MedCity News is launching a new ongoing show called Debunked: Slaughtering Myths, Bad Practices and Sacred Cows in Healthcare. In this show, co-hosts Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra will discuss healthcare news and call out things that seem utterly insane to us. The goal is to inspire change in the healthcare industry.
A collaboration between Nvidia and startup Evozyne was able to produce novel versions of a human protein never before seen in nature but with enhanced function and the same safety as native protein. The research lays the groundwork for potential new therapies for a rare inherited disorder.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
The 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference concluded last week. After the pandemic prompted it to go virtual, it was back in person, smaller in size and more effective. Here are my takeaways.
CVS Health announced investments this week in Carbon Health, Monogram Health and Array Behavioral Care. There have also been rumors that the company is exploring a $10 billion deal with primary care company Oak Street Health.
The in-home service is meant to complement the company's virtual care. Members are able to book appointments within one to two business days and receive in-person assessments of their mobility, as well as any fall hazards in their home.
BioNTech says its InstaDeep acquisition will help it expand its use of artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development. The startup specializes in a type of machine learning called reinforcement learning.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Neurocrine Biosciences is paying $175 million up front for rights to a preclinical Voyager Therapeutics gene therapy that could put the biotech in competition with Eli Lilly among other companies. Voyager could earn up to $4.2 billion in milestone payments.
In an interview with MedCity News after his presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Wright Lassiter III said while some providers will be considered commodities, his vision for CommonSpirit Health is not to be "at the bottom of the totem pole."
Geoff Martha participated in the 40th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference virtually explaining key decisions, accepting responsibility for a trifecta of bad news while also signaling that all will be well in the future at the Dublin-based medtech giant.
In a wide-ranging discussion at J.P. Morgan's Annual Healthcare Conference, former CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt talked about the future of the ACA, telehealth and Medicare Advantage with a Democrat-led House, Senate and presidency.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
In an increasingly crowded landscape, digital health startups must figure out what sets them apart. Three startup leaders shared what differentiates their companies from the competition at this year's J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
Ugur Sahin presented a sweeping vision of the company's goal to become a next-generation immunotherapy company leveraging the messenger RNA platform technology that has won it acclaim and financial returns during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A subsidiary of Northwell Health is partnering with Whole Foods Market to offer its New York-based employees access to seven primary care locations. The supermarket chain's employees will not be subject to a deductible or co-pay.
How could the successful founding companies behind Haven not know that hiring decisions for healthcare CEOs need to be based on the CEO’s track record innovating, growing and leading great organizations through crisis and growth, not on the CEO’s raw smarts??
Teladoc reached an agreement to acquire InTouch Health for $600 million, including $150 million in cash. The deal is expected to add roughly $80 million to Teladoc’s top line.