Medicaid Home-Based and Community-Based Services Long-Term Care Expenditures
The Balancing Incentive Program (BIP), created under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, offered states financial incentives to expand Medicaid home‑based and community‑based services (HCBS). Researchers compared 17 BIP‑participating states with a synthetic control of 17 non‑participating states using state‑level long‑term services and supports (LTSS) expenditure data. From fiscal years 2013 to 2019, BIP states increased HCBS spending as a share of LTSS spending by an average of 5.2 percentage points versus the counterfactual. This represents the first causal estimate of BIP’s impact on Medicaid spending patterns.
How AI Full Arch Implant Planning Is Changing Oral Surgery
AI-driven full‑arch implant planning is reshaping oral surgery by automating the traditionally labor‑intensive workflow. UK‑based 21D delivers an end‑to‑end system that handles 98% of planning from CBCT scan to surgical guide without a technician, claiming ~100 µm placement accuracy—about ten times...
Tuneable Peptide Biotech Parabilis Files IPO
Parabilis Medicines, the Cambridge‑based tuneable peptide biotech, filed a Nasdaq prospectus to raise roughly $100 million in an IPO under the PBLS ticker. The offering follows a $305 million private round and a multi‑billion‑dollar alliance with Regeneron, which contributed $50 million upfront and...
Eight Swedish Companies Spearheading the Country’s Biotech Scene in 2026
Sweden’s life‑science sector, now worth roughly $42 billion in turnover and employing over 52,000 people, is being propelled by eight standout biotech firms. Annexin Pharmaceuticals reported safety and early efficacy in a phase 2a ophthalmology trial, while Anocca raised $46 million to advance...
Lilly Snaps up Engage to Advance Non-Viral Genetic Medicines
Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Engage Biologics for up to $202 million in cash, adding the company’s non‑viral DNA delivery platform called Tethosome. The technology combines lipid‑nanoparticle shells with an mRNA‑encoded transport protein to move genetic payloads into cell nuclei without viral vectors....
Endologix Buys Clot Removal System From Surmodics
Endologix announced the acquisition of the Pounce peripheral thrombectomy system from Surmodics for an undisclosed price. Pounce, cleared by the FDA in 2020 and expanded with a larger version in 2024, uses dual nitinol baskets and a funnel to mechanically...
Solving the “Whac-A-Mole Dilemma”: A Smarter Way to Debias AI Vision Models
MIT, WPI, and Google researchers introduced Weighted Rotational DebiasING (WRING), a new post‑processing technique for vision‑language models. WRING rotates bias‑laden dimensions in the embedding space rather than projecting them out, preserving other learned relationships. In tests on CLIP‑style models, WRING...
South Tyneside and Sunderland Highlights RPA for GP Referrals
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust reports that robotic process automation (RPA) has accelerated GP referral handling, with 77% of patients receiving planned treatment within 18 weeks—well above the 63.5% national average. Digital workers now make referrals available to...
Radiology Associates of North Texas Says It Will Waste over $51M on Costs Related to No Surprises Act
Radiology Associates of North Texas (RANT), the nation’s largest independent imaging group, says it will incur more than $51 million in administrative expenses tied to the No Surprises Act. The practice estimates it must file 68,000 arbitration batches, each costing $115...
Efficacy of Ustekinumab Combined with Partial Enteral Nutrition in Crohn’s Disease
A retrospective cohort of 124 Crohn’s disease patients showed that adding partial enteral nutrition (PEN) to ustekinumab (UST) therapy markedly improved long‑term mucosal healing. At week 54, endoscopic remission was achieved in 71.05% of the UST + PEN group versus 50.00% with...
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Shares Latest on AI Projects, UTC Integration, EPR Optimisation
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust reported significant digital advances at its May board meeting, including the digitisation of ambulance handovers and the rollout of Cerner for its urgent treatment centre. The trust completed its HYDE ambient‑voice AI contract and...
Radiologists, Other Docs Quitting Clinical Practice Earlier and for Different Reasons than Before
New AMA research shows radiologists and other physicians are leaving clinical practice earlier than in past generations. The average age of departure is now 48 years, roughly nine years younger than the 57‑year average reported in 2008. “Hassle factor” and...
