FDA Standards Threaten Affordable Academic Gene Therapies
The scientists behind treating Baby KJ say the FDA is imposing standards that could make it too expensive for them — or any academics — to bring such bespoke therapies to approval. https://t.co/OrxMXBVev4
FDA Hurdles Stall Academic Scaling of Custom Gene Editor
Baby KJ scientists hit speed bump in quest to scale custom gene editor. Stringent FDA requirements could prove stumbling block for academics https://t.co/HsaK7lSuh1 via @Jasonmmast
Revenue Cycle Elevates to C‑Suite Strategic Priority
Revenue cycle is the invisible backbone of every health system. It's finally getting the attention it deserves. New episode of Lifers this week: I sat down with Terri Meier (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Revenue Cycle at UAMS, 43-year industry veteran) live...
Okinawa’s Centenarian Boom Driven by Pre‑WWII Cohorts
The number of 100+ year olds in Okinawa has increased by 4283% from 1975 1975: 29 centenarians 2021 peak: 1271 centenarians Okinawa’s longevity story is generation-specific: people born before WWII had a clear mortality advantage While post-WWII cohorts have had worse mortality than mainland...
US VCs Embed in Chinese Labs, Courting Scientists Early
U.S. venture capital firms are no longer waiting for Chinese biotech assets to surface before investing in them — they’re moving upstream, embedding themselves inside labs and courting scientists before they publish their research https://t.co/7kOlGh0sbu
AI, Digital Twins, and Personalized Medicine Lead 2026 HealthTech
The 8 Biggest Healthcare Technology Trends To Watch In 2026 Healthcare is being transformed by AI, digital twins, personalised medicine and advanced diagnostics — all driving more proactive, efficient and patient-centred care. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/e86HpWFZ #Healthcare #HealthTech #AI #BernardMarr
Calcium, Exercise, DXA Scans Prevent Costly GLP‑1 Surgeries
This is a very important study and I'm hearing from clinical experts in my network that the best prevention is calcium, weight bearing exercise and getting regular DXA Scans. Otherwise we're going to see a big increase in high-cost orthopedic...
GOP's Vaccine Flip: MAHA's Influence Threatens Republicans
🎙️ Today on Post-Hoc Live at 1230pm: How the GOP flipped on vaccines💉 I'll be talking with former Republican Congressman Dr. @michaelcburgess and our own @maxonwifi. We'll talk about MAHA's takeover of GOP health policy and the risk for Republicans. https://t.co/65bmPKEtHe
Hype Undermines Science, Fuels Unfounded Doubt
"This kind of hype is dangerous. It undermines more serious science and brings into play doubt about data that’s yet to be presented.” https://t.co/43glXqCyx9
Gary‑Rule: When Tech Issues Stay IT vs Become Digital Health
The Gary-rule helps decide whether it is a health IT or a digital health issue. If a technological issue comes up in a healthcare setting, such as the antivirus software becomes outdated or the electronic medical record system stopped working...
Diabetes Drug Empagliflozin Shows Promise for Early Alzheimer’s
As a medical school professor, I've long suspected that Alzheimer's disease is metabolic at its core. Now we have clinical proof. A Wake Forest trial tested empagliflozin -- a common diabetes drug -- in NON-DIABETIC Alzheimer's patients for the first time. The...
AI Drives NHS Care Innovation for 10‑Year Plan
AI is shaping the way @NHS care teams treat and engage with patients. Hear from @NHSBartsHealth and @ImperialNHS leaders on how Oracle’s AI-powered solutions are contributing to the NHS's 10-Year Health Plan. https://t.co/0WNmPrkVQE
Explore Autonomous Ambulance Futures with a Proven Method
I did a futures wheel exercise with the Hungarian National Ambulance Service about an exciting possible milestone in the future: the ambulance fleet of a national service becoming fully autonomous by 2035. This exercise helps determine the primary and secondary consequences...
New CDC Director Likely Powerless Amid Dysfunction
Solid editorial that will be immediately ignored. The new CDC Director should do a lot of things. They won’t, if one is ever nominated, because the CDC isn’t functioning any more
The Cut's False Article on Cornell Hospital Faces Backlash
So @TheCut wrote a hit piece on the @WeillCornell Alexandra Cohen hospital and of course it’s not true and worse they used photos of people who had great deliveries and some who didn’t even have a baby there. The comments...
Emergency Visits Rise, Revealing AI’s Cautious Triage Gaps
Interesting. I’m surprised the graph doesn’t show those who decided self care or no care. Also interesting that emergency visits went up. Maybe that’s good? They uncovered conditions that need higher level of care? Or the AI is being cautious.
