Healthcare News and Headlines
Healthcare News and Headlines
Elutia Inc. reported its Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, highlighting the $88 million sale of its BioEnvelope business to Boston Scientific and a cash position of $36.4 million plus $8 million in escrow. The company submitted a 510(k) for the base biologic matrix NXT‑41 and expects FDA clearance later this year, with the full NXT‑41x drug‑eluting product slated for clearance in the first half of 2027. Revenue grew modestly to $12.3 million for the year, while a net loss of $15.9 million from continuing operations was offset by a $69.3 million gain from the divestiture, resulting in net income of $53.4 million. New board member Guido J. Neels and CCO Pete Ligotti were added to support the upcoming launch.
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) announced that the nationwide shortage of technetium‑99m radiotracers used to diagnose transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis is expected to ease by late March. Curium, a key supplier, has already released a PYP lot in mid‑February...
Calgary‑based NanoTess has signed a distribution agreement with diabetes‑care company Embecta to place its NanoSALV Catalytic gel in more than 14,000 Canadian pharmacies. NanoSALV, authorized by Health Canada in 2022, uses micron‑scale catalytic particles to speed cellular reactions, reduce inflammation...
A growing shortage of pediatricians willing to accept Medicaid leaves nearly half of U.S. children in care deserts, especially in urban and suburban areas. Medicaid’s lower reimbursement rates force many practices to operate on razor‑thin margins, prompting closures of pediatric...
The FDA announced a unified adverse‑event database that will eventually incorporate all of its existing reporting systems, including the vaccine‑side‑effect tracker jointly operated with the CDC. The new platform, called the Adverse Event Monitoring System, centralizes data from drugs, biologics,...
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Traditional aid models are losing traction as funding shrinks and health needs grow, prompting a call for bold, sovereign leadership in global health. The High‑Level Council argues that ambition, not scarcity, should drive system design, emphasizing people‑centred, integrated services. Examples...
Toro Neurovascular has obtained FDA clearance for its Toro 88 Superbore Catheter, a large‑bore device engineered for challenging stroke interventions. The catheter promises enhanced support, trackability, and stability, addressing the time‑sensitive nature of neurovascular procedures. UCLA interventional neuroradiologist Dr. Satoshi Tateshima...
Nelipak announced the opening of a new Asia‑Pacific Technical Development Center in Singapore, consolidating its flexible and rigid sterile‑barrier packaging capabilities. The facility offers real‑time collaboration with the company’s global manufacturing and innovation network, ensuring solutions are production‑ready and scalable...
An analysis of 287,275 type 1 NSTEMI patients from the NCDR Chest Pain‑MI Registry (2019‑2024) found that 87.1% underwent invasive coronary angiography, yet substantial site‑level variability persisted, ranging from 57.3% to 100% use. Paradoxically, the sickest, older, and minority patients were...
Researchers at BOKU University in Vienna have engineered a novel chromatography resin designed to capture secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) at titers suitable for commercial manufacturing. The resin employs a reengineered bacterial surface ligand, analogous to Protein A, within a macropore...
Facing deep federal funding cuts, the Sacramento clinic of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte announced it will offer cosmetic Botox injections and IV hydration drips. The new services are intended to generate revenue and keep the clinic financially viable amid Medicaid...
Giovanni Traverso, M.D., Ph.D., is a physician‑scientist who bridges gastroenterology and engineering as an associate member of the Broad Institute, director of the Laboratory for Translational Engineering, MIT associate professor, and Harvard gastroenterologist. His lab creates ingestible electronics, robotic capsules,...
Researchers at Kyoto University and McGill University created hybrid stem‑cell spheroids incorporating biodegradable nanogel microfibers. The nanogel‑enhanced spheroids improved oxygen diffusion, increasing cell viability more than fivefold and boosting secretion of regenerative factors. In a rat model of swallowing‑muscle injury,...
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, in partnership with Full Circles Therapeutics, have introduced a circular single‑stranded DNA donor platform called INSTALL that enables kilobase‑scale gene insertion without triggering the cGAS immune sensor. The method combines a short double‑stranded DNA segment...
Recent longitudinal research shows that subtle disruptions in daily activity rhythms—such as irregular sleep, inconsistent meal times, and reduced daytime movement—can double an individual’s risk of developing dementia years later. The studies tracked thousands of participants using wearable actigraphy and...
