Monkeypox was declared a public health emergency last week, but many healthcare professionals feel confused about how to best prepare for a potential outbreak in their area. While they wait for clearer guidance from the CDC and their local health departments, there are key actions they can take, such as decreasing stigma about the disease and advocating for increased access to vaccines, tests and treatments.
While informed consent is a critical process for ensuring participant autonomy in clinical research, consent forms are too long, unclear, difficult to read, and frequently exceed 9th grade reading levels.
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By Andrew Sweeney Thursday, August 11, 2022 8:00 AM
The shift to digitally streamlined workflows is long overdue, and organizations that fall behind risk higher costs, lower patient satisfaction, and higher staff member burnout and put the facility at risk for a patient safety event.
By Frank Vinluan Wednesday, August 10, 2022 7:14 PM
Bristol Myers Squibb has data showing that its multiple myeloma treatment Abecma beat the standard of care, preliminary Phase 3 results that could support moving the FDA-approved CAR T-cell therapy into an earlier line of treatment—ahead of a rival cell therapy. In other BMS cell therapy news, the pharma giant started an R&D alliance focused on inflammatory bowel disease.
UNC Health recently partnered with Gozio Health and WELL Health to add new features to its app. Patients can now download the app via a link sent in appointment reminder texts, view a map of immediate care options near them and access appointment wayfinding via their mobile phone calendar.
By Marissa Plescia Wednesday, August 10, 2022 6:05 PM
If the 12 states that have not expanded Medicaid did so, the uninsured rate would drop by 29.1%, the report found. The populations that would benefit the most would be Black Americans, young adults and women of reproductive age.
By Marissa Plescia Wednesday, August 10, 2022 4:50 PM
Nearly 25% of working-age adults have hearing issues. Yet 50% of people with untreated hearing loss have never had their hearing professionally checked before the age of 60, and 60% of people with hearing loss are below retirement age. Tuned is trying to change that by offering its platform to employers as a benefit.
By Girisha Fernando Wednesday, August 10, 2022 1:41 PM
Value-based pricing could have shown us with more certainty the real level of effectiveness of Aduhelm. Maybe it is worth paying something for; and value-based contracts are the only way to figure that out.
By placing the power to detect atrial fibrillation into the hands of 6 billion global smartphone users, validation of further physiological parameters will be expedited and the subsequent adoption of this technology into DTx will enable the low-cost tools required to remove barriers to care and improve heart health across the globe.
By Frank Vinluan Wednesday, August 10, 2022 9:05 AM
Vector BioPharma has launched from the biotech startup incubator of Versant Ventures, which is backing the company with a $30 million Series A financing. Vector is developing virus-like particles with the capability to deliver large payloads of genetic medicines to a wide range of tissues.
By Dr. Pooja Aysola Wednesday, August 10, 2022 9:03 AM
At the beginning of the pandemic, we were celebrated as heroes. Now the heroes are asking for help in addressing this new phenomenon of empathy fatigue. If we fail to ignore this crisis of compassion, patients and clinicians will continue to suffer.
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