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FDA approves KRESLADI, first CIRM‑backed gene‑editing therapy
The FDA cleared KRESLADI, a gene‑editing treatment from Rocket Pharmaceuticals for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency‑I in children, eliminating the need for a bone‑marrow donor. It is the first product directly funded by California’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine to receive approval.
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By the numbers: Syneron Bio raises $150M Series B
Health system executives are placing artificial intelligence at the forefront of their technology roadmaps, with 57% naming AI‑based clinical solutions as their top priority for 2026‑27. This surge follows a steep rise from 19% last year, even as 41% of leaders expect tighter capital budgets. Patient experience and growth initiatives, such as new market entry and patient acquisition, also rank high on strategic agendas. The findings come from a Sage Growth Partners survey of 101 C‑suite leaders.
Health insurers’ cost‑sharing structures have unintentionally steered chronic‑pain patients toward cheap opioid prescriptions, while making evidence‑based non‑drug therapies like physical therapy and acupuncture financially burdensome. A typical generic opioid costs about $10 a month, whereas weekly physical‑therapy sessions can total...
An international consortium of more than 200 families carrying dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s mutations, the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Network (DIAN), has been pivotal in uncovering the disease’s pre‑clinical brain changes and accelerating amyloid‑targeting drug trials. Researchers leveraged the certainty of genetic...
In 2019 the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invested $55 million to acquire a minority stake in BioNTech, positioning itself to profit from the company’s mRNA COVID‑19 vaccine. Internal documents and Epstein‑related files reveal that Jeffrey Epstein, JP Morgan executives, and DARPA...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has demanded that Danco Labs, the maker of mifepristone and misoprostol, turn over any internal communications it has had with the FDA, telehealth providers, pharmacists, patients, state medical boards, and attorneys general concerning the safety of...
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is a Gartner‑originated framework that shifts healthcare cybersecurity from periodic, patch‑centric vulnerability programs to real‑time, threat‑informed risk mitigation. CrowdStrike’s field CTO Cristian Rodriguez highlights that CTEM correlates exposures with exploitability, adversary behavior, and business impact,...
CMS Innovation Center’s AI and technology chief expressed strong confidence that the upcoming ACCESS payment model, built around outcome‑aligned payments (OAPs), will quickly gain traction in Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. He emphasized that the model’s focus on aligning payments...
The are a function of health insurance plans. The insurance companies create plans with deductibles that most people can’t afford. So to get to the insurance money from their plan, they will loan the patient money to cover...
Doctors for America met with bipartisan lawmakers to flag several regulatory concerns at the FDA. The group warned that “America First” provisions in the upcoming PDUFA negotiations could increase user fees and hinder drug access, while the agency’s reliance on...
Researchers analyzing 773 patients in the PARADIGM registry found that larger epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volumes measured by coronary CT angiography were strongly associated with both any plaque progression and rapid plaque progression over an eight‑year follow‑up. While high EAT...
Prestige Medical Group, a physician‑led network serving North Georgia for over two decades, opened a new office in Woodstock, Georgia on March 24, 2026. The 102 Springfield Center Drive clinic provides primary care and pediatric services five days a week and also...
Mobile devices have become essential in healthcare, but attacks on Android devices have surged 244%, exposing critical vulnerabilities. A recent Imprivata survey shows 44% of organizations lack formal mobile device policies and 55% have no visibility into device usage. Without...
BBC World Service’s "Tech Life" program examines how artificial intelligence can enhance health professionals’ workflows, enable earlier disease detection, and reshape global self‑care practices. Host Shiona McCallum interviews a female entrepreneur focused on making women’s health technology more affordable and accessible....
HR 1 requires states to redetermine Medicaid expansion beneficiaries every six months and enforce an 80‑hour work, volunteer or education requirement before renewal, dramatically increasing staff workload. Experts advise leveraging existing ex parte automation—already used for income‑based renewals—to incorporate work‑requirement data...
Nineteen Senate Democrats sent a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urging him to stop obstructing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Kennedy has canceled or postponed three USPSTF meetings since summer 2025 and has not appointed replacements for members...
Gilead Sciences announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Ouro Medicines for $1.675 billion in cash, with up to $500 million in milestone payments. The deal gives Gilead exclusive rights to CM336 (OM336), a T‑cell‑engaging antibody aimed at autoimmune disorders, and...
A new AJMC study examined more than 26,000 U.S. cardiologists and found that industry payments are linked to higher Medicare costs. Every $10,000 in payments corresponded with an additional $14.10 in spending per beneficiary. The research, presented on the Managed...
The federal Vacancies Act triggers a 210‑day deadline tomorrow for naming a permanent CDC director, ending the acting tenure of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. The Trump administration has been rotating temporary leaders since Susan Monarez’s dismissal in August, and now must...
Bristol Myers Squibb received FDA approval expanding Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) to treat adults with active psoriatic arthritis, making it the first oral selective TYK2 inhibitor for this indication. The label extension is backed by the POETYK PsA-1 and PsA-2 trials, where...
Danielle Peterson, a nonbinary dermatology resident, filed a federal lawsuit against NYC Health + Hospitals alleging they forced her to conceal her gender identity, subjected her to harassment, and terminated her contract despite independent medical clearances. The complaint details directives...
The relative effects of different exercise modes on physical and metabolic health in older adults: A network meta-analysis "Current evidence does not identify a single “best” exercise modality for improving VO2max/VO2peak in older adults. Modality selection may be better guided by...
On March 20, 2026, a federal judge in Ohio dismissed all five ERISA claims brought by Progressive employees challenging tobacco‑free and COVID‑19 vaccine premium discounts. The court held that Progressive’s wellness program satisfied the “full reward” requirement without retroactive reimbursements...
