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5 Interesting Companies I Saw at HLTH
I met a mix of biotech and healthtech companies at HLTH affecting everything from drug development, drug efficacy to controlling specialty care costs...
Patty Hayward, TalkDesk
Patty Hayward is GM of Healthcare and Life Sciences at TalkDesk. TalkDesk runs the technology for contact centers that helps companies across health...
How chatbots are enhancing patient care
Consumers have come to expect options when communicating with the companies they support and buy from. They want to know that they can...
Medicaid Coverage of and Spending on GLP-1s
This brief examines the implications of rising prescriptions for costly GLP-1 drugs for state Medicaid programs as more states consider covering the drugs...
Anorexia Nervosa: A Nervous Scenario!
The term ‘anorexia’ refers to ‘loss of appetite,’ but this does not mean that those with anorexia nervosa do not feel hungry. Instead,...
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month 2024
In 2024, we are proud to lead our annual Stomach Cancer Awareness Month campaign. We aim to educate the public about this often...
Protein-Design Startup Archon Adds $20M to Show How ‘Cages’ Can Change Antibody Drugs
Archon Biosciences’ antibody cages change the structure of an antibody to control how a drug distributes in the body. The startup comes from...
The Penn State College of Medicine Oath vs. “Doomscrolling.”
By MIKE MAGEE Two years ago, prior to the 2022 election, mental health experts alerted the medical world to their version of an...
The Sewing Machine Changed American Industry Forever — Ambient Listening Tools Could Have a Similar Effect in Healthcare
The ability to reduce physician burnout is one of the most exciting things about AI, said CHAI CEO Brian Anderson. In his view,...
GoodRx Expands Women’s Health Options with New Birth Control and Menopause Offerings
GoodRx announced a new e-commerce solution starting with over-the-counter birth control pill Opill. It also is offering new affordability programs for menopause medications...
