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Top Story 'We've Already Made Changes' to the System: How Doulas Are Advancing Maternal Health Outcomes Doulas — who provide physical, emotional and informational support to expectant mothers — have shown to improve maternal health outcomes, but there's little insurance coverage of their services. That's starting to change, however, particularly in Medicaid programs. Sponsored Content TriNet Pharma Highlights the Rise of the Medical Science Liaison and Honors Legacy of Its Founder Presented by MedCity News & TriNet Pharma As pharmaceutical reps are used less and less, the role of the MSL has become more prominent as a conduit between life sciences companies and external stakeholders for drug development. Learn More>> Want to Speak at INVEST Digital Health? Submit Your Speaking Proposal We are now accepting speaker submissions for MedCity INVEST Digital Health, which is taking place on October 26, 2023 at Pegasus Park in Dallas, TX. If you are interested in speaking, we encourage you to submit your application today. Deadline for applications is Friday, July 14th. Apply Now

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Experts Release New Framework to Evaluate Digital Health Products A group of healthcare researchers and health system leaders recently proposed a new framework to evaluate evidence for digital health products. The framework seeks to provide hospitals, payers and trade organizations with a clear set of steps they can use to determine whether or not a digital health product is evidence-based and therefore suitable for their company to adopt. Dying in the Waiting Room: Emergency Departments Have Become the Nexus of the Newest Healthcare Crisis The ED boarding crisis is not one that's going to be solved overnight. But left to continue unchecked, it will only engender wider discontent, decrease patient satisfaction, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes. CDC: 8.2% of Adults Not Taking Medications as Prescribed Due To Cost A recent CDC report found that many Americans are not taking their prescription medications as directed to reduce costs. There are significant differences in Americans doing so based on gender, race and coverage. INVEST Pitch Perfect Spotlight: How OmniLife Health Is Streamlining Organ Transplants OmniLIfe Health, based in Lexington, Kentucky, won the MedCity News INVEST Pitch Perfect contest on May 23, beating five other payer/provider startups. The company works to streamline workflows for organ transplants. AstraZeneca, Daiichi Drug Shows Signs It Could Treat a Wide Range of Tumor Types The HER2 protein targeted by the approved cancer drug Enhertu is found on a wide range of tumors. Interim Phase 2 data reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology suggest the AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo drug has potential to treat many of these cancers. INVEST Pitch Perfect Spotlight: How Prana Thoracic Can Help Treat Lung Cancer Sooner Prana Thoracic, a startup focused on earlier detection and intervention for lung cancer, recently won the medical devices track of the MedCity News INVEST Pitch Perfect contest. The company is developing a minimally invasive electrosurgical device to help thoracic surgeons better excise smaller and intermediate-size lung nodules. Courts Allowed to Ban Mife Today, Viagra Tomorrow? If a drug's FDA approval could be overturned by any judge, anywhere, anytime the pharmaceutical industry would be severely impacted. While mifepristone is no blockbuster, a legal precedent allowing courts to overturn the FDA's approval could be applied to other drugs like blockbuster drugs like Viagra, Humira, or the new diabetes, weight-loss drugs Ozempic or Wegovy. How Data for ImmunoGen Drug Could Change the Way Doctors Treat Ovarian Cancer In a confirmatory Phase 3 test of ImmunoGen's Elahere, the ovarian cancer drug handily beat chemotherapy with results that clinicians say could make the treatment the new standard of care for certain patients. The data were presented during the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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