Cancer Advances Offer Hope Amid Personal Loss
My father (and a dear friend's father) both died of this form of cancer. It is great to see the advances in cancer treatment... which will only be accelerated in the coming years (provided the luddites don't win the...
Schwann Cell Exosomes Transfer Ribosomes, miRNAs for Nerve Repair
Glia-to-Axon Transfer of Ribosomes and miRNAs: A Novel Paradigm in Neural Repair "Schwann cell-derived exosomes thus represent both a novel mode of glia–neuron communication and a promising avenue for next-generation therapies for nerve regeneration." https://t.co/xU3zmkA5OA https://t.co/kK3FrVuN7T
Treating Classic PTSD Essential for CPTSD Success
It’s a trendy narrative on therapist social media to say that therapists are disproportionately prepared to treat classic PTSD and underprepared to treat CPTSD - because historically, that was (and in some circles, still is) true. But what I’m increasingly...
Prediction Claims 100% Success for MLTX in Psoriatic Arthritis
Really interesting. One of their predictions is 100% success chance for $MLTX in psoriatic arthritis.
Peptides Shift From Biomarkers to Feeling Control, Raising Risks
I think peptides are popular because they give people a feeling of power and control. One feels helpless when they can't sleep, stop scrolling, eat well or exercise consistently. A few injections wrestles back a feeling of control. Evidence...
FDA Halt on Fecal Transplants Leaves C. Diff Patients Desperate
Since the FDA ordered a nonprofit to stop shipping fecal transplant material in 2024, patients with recurrent C. diff have struggled to find cures. @EricBoodman documented one mom's long journey to keep her son alive. https://t.co/48ADcDGU0b via @statnews
Folic Acid Proven, Methyl Folate Is a Grift
Well, you will die alone with the grifters on that hill as folic acid is the only one that has been proven to reduce neural tube defects and yes, it even works for people with MTHFR variations. Methyl folate is...
Bernie Urged to Expose HealthFirst's Owners, Push Breakup
Hey @BernieSanders, look up who owns HealthFirst, the insurer that cut off her insurance for a nickel and explain to us all why you are not actively supporting the Break Up Big Medicine Bill ? Why am I calling you out...
Struggling Clinicians Drive Rapid AI Adoption
Leadership expected slow adoption. Instead, struggling charting clinicians became the biggest AI advocates. Why Ambient Assist took off fast 👉 https://t.co/Ysd2Ezc1Hn @NextGen @WHClinics #JuniperHealth #HITSM
Keynote on AI in Healthcare Tomorrow – Join Us
I am doing a keynote on AI in Healthcare tomorrow. See you there ? https://t.co/NSiAgTW6lc
LQDA's Superior Delivery Threatens UTHR's Orphan Edge
The $UTHR news today is great for IPF patients. But it is also very good news for $LQDA given they have better delivery of the same drug. UTHR has 7-year orphan protection in IPF, but that can be overcome by...
Your Trial Recruitment Fails at the Website Front Door
Everyone complains that clinical trial recruitment is hard. Fair. 📍 But here is a question not enough people ask: Have you looked closely at your 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲? I ran one through https://t.co/f9IW600hsB. The science was solid. The 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁. 📉 That is the disconnect. Too...
Real‑time Data Cuts Readmissions 52%, Boosts CMS Scores
52% fewer readmissions. Stronger CMS metrics. Hospitals using @myRealTimeMed prove what’s possible when post-acute care runs on real-time data. 🏥 https://t.co/lk6b1RXJTZ #ValueBasedCare #HealthcareInnovation #HealthData #HITSM
Key FDA Decisions Shaping Biotech Q2 2026
New: 5 FDA decisions to watch in the second quarter of 2026 https://t.co/AVvu8i9kgh $REPL $LLY $AXSM $PFE $ARVN $IONS $ARWR #biotech
US Dairy Cow H5N1 Cases Decline, Questions Persist
2 years ago now the world learned US dairy cows were being infected with #H5N1 #birdflu, raising concern the virus would find a new route to move from animals to humans. Cow infections seem to have slowed & many questions...
Duikers May Be Vectors for Mpox Transmission
Duikers — a variety of small antelopes prevalent in Central and West Africa — may be playing a role in the spread of #mpox, @kakape reports. https://t.co/ujCbLNpmyV
ZIP‑Code Life Expectancy Gaps Should Drive Prevention Priorities
If health systems and payers started treating ZIP-code level life expectancy variation as a population health management problem, it could fundamentally change how we prioritize prevention and SDOH investment. #aging #healthyaging #longevity #healthspan https://t.co/ECpwfCeSUC
Volunteering to Clarify Medicare vs Medicaid for The Pitt
I volunteer to explain to the producers/writers of The Pitt the differences between Medicare and Medicaid...(seems they could use it).
