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Unpacking ‘Food Noise’: Ro’s Innovative Scale Transforming Obesity Care Through Telehealth

Unpacking ‘Food Noise’: Ro’s Innovative Scale Transforming Obesity Care Through Telehealth

Telehealth companies are making a significant impact on how we understand and treat obesity, especially with the surge of new ... Read more

Impact of Ongoing Government Shutdown: Medicare Payments to Doctors Temporarily Halted

Impact of Ongoing Government Shutdown: Medicare Payments to Doctors Temporarily Halted

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hitting pause on Medicare payments to doctors. This decision comes as ... Read more

Explosive Growth in Digital Health M&A: How AI and Private Equity Are Shaping the Future

Explosive Growth in Digital Health M&A: How AI and Private Equity Are Shaping the Future

Earlier this year, Tom Stanis faced a tough choice for his startup, Story Health. The company helps providers manage heart ... Read more

Impending Government Shutdown: Over 32,000 HHS Employees Face Furloughs, Affecting CDC and CMS Communication

Impending Government Shutdown: Over 32,000 HHS Employees Face Furloughs, Affecting CDC and CMS Communication

More than 32,000 employees from the Department of Health and Human Services are facing furloughs. The Centers for Disease Control ... Read more

Exciting New Arrival: Former FDA Digital Leader Joins Mayo Clinic to Boost Innovation!

Exciting New Arrival: Former FDA Digital Leader Joins Mayo Clinic to Boost Innovation!

Sonja Fulmer recently made a significant career switch from the FDA to the Mayo Clinic, marking her transition into health ... Read more

House Bill Slashes HHS Budget: What It Means for RFK Jr.’s Reorganization and NIH Funding

House Bill Slashes HHS Budget: What It Means for RFK Jr.’s Reorganization and NIH Funding

House appropriators recently moved forward with a funding bill that has both good and bad news for researchers. The Republican-led ... Read more

Why Major Health Care Companies are Urging Congress to Renew ACA Insurance Subsidies: What You Need to Know

Why Major Health Care Companies are Urging Congress to Renew ACA Insurance Subsidies: What You Need to Know

The healthcare industry is gearing up for a major lobbying effort to keep the enhanced subsidies that help many people ... Read more

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy: Breakthrough Obesity Drug Now Approved for Treating MASH

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy: Breakthrough Obesity Drug Now Approved for Treating MASH

Novo Nordisk’s drug, Wegovy, recently received approval from U.S. regulators to treat a common liver disease called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis ... Read more

How Staff Cuts are Jeopardizing Federal Research Essential for Improving Healthcare

How Staff Cuts are Jeopardizing Federal Research Essential for Improving Healthcare

A small federal agency dedicated to improving the healthcare system is struggling after losing a significant portion of its staff. ... Read more

Vinay Prasad Makes a Comeback at the FDA: What His Return Means for Public Health

Vinay Prasad Makes a Comeback at the FDA: What His Return Means for Public Health

Vinay Prasad is back at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lead the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. ... Read more