UCB Reports P-III (BE BOLD) Trial Data on Bimzelx in Active Psoriatic Arthritis
UCB disclosed Phase III BE BOLD trial results comparing its Bimzelx (bimekizumab) to AbbVie’s Skyrizi (risankizumab) in 553 adults with active psoriatic arthritis. The primary endpoint was met, with 49.1% of patients achieving an ACR50 response at week 16 versus 38.4%...
East of England Adult Critical Care Network Partners with Mela Solutions on Analytics Project
The East of England Adult Critical Care Network has teamed up with analytics firm Mela Solutions to launch a shared data platform. The system now contains over 220,000 admissions and 1.2 million assessment days, and early analysis shows a notable reduction...
Plantwatch: How Goat’s Rue Inspired Super Drug for Everything From Diabetes to Obesity
Goat’s rue (Galega officinalis) long served as a folk remedy for diabetes, its active molecule galegine lowering blood glucose but causing toxicity. Chemists later transformed galegine into metformin, a synthetic analogue that retains glucose‑lowering power without the harmful side effects....
Diphtheria Is Spreading in Australia and so Is Misinformation About It
Australia is experiencing a diphtheria outbreak that has reached several states and territories, with one confirmed death in the Northern Territory. The disease, once curbed by 1930s vaccination campaigns, is resurging in remote Aboriginal communities where immunisation rates have slipped....
J&J’s Duato Makes 358 Times His Median Employee; Vertex CEO Makes Just 80 Times
Johnson & Johnson chief Joaquin Duato earned $32.6 million in 2025, creating a 358‑to‑1 pay ratio with the median employee who earned $91,000—the widest gap among the ten pharma firms studied. Eli Lilly’s David Ricks followed with a $36.7 million package and a 293‑to‑1...
Addus CEO: Moratorium Has Little To No Impact On Growth, Valuations
Addus HomeCare CEO Dirk Allison told investors that the CMS‑imposed moratorium on new home‑health Medicare enrollments will not hinder the company’s growth strategy. Because the freeze targets only home health and hospice, Addus’s personal care services segment remains untouched, allowing...
NHS Launches £900m AI Framework
The NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has issued a call for suppliers to join a new £900 million (≈ $1.15 billion) artificial‑intelligence framework that will run from May 2027 to May 2035. The eight‑year, eight‑lot open framework covers radiology and diagnostic imaging, early detection,...
Sinai Health Partners with Unity Health on Epic
Sinai Health announced it will adopt Unity Health’s Epic electronic patient record (EPR) system, extending a shared digital platform across two major Toronto academic hospitals. The move follows Ontario’s 2025 directive urging hospitals to consolidate into province‑wide EPR environments, accelerating...
Reduce Length of Stay by Eliminating Hidden Delays
Hospitals often track length of stay, bed turnover and patient throughput, but hidden coordination failures—delayed consults, inefficient transfers, fragmented handoffs—drive hidden inefficiencies. Hypercare’s upcoming webinar will dissect where these breakdowns occur across departments and care transitions. Speakers include Dr. Karim...
CareChain Helps Assess MSK Patients Earlier
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is piloting CareChain, a digital platform from MultiCIM Technologies, to help physiotherapists conduct advanced musculoskeletal (MSK) assessments and triage patients who may need surgery. By standardising data collection and decision‑making, the tool aims to...
Leadless, Dual-Chamber Pacemakers for NB Patients
New Brunswick’s Horizon Heart Centre has become the first site in Canada to implant Abbott’s AVEIR DR dual‑chamber leadless pacemaker. The system uses two tiny, battery‑powered units—one in the right atrium and one in the right ventricle—that communicate wirelessly to mimic...
Spinal Neuromotor Rehabilitation Using a Portable Isokinetic Training Robot
Researchers at Beihang University and MIT unveiled a 0.96‑kg wearable robot that provides isokinetic resistance training for juveniles with spinal muscular atrophy type II. In a six‑week clinical trial with six participants, the device produced a 7° improvement in sit‑to‑stand knee...
