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Bright Uro raised $23 million in Series A funds to help achieve FDA clearance for its urodynamics system and launch the product in the U.S. Should it be cleared, the system will become the first product on the market able perform urodynamic monitoring wirelessly and without a catheter, the company's CEO said.

The top three areas of concern for employers in 2024 include rising healthcare costs, mental health challenges and cancer care, according to a recent report from Business Group on Health.

To create the Golden Age of Healthcare Delivery, we need to understand healthcare workers’ pain points, personalize systems, and make information systems work for them, to ensure that the Golden Age of Medicine is fully realized for all in every community.

Roche’s Carmot Therapeutics acquisition brings three clinical-stage assets that the companies say could be best-in-class drugs for metabolic disorders. In addition to standalone use, Roche sees the Carmot molecules as part of potential combinations with its own drug candidates.

As providers look to find more stability as they pivot into VBC waters, they need to be conscious of the partnerships they forge on this journey. Done correctly, the right collaborative approach can have significant positive downstream impacts for all of a practice’s patients – even the ones not currently in a VBC plan.

It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement surrounding innovations in the medical field, Amazon Pharmacy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Vin Gupta noted. But when talking about these innovations, healthcare leaders often fail to address questions about whether they will be covered by insurance and whether all patients will be able to benefit from them, he pointed out.

The next era for mRNA-based therapeutics and vaccines is here, and it’s time to move from an R&D mindset to a focus on long-term success with mRNA and bringing these innovative therapeutics to patients at scale.

Healthcare has traditionally been built around the convenience of the provider and not the patient. Worse, it tends to treat all patients the same regardless of the condition they are trying to manage. If we want to improve medication compliance, we have to make access, support, and most importantly financial assistance a priority.

With at-home STI testing kits, people can get tested in the comfort and privacy of their own homes. These test kits are available at most pharmacies and are easy to use.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced that it is funding four studies focused on reducing maternal health inequities. The studies all leverage partnerships with community organizations.