re-inflate

This Device Could Prevent Lung Biopsy’s Most Common — and Costly — Complication

Selio Medical developed an FDA-cleared hydrogel device that seals CT-guided lung biopsy punctures before they can cause pneumothorax — a collapsed lung complication that affects up to a third of the 800,000+ such biopsies performed annually in the U.S.

By Katie Adams

Where Will AI Deployment Benefit Payers the Most?

We are taking a look at how health insurers are using AI, defining success, and managing cybersecurity risks. Give us your opinions by completing our brief, anonymous survey.

By MedCity News

Health Tech

Thyme Care Raises $125M, Launches New Oncology Parent Entity

Thyme Care's Series E round was led by Morgan Health and included participation from Humana, CVS Health Ventures, AlleyCorp, HealthQuest Capital, Foresite Capital, Concord Health Partners, Frist Cressey Ventures, Town Hall Ventures and a16z Bio + Health.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Pharma

Teva Drug Rises to the Gluten Challenge, Stopping Intestinal Damage in Celiac Disease Trial

In a mid-stage study, Teva’s drug prevented intestinal damage in celiac disease patients who underwent a gluten challenge — eating food with gluten to see if it prompts an immune response. There are currently no FDA-approved drugs for celiac disease, but Teva’s antibody is part of a competitive race to bring patients the first one.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

Why Pharma Companies Should Look To Social Media For Better Patient Insight

Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction.

By Rohit Marwah

MedCity Influencers

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The Healthcare Inflection Point: AI Can’t Fix 1990s Technology

Isolated improvements rarely translate into enterprise-wide transformation when they are layered onto outdated, inefficient workflows instead of being integrated into redesigned care delivery.

By Richard Atkin

Consumer / Employer, Policy

HHS Provides $77M in Grants for Substance Use Prevention, Mental Health

HHS awarded $77 million in SAMHSA grants for substance use prevention and treatment, mental health, suicide prevention and crisis services.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Pharma

GSK’s Pivotal Test for mRNA Flu Vaccine Aims to Show Two Targets Are Better Than One

GSK’s messenger RNA vaccine for seasonal influenza is designed to prompt an immune response to two proteins on the surface of the virus. That could be an advantage over Moderna’s recently approved mRNA flu shot, which addresses just one of those proteins.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

Breaking the Amendment Cycle: How Agentic AI Enables Smarter Clinical Trial Design and Operations

Faster trials are not a vanity metric. They reflect an undeniable need: getting safe therapies to patients sooner.

By Eron Kelly

Artificial Intelligence, Startups, Health Tech, Payers, Providers

Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs

August has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For instance, Humana, Merck and Mayo Clinic named new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including MaineHealth, Cellares and Sharp HealthCare.

By Katie Adams

Providers

MedCity FemFwd: How Midwives Can Support the Maternal Health Crisis

In this episode, we’re joined by Amanda Shafton, practicing CNM and national director of midwifery at Ob Hospitalist Group. We discuss the benefits of physician/midwifery collaboration and how midwives can improve maternal health outcomes.

By Marissa Plescia

Health Tech

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4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in August

Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in August. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds.

By Marissa Plescia