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How we discuss overweight and obese diagnoses and how we treat those patients is slowly starting to improve. However, there’s still a lot of work to be done – in how we manufacture, market, and manage life-changing weight care medications, as well as how we expand access and improve adherence to them.

The Medicare physician pay cuts that went into effect January 1 is a "disaster for the profession," said Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of the AMA, during an interview at CES 2024. Getting the pay cut reversed is a top priority for the organization.

Startup TrX1 develops cell therapies that function like a particular type of regulatory T cell, or Treg, whose role includes dampening inflammation and inducing long-term tolerance. Based on research from Stanford, TrX1’s lead program is a potential therapy for preventing graft-versus-host disease.

Forta Health raised $55 million in Series A funding on Wednesday. The startup offers a platform to help family caregivers quickly access care to manage their loved ones' chronic conditions. Its first area of focus is autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

I didn’t make it to this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, so I reached out to leaders from across the industry to hear how it went and learn about their takeaways from the event. This is a list of the nine most interesting responses that I received.

Provider network teams need a better way to streamline healthcare delivery and amplify provider satisfaction. Unlocking value with provider network operations means a forward-looking, fresh approach and the right tools that deliver in four essential areas:

Allakos’s lirentelimab did not beat a placebo in separate Phase 2 tests in atopic dermatitis and spontaneous chronic urticaria. A restructuring now turns the biotech’s focus to an early-stage drug candidate also designed to treat inflammation.

Innovaccer acquired Cured, a healthcare digital marketing and CRM platform. With the deal, Innovaccer gains more than 20 customers to add to its current portfolio of clients. Innovaccer CEO Abhinav Shashank said the main goal of the acquisition was to help his company become a leader in patient experience technology.

As the opioid crisis grows for teens, Boulder Care has expanded its substance use disorder treatment to support adolescents. The company is starting its adolescent services in Washington with UnitedHealthcare Community Plan.

Despite the challenges that healthcare providers face and declining patient experience scores, several effective strategies can enhance their work to improve the patient experience and sufficiently satisfy expectations for care.