Researchers at Biohub identified a three‑amino‑acid cocktail—methionine, arginine and serine—that dramatically improves lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery of therapeutic mRNA and CRISPR components. Co‑administering the supplement boosted protein expression up to 20‑fold and raised gene‑editing rates from roughly 25% to nearly...
Women entering perimenopause and postmenopause face a heightened hypertension risk, with roughly 41% developing high blood pressure after menopause. A new study in Mathematical Biosciences uses a mathematical model to show estrogen’s vasodilatory effect as the primary mechanism protecting premenopausal...
Johns Hopkins researchers have engineered a streamlined biodegradable polymeric nanoparticle that delivers mRNA to T cells, prompting them to generate CD19‑CAR receptors that target disease‑causing B cells. In mice, a single intravenous dose eliminated 95% of circulating B cells within...
A new meta‑analysis of 29 clinical trials shows that involving vascular surgeons in multidisciplinary care consistently improves patient outcomes, including lower blood loss, fewer complications, and reduced amputation rates. The studies also reveal a strong financial upside: vascular surgery contributes...
Cathy Wozniak retired after more than three decades leading hospice organizations, most recently as executive director of Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard. She guided the agency through Medicare certification, expanded pediatric grief counseling, and maintained a 120‑day average...
VIDO swiftly responded to COVID‑19 by designing a subunit vaccine candidate within days of the SARS‑CoV‑2 genome release, isolating the virus, and establishing animal models that enabled a Phase 1 human trial by early 2021, making it the first Canadian university...
A hospice clinician observes that arts‑based activities and simple distractions dramatically eased a patient’s acute pain episode, complementing standard analgesics. The letter references the "total pain" model, which frames pain as physical, psychological, social, and spiritual, and cites recent research...
Montebello‑based DLP Eye Group Inc. announced the closure of all eight of its eye‑care and surgery centers, effective March 18, 2026. The shutdown will affect 136 employees, who received a WARN filing with the state. The clinics, located primarily in...
Costco announced a partnership with digital health platform Sesame and fertility network IVI RMA North America to offer members dramatically reduced prices on fertility medications, with discounts of up to 80 percent. The program guides members through a digital intake,...
A recent BMJ letter highlights a study showing pulse oximeters used in NHS England’s COVID Oximetry @home scheme perform less accurately on patients with darker skin tones. The author cites the U.S. FDA’s January 2025 draft guidance, which calls for...
The WHO Foundation and Novo Nordisk have launched a joint initiative to curb childhood obesity in India through a scalable, school‑based health program. The partnership will fund health‑system readiness, early risk identification, and physical‑activity promotion as part of Novo Nordisk’s...
CVS Health’s Aetna Medicare Advantage subsidiary agreed to pay $117.7 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it submitted inaccurate diagnosis codes to boost risk‑adjustment payments. The Department of Justice accused Aetna of running a chart‑review program that added unsupported...
UK researchers have launched a proton‑beam trial to treat mesothelioma, an aggressive asbestos‑related cancer with no cure. The therapy delivers high‑dose radiation precisely, aiming to lift two‑year survival from roughly 30% to 50%. About 50 patients have been enrolled so...
The FDA’s acting CDER director, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is reportedly moving to hire Dr. Adam Urato, a maternal‑fetal specialist who is petitioning the agency to add boxed warnings about alleged pregnancy risks of antidepressants. Urato’s claims rely on limited...
A Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust‑led clinical trial is testing a non‑invasive electrode‑based method to diagnose endometriosis, marking the first such study within the NHS. The technique records small‑intestine muscle activity, which researchers claim shows a pattern unique to patients with...
A new JACC analysis shows that U.S. cardiovascular mortality, which fell sharply from 2000 to 2011, has essentially stalled since 2011, hovering around 224 deaths per 100,000. During the same period, spending on cardiovascular care more than tripled, rising from...
Translucent, an AI-native healthcare finance startup, closed a $27 million Series A round led by GV with participation from NEA, Virtue and FPV Ventures. The funding follows a $7 million seed round and will accelerate its agentic AI platform that unifies clinical, operational...