Dueling Memos Are a Case Study in the Politicization of Scientific Data
BioCentury has published a detailed cookie policy that classifies website cookies into five groups—strictly necessary, functional, marketing, advertising, and analytics. Each category explains its purpose, from enabling authentication to personalizing marketing messages, and clarifies that none store personally identifiable information....
Strategic Analysis of the ResMed and Oura Partnership: Bridging Consumer Wearables and Clinical Sleep Medicine
ResMed and Oura announced a strategic partnership that integrates the Oura Ring’s passive biometric monitoring with ResMed’s clinical software and referral network. The collaboration aims to close the diagnostic gap in obstructive sleep apnea, where roughly 80% of U.S. patients...
Special Courts Helps Veterans Stay Out of Jail - but Staffing Losses at VA and Cuts to Government Programs Are...
Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs) provide an alternative to incarceration for service members grappling with substance use, mental health issues, and homelessness, operating in more than 745 courthouses across the United States. They rely on dedicated VA clinicians and federal funding—tens...
Brain Connectivity Predicts How Well Antidepressants Work Compared to Placebos
Researchers re‑analyzed a sertraline versus placebo trial in major depressive disorder using a data‑driven symptom model. They discovered that both drug and placebo follow the same geometric path of mood improvement, but sertraline pushes patients farther along that trajectory, especially...
Financial Toxicity Negatively Impacts Adherence to Imaging Recommendations
A new study in Academic Radiology surveyed 399 parents at two U.S. pediatric hospitals and found that financial toxicity is a major barrier to following imaging recommendations. The average FACIT‑COST score was 24.6, with nearly half of respondents classified as...
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CRISIS AVERTED: Reprieve for Talisman Foundation as Eviction Halted After Health Minister Motsoaledi Intervenes
South Africa’s Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi intervened to halt the eviction of the Talisman Foundation, a 200‑bed psychosocial rehabilitation centre in Johannesburg, for three months. The eviction threat had sparked fears of a repeat of the 2016 Life Esidimeni tragedy, prompting...
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NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE: Department of Health Mulls over New Licence Approach After Constitutional Court Ruling
South Africa's Constitutional Court struck down the controversial "certificate of need" provision that would have let the government dictate where doctors and nurses could work. The Department of Health now says it will explore alternative licensing schemes modeled on Canada...
America Built An Ebola Response System After 2014. Here’s How It Works
An American physician treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo contracted the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola and was evacuated to Germany, prompting a rapid U.S. public‑health response. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated travel restrictions, screening...
STAT+: Virginia Governor Vetoes Legislation to Create an Advisory Panel to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed HB 483, a bill that would have created a state advisory panel to lower prescription drug costs by using Medicare’s drug list as a benchmark and setting upper payment limits. The proposal would have made Virginia...
The Menopause Impact Scale: A Modern Tool for Perimenopause Symptom Evaluation and Clinical Care
Oura has introduced the Menopause Impact Scale (MIS), a scientifically‑validated patient‑reported outcomes survey that measures the quality‑of‑life impact of 22 perimenopause and post‑menopause symptoms. Unlike legacy tools that focus only on symptom frequency or severity, MIS scores each symptom’s effect...
White House Announces Expansion of TrumpRx.gov
The White House announced an expansion of TrumpRx.gov, the federal prescription‑discount program launched under the Trump administration. The rollout adds roughly 200 new brand‑name and generic drugs and widens eligibility to all Medicare Part D beneficiaries, not just seniors on low...
WHO Declares Ebola Global Health Emergency: 6 Things to Know
The World Health Organization on May 17, 2026 declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Health authorities report at least 500 suspected cases, 130 suspected deaths, 30...
Blood Test Measuring Biological Age May Reveal Dementia Risk
Researchers at King’s College London validated a blood‑based metabolomic aging clock that can flag individuals at heightened risk of dementia years before symptoms appear. Participants whose biological age exceeded their chronological age by more than one standard deviation faced a...
Analysis Finds Marketplace Enrollment Could Fall by at Least 17% in 2026
An analysis released this week projects that enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces will decline by at least 17% by 2026, compared with current levels. The forecast attributes the drop to rising premiums, the phasing out of...
