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L.A. Care Health Plan and Health Net’s commitment will help secure up to 1,900 housing units in the private rental market and fund field assessments to find those who need assistance with Activities of Daily Living (such as feeding and personal hygiene). It will also help pay for vacancy coverage, damage repair, trash services, greenspace, maintenance and pest control.

While human empathy will never be replaced, AI technologies and ChatGPT are providing new possibilities to help healthcare providers engage more efficiently with their patients and streamline administrative duties so physicians can focus more on their patients.

Bariatric surgery is not a magical cure-all for poor self-esteem. Bariatric patients might find themselves struggling even more with their self-confidence after their surgery than before. Helping them understand the emotional impact it can have on their life can mentally prepare them for their transformation.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals is acquiring two Canada-based artificial intelligence startups, Cyclica and Valence. The “biology-first company” says both deals build up its capability to apply AI to the chemistry side of drug discovery.

Mackenzie Davidson grew up in a Mormon household and sheepishly admits she knew little about pregnancy. “This is embarrassing,” she said, sitting outside a café along a street thronged with students in this college town. “But I didn’t know that you had to have sex to have kids until I was 13 or 14.” She’s a writer for the University of Idaho student newspaper, The Argonaut, and was asked recently to report on a new law. It’s now a crime to help a teen under 18 leave the state for...

US healthcare faces a gathering storm of difficulties, including inflation, labor shortages (particularly of nurses and physicians), and endemic Covid-19. Taking action in three areas could help the entire industry rise above the turbulence.

Recognizing exceptional mental healthcare providers can lead to improved patient outcomes. Patients tend to have a better experience when they feel appreciated and valued. Acknowledging the efforts of mental healthcare providers can enhance the quality of care provided and, in turn, lead to better patient outcomes.

Roche is acquiring global rights to a Zion Pharma Limited drug candidate with potential applications treating breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain. The small molecule, currently in Phase 1 testing, is designed to penetrate the blood-brain barrier.

While there are many consumer technology and electronic products for which the right to repair ideology may not have much of a safety risk, or perhaps even be beneficial, life-saving medical devices should not be among them. T

Amid the difficult healthcare environment, it's important to note that there have been some wins for employers, said Katy Spangler, senior advisor of the American Benefits Council, during the Midwest Business Group on Health conference held Tuesday. These wins include the No Surprises Act and price transparency rules.