Health

Immunological disorders can be treated with therapies that broadly suppress the immune system, but drug research is increasingly taking a precision medicine strategy that goes after specific targets. Electra Therapeutics …

In February 2024, the Change Healthcare cyberattack exposed a weakness the healthcare industry could no longer ignore. When one of the nation’s largest clearinghouses went down, the disruption extended far …

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on Thursday, filling out the 16-member volunteer panel.  Below are five things …

The evolution of the wearables sector and applications for healthcare has been fascinating.  It used to be that consumer wearables like Fitbit and smartwatches occupied a segment focused on the …

The patient experience is at the heart of medicine. For children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), we know that current treatments have fallen short in providing symptom coverage for …

Ayble Health, an AI-powered virtual gastrointestinal clinic, announced on Wednesday that it raised $16 million in Series A funding. The Boston-based company treats digestive issues including abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, …

An inherited neurological disorder that typically becomes fatal in a child’s teenage years now has an FDA-approved treatment, a gene therapy developed by Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. It’s the second FDA nod …

Starting in the spring of 2027, CMS will expand its ACCESS model to cover four new conditions for traditional Medicare beneficiaries. The program will include heart failure, COPD, substance use …

When Ariel Ganz first noticed an abnormal lump in her breast, it was about a decade before an MRI would confirm it. For nine years, doctors had told her it …

Last week, President Donald Trump announced that the federal government will send $500 refunds per person to nearly 1 million Americans with Affordable Care Act coverage. The move, however, does …