Operation Stork Speed, the FDA’s new initiative launched in March 2025, convened an expert panel in June to overhaul U.S. infant formula regulations. The panel’s three‑part report recommends updating nutrient specifications, establishing a centralized formula database, and replacing outdated safety...
A JAMA Network Open study of 196,536 Medicare decedents with advanced cancer found that continuous enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) produced the highest hospice use (74.8%) compared with traditional Medicare (TM) at 68.5%. Switching between MA and TM added 2‑3...
The HIMSS26 Global Health Conference convened leading health‑IT innovators, policymakers, and newcomers to discuss the future of digital health. Sessions highlighted artificial intelligence, business intelligence, and workforce transformation, while regulators from the FTC and the White House presented emerging policy...
Several states are weighing legislation to cap hospital charges relative to Medicare rates. Maine’s original 200% Medicare cap was softened to limit price hikes for specific insurance plans, while Delaware proposes a 250% cap that could trim $413 million from hospital...
Independent medical practices are increasingly vital as physician employment rises to roughly 75% of the U.S. workforce, up from 50% in 2012. Hospital acquisitions of physician groups have driven higher service prices without clear outcome improvements, prompting concerns over cost...
Vascudyne’s acellular tissue‑engineered vessel with external support (ATEV‑ESS) demonstrated early promise as an off‑the‑shelf conduit in a first‑in‑human study. Three patients with multivessel coronary disease received the device; two implants remained patent at 12 months with no thrombus or major...
New analysis by the e61 Institute shows that people who join Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) work roughly two extra hours per week and earn about $50 USD more each fortnight within four years of entry. Participants also report a...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) selected Jefferson Health as one of four participants in its Advanced Primary Care pilot, aimed at shaping standards for data‑driven, team‑based care. Jefferson’s primary‑care network spans roughly 150 sites, 1,000 clinicians, and one...
Priority Health announced the appointment of Brian Steele, DO, as senior vice president and chief medical officer, effective April 6, 2026. Steele will oversee the health plan's clinical, pharmacy, and population‑health programs, aiming to deepen value‑based care and improve member...
When one out of five health insurance claims get denied, you can understand why patients, doctors, and hospitals get frustrated. https://www.kff.org/patient-consumer-protections/claims-denials-and-appeals-in-aca-marketplace-plans-in-2024/
Glass 5.5 is an amazing upgrade to the platform. Clinicians now have an AI specific to their specialty that will support them through every step of their clinical workflows.
Three patients developed fungal keratitis after laser eye surgery at a New York clinic in December 2024, with Purpureocillium lilacinum confirmed in two cases. The infections prompted the clinic to halt procedures and triggered a health‑department review that uncovered incomplete...
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A JAMA Network Open study examined 64 pharmaceutical kickback settlements from 2000 to 2025, uncovering $10.25 billion in penalties. The drugs at the center of those cases generated $458.6 billion in U.S. sales, meaning fines represented just 2.2 percent of related revenue. The...
The U.S. continues to attempt to kill more babies. The American govt is 100% culpable for this suffering and could end it at any time
Trip intake in one system. Fulfillment in another. Claims somewhere else. That’s not modernization. Why NEMT needs closed-loop interoperability: https://t.co/xVhBAUMx5u @KinetikHealth #NEMT #HITSM
UC Davis has been named ENR West’s 2026 California Owner of the Year, recognizing its expansive capital program across academic and healthcare facilities. The university’s $7.5 billion Vision 2030 plan will culminate in the 14‑story California Tower, adding 909,000 sq ft and 334 new...
The Munich Local Division dismissed Emboline’s infringement claim against AorticLab, confirming that a medical device can still infringe a patent if the patented use is technically possible. However, the court added that for medical devices the infringing use must align...
BioAge Labs reported full‑year 2025 results, highlighting positive Phase 1 data for its oral NLRP3 inhibitor BGE‑102, which achieved up to 86% reduction in hsCRP and strong suppression of IL‑1β, IL‑6, and fibrinogen. The company announced a Phase 2a cardiovascular risk trial...
The article warns that hindsight bias distorts clinical medicine by making adverse outcomes appear inevitable after the fact. Physicians often face ambiguous symptoms, limited data, and time pressure, yet retrospective reviews rewrite cases as if certainty existed from the start....
A Neurology study of 3,910 former college athletes found that those with three or more lifetime concussions exhibited significantly higher anxiety, depression, and related symptom scores five years after graduation. About 36% of participants reported at least one concussion, and...
CVS Health announced a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission concerning its insulin pricing practices. The agreement, negotiated by CVS’s pharmacy benefit manager Caremark, is modeled after the FTC’s recent deal with Express Scripts, a Cigna subsidiary. While the...
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued version 3 of its outpatient COVID‑19 treatment guideline, focusing on antiviral therapy for high‑risk patients and retiring the guideline’s living status after four years of continuous review. It recommends nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) and molnupiravir...
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Researchers analyzed real‑world claims data from 12,245 Crohn’s disease patients treated between 2016 and 2022 to compare safety outcomes across five advanced therapies, including TNF antagonists, vedolizumab, ustekinumab, risankizumab, and upadacitinib. Incidence rates for serious infections, major adverse cardiovascular events,...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has opened a free, midwife‑led drop‑in workshop called Meet the Midwives, running every Monday at the Leeds Baby Bank Hub. The service provides practical advice on housing, benefits, infant care and mental‑health support for pregnant...
Digital health company CaryHealth announced a strategic partnership with digital pharmacy services provider HealthDyne to reinforce its direct-to-patient platform. The collaboration leverages CaryHealth’s AI-driven prescription intake and patient support with HealthDyne’s nationwide, cold-chain‑enabled pharmacy infrastructure, creating a redundant, scalable fulfillment...