As Doctor Shortage Rages On, Physician Assistant Pay Hits $140,000
The American Academy of Physician Associates reports median total compensation for physician assistants (PAs) rose 4.5% to $140,000 in 2025, up from $134,000 in 2024, with 58% receiving a median bonus of $6,000. The National Commission on Certification of Physician...
Startup Creates Embryos Using Lab-Grown Sperm
Paterna Biosciences announced it has successfully generated human sperm cells from stem cells in the laboratory and used them to fertilize oocytes, producing embryos. The breakthrough was demonstrated by co‑founder and CEO Dr. Alex Pastuszak, who explained the step‑by‑step protocol...
Takeda Engaged in Antitrust Scheme to Delay Generic Constipation Drug: US Jury
A Boston federal jury found Takeda Pharmaceutical liable for an antitrust scheme that delayed the generic version of its constipation drug Amitiza, awarding roughly $885 million in damages. The award could triple under federal law, potentially reaching $2.47 billion. The case centers...
TrumpRx Adds Hundreds of Generic Medicines to Site
The Trump administration’s direct‑to‑consumer pharmacy, TrumpRx, announced the addition of more than 600 generic medicines to its online catalog. The expansion more than doubles the platform’s drug inventory, positioning it as a broader alternative to traditional pharmacy benefit managers. TrumpRx...
Telehealth Company Launches Direct-to-Consumer Imaging Order Service
Diagnostic Orders Direct, a Las Vegas telehealth platform, launched a direct‑to‑consumer imaging and lab ordering service across 30 states. For a flat $40 fee, patients receive a virtual consultation with a licensed clinician who assesses symptom history and determines test...
New Shell Helps Gold Nanoparticles Keep Shape Under Laser Heat Longer
Researchers from Córdoba, Strasbourg and the Sorbonne have developed a polymer‑based shell that preserves the distinctive bipyramidal shape of gold nanoparticles during laser‑induced heating. The protective layer outperforms traditional sodium citrate ligands, keeping the particles stable longer and maintaining their...
Another Paragon Offshoot Chooses Reverse Merger, This Time for Migraine Drugs
Paragon Therapeutics’ latest spin‑off, InMed Pharmaceuticals, has merged with Mentari Therapeutics through a reverse merger, creating a publicly traded company focused on migraine prevention drugs. The deal, announced on Tuesday, combines InMed’s CGRP‑targeting pipeline with Mentari’s clinical assets and injects...
Sustained Therapeutics – Presents Positive Phase 2 Data for ST-01 in Podium Presentation at the American Urological Association 2026 Annual...
Sustained Therapeutics presented Phase 2 data showing its ST‑01 polymer‑lidocaine formulation significantly reduced pain in men with chronic scrotal content pain (CSCP). At the 70 mg/mL dose, 67% of patients achieved a ≥2‑point pain reduction and 83% met clinical response criteria, far...
Q&A: Advocate Health CNIO on AI Implementation Best Practices for Nursing
Advocate Health’s chief nursing informatics officer outlines how ambient AI documentation is being rolled out to cut nursing clicks and reduce documentation fatigue. A pilot showed 65% of caregivers used the tool six or more times per shift, with more...
Northwestern Medicine's Journey in Scaling Up the Collaborative Care Model
Northwestern Medicine has scaled its Collaborative Care Model to all 70 primary‑care clinics, reaching roughly 500 physicians. The effort began with mandatory depression screening a decade ago and grew through a partnership with the Department of Psychiatry and West Health’s...
HopeHealth’s New Academic Partnership a ‘Nexus’ of Hospice Leader Development
HopeHealth has formalized an academic practice partnership with the University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing to expand hospice and palliative‑care training. The collaboration provides nursing students with advanced clinical rotations, research opportunities for doctoral candidates, and guest lectures from...
Why the Ebola Outbreak Is Worrying Public Health Officials
The World Health Organization has declared a Bundibugyo‑strain Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern after 30 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and two in Uganda, with more than 500 suspected infections. The strain lacks...