MedCity News

European Commission Decision Is a Reprieve for PTC Therapeutics’ Rare Muscle Disease Drug

Centivo Acquires a Primary Care Startup, Despite Others Fleeing the Space

Centivo, a health plan that sells to self-funded employers, acquired virtual-first primary care startup Eden Health. With this acquisition, Centivo now serves more than 160 employers in all 50 states.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech

Nutrition Counseling Startup Emerges from Stealth with $25M

Fay emerged from stealth with $25 million in funding. The company connects patients to a network of registered dietitians.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Pharma

AstraZeneca Plans $1.5B Manufacturing Site for Global Production of ADC Cancer Drugs

The Singapore manufacturing site will be AstraZeneca’s first facility capable of handling all steps of antibody drug conjugate production. AstraZeneca aims to open the facility in 2029.

By Frank Vinluan

Latest News

Daily

Tax Challenges for Healthcare Accounting Teams Bring Opportunity for Innovation

A good outsourced partner can work alongside in-house accountants and stay on top of the moving target of healthcare accounting regulations, addressing tax risks and identifying cost-saving opportunities.

By Naz Bhangal, Ron Present and Matt Petroski

A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma

A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.

By PurpleLab

BioPharma, Pharma

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

Rapport Therapeutics’ lead program could offer more targeted epilepsy treatment compared to currently available anti-seizure medications, which introduce many side effects. The IPO will support plans to develop the oral small molecule in focal epilepsy as well as peripheral neuropathic pain and bipolar disorder.

By Frank Vinluan

Daily, Hospitals, Startups, Health Tech

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

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

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

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 Announces Solution for Caregivers

Uber Health unveiled 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

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

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