Heather Hornbuckle, RN, has been appointed chief nursing officer of Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center, a 25‑bed critical access hospital in Hope, Arkansas. Hornbuckle brings more than two decades of nursing leadership and bedside experience to the role. She will...
Maven Clinic, known for its B2B telehealth services covering 28 million lives, has opened a beta waitlist for a new direct‑to‑consumer platform that will be available to women across the United States. The DTC offering bundles virtual access to more...
At the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference, leaders highlighted a growing tension in digital health: rapid innovation can add complexity for clinicians and patients. They showcased Mass General Brigham’s AI‑powered ambient documentation, which after a pilot with 800 clinicians showed...
Lonza has broadened its agreement with Genetix Biotherapeutics to increase manufacturing capacity for ZYNTEGLO, the sole FDA‑approved gene therapy for transfusion‑dependent beta‑thalassemia. Production will continue at Lonza’s Houston, Texas, dedicated cell‑and‑gene therapy site, with provisions to scale up for future...
UF Health appointed Janice Walker as its inaugural chief nursing officer and introduced a seven‑day recruitment cycle to prevent losing qualified nurses. Walker frames slow hiring as a "never event," shifting the process from employer‑centric to candidate‑centric. The model relies...
A new HIMSS‑Elisity survey reveals that 62% of health systems cannot secure unpatchable or agentless IoMT devices, while 56% struggle with basic inventory visibility. The same respondents cite microsegmentation as the preferred defense, yet 40% fear it will disrupt clinical...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved leucovorin, a synthetic vitamin B9, solely for cerebral folate deficiency, a rare genetic disorder. Earlier this year, President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. promoted the drug as an autism cure, prompting a surge in...
The NHS serves an increasingly multilingual patient base, creating communication challenges that can jeopardise safety and equity. Professional medical translation services, such as Protranslate, offer secure, online workflows that deliver accurate documents in over 100 languages. These platforms employ subject‑matter...
At HIMSS 2026, Medicomp Systems CEO David Lareau warned that health systems are rapidly embedding generative AI into clinical documentation, coding and decision‑support workflows. While large language models promise efficiency, their probabilistic nature can introduce inaccuracies into patient records, jeopardizing...
St. Joseph’s/Candler health system in Savannah will launch a new residency program offering 103 positions across internal medicine, family medicine, cardiovascular disease fellowship, and general surgery. The initiative is backed by nearly $17 million in state funding approved in the 2026...
Providence CFO Greg Hoffman will retire in June after nearly a decade with the nonprofit Catholic health system. He joined Providence in 2016, became chief transformation officer in 2019, and was appointed executive vice president and CFO in 2021. His...
American hospitals' operating expenses surged 7.5% in 2025, more than double the growth rate of hospital prices. The AHA report highlights sharp increases in drug costs (13.6%), medical supplies (9.9%), and workforce compensation, which now accounts for roughly 60% of...
Eli Lilly’s chief executive David Ricks announced a strategic push to sustain the company’s recent $1 trillion revenue milestone by accelerating AI‑driven drug discovery and manufacturing. He highlighted a new partnership with Nvidia to embed generative‑AI models across the R&D pipeline, aiming...
At HIMSS 2026, Buzz Health president Joseph Kleiman highlighted a fundamental shift in the prescription journey, moving from a linear claim flow to a complex, real‑time routing model that incorporates multiple pricing checks and benefit options. Advances in API‑based integrations...
Medtronic has promoted Sean Haag from interim to permanent president of its ear, nose and throat (ENT) business. Haag, who joined Medtronic twenty years ago and most recently oversaw marketing and clinical for the AiBLE system, has been credited with...
Microsoft reported that its consumer AI tools, including Bing and Copilot, now field more than 50 million health‑related questions each day. An analysis of over 500,000 anonymized health conversations in January 2026 showed health is the top topic on mobile devices,...
Patrick Avila has been named president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, effective April 20, succeeding interim leader Drew Talbott. Avila arrives with more than 25 years of healthcare leadership, most recently as CEO of Northeast Regional Medical...
Researchers have engineered an antibody‑drug conjugate that simultaneously triggers HIV’s entry‑facilitating conformational shift and binds the newly exposed epitopes. In vitro tests showed the dual‑action molecule achieved seven‑ to ten‑fold greater neutralization than the antibody alone and outperformed separate mixtures...