Colleagues Honor Late Harvard Immunology Pioneer Barry Bloom
Barry Bloom, former dean of @HarvardChanSPH & a leading immunologist, recently died at the age of 88. Two colleagues, @mlipsitch & Yonatan Grad, have written a lovely tribute of the man and his work. https://t.co/q5r37uSWVr
Beware: Longevity Tourism Sells Unproven, Risky Therapies
“Longevity tourism” Plenty of folks willing to travel & pay for “stem cells as magical thinking” and a growing panoply of unproven & sometimes dangerous “#longevity” therapies. Caveat emptor. By @PeterWardJourno in @Slate https://t.co/jq9rPrcRK2
Oracle's Language Services Prevent Miscommunication‑Driven Readmissions
Language barriers can lead to misunderstandings within the clinical setting, contributing to avoidable readmissions. With Oracle’s language services solutions, we can help to ensure that no patient’s care instructions are lost in translation. https://t.co/zslQNyt7IO
Finding CDC Director Who Pleases Kennedy and Senate Proves Tough
Finding someone to run #CDC who can both earn Sec. Kennedy's support AND get confirmed by the Senate seems to be proving to be a challenge. If/when that happens, the new director will have plenty of challenges of her/his own,...
Unmasking Menopause Myths: Share Your Overlooked Symptoms
What Women Are Told vs What's Actually Happening: What’s one symptom you’ve been told is “just menopause”… but never fully explained? I’m reading every response.
MAID Supporters Described as Notably Weaselly on Platform
MAID supporters are some of the most weaselly people I've encountered on this website https://t.co/YsZoSvPGZU
Gates Foundation Funds TesseraTx's Gene‑editing HIV Cure Research
1/🚨@TesseraTx has announced that it has received a grant from the Gates Foundation to fund an early-stage research which is aimed to develop a Gene Editing-based cure for HIV. This grant is build upon Tessera’s existing investment 🧵👇 from the Gates...
Hiring Top Doctors to Ensure Quality Patient Care
As MYRESET prepares for launch in early April — my co founder and I have had the pleasure of speaking to so many competent doctors. We’re taking only the best for our team, both in skills and personality to ensure...
Doctors Must Choose: Silence or Educate Online
Doctors, what’s your view on doctors creating content? Is it unprofessional? Or necessary? Patients are already consuming health content. The question is — from whom? Less qualified voices are louder. Algorithms don’t reward silence. Does sharing knowledge dilute dignity? Or strengthen trust? Is content ego-driven? Or patient education? Medicine is evolving. Communication...
Bioventix SMA Adopted by Top IVD and Research Platforms
Positive update from Bioventix, confirming its position as a key player in the emerging Neurology & Alzheimer’s blood-testing market. “Amongst the RuO B-D pT217 assays being developed by the leading IVD companies (e.g. Roche, Siemens, Abbott, Beckman, Quidel-Ortho, Mindray etc.),...
Postpartum Mental Health Training Missing From U.S. Counseling Curricula
It is a systemic failure of massive proportions that a class on postpartum mental health is not a requirement for graduation for every counseling, therapy, and clinical social work program in America.
Time Pressure in Primary Care Hurts Doctors and Patients
The cost of time constraints in primary care: Why doctors feel rushed http://dlvr.it/TRmSHL Physician #Orthopedics
3D‑Printed Micro‑Robots Swim Like Real Animals
Alive or not? Tiny 3D-printed robots that swim and navigate just like animals https://t.co/Nd2S2RdT5H https://t.co/H3krknX9yy
Taxpayer-Backed Loans Inflate Healthcare Costs, Bankrupt Patients
The point is that we spend taxpayer money to guarantee or fund loans that don’t matter a fraction as much as paying for your health. Most people can’t afford their deductible. We should guarantee the amounts patients can’t afford...
Vigorous Exercise Cuts Risk of Eight Diseases, Mortality
Intensity of exercise vs volume of physical activity made a difference for lower risks of 8 diseases and all-cause mortality among 96,000 @uk_biobank participants, especially noted for immune-mediated (IMID). VPA-vigorous physical activity https://t.co/MiiJHRDwxK https://t.co/818AH12Tj4
Cearvol Nano OTC Aids Boost Sound in Any Setting
Wish you could hear everything around you, whether you're at a noisy restaurant or just watching TV at home? I check out the Cearvol Nano OTC Hearing Aids in various locations and find it's a great way to turn up...