US medical device maker Technimark’s plans for Longford manufacturing hub could create 120 jobs
The move by Technimark, which makes custom plastic components and packaging for the consumer packaging, healthcare, and industrial…
WHO backs use of GLP-1 therapies for obesity, warns access will remain limited
A view shows The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 28, 2025. Denis Balibouse |…
Otsuka’s kidney therapy gets accelerated FDA approval
Voyxact gets accelerated approval, offering investors a new entrant in the high-value kidney disease market. The Food and…
Eating Alone Is Really Bad for Older Adults, Study Finds
Eating alone can be a peaceful, almost meditative experience. But that’s internally. Externally, it looks pretty sad. There…
Long COVID patients face more than double the healthcare costs after diagnosis
People with Long COVID use the health service significantly more than they did before their diagnosis. These patients…
The Healthcare Workforce Shortage Is Growing; States Are Rushing To Fix It
Studies indicate that the country will have a shortage of nearly 86,000 physicians by 2036. getty A new…
First-generation mental health apps look to add next-gen AI chatbots
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming…
Cognita CEO on next steps for vision language models in radiology
Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the…
the dream of digitising human bodies for healthcare (and the nightmare)
In the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, a spacecraft and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected…
CDC vaccine committee chair leaves for new HHS job
NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial vaccine advisory committee will be meeting later…
Trump claps back at Tim Walz, okays release of ‘perfect’ October MRI result
President Donald Trump announced late Sunday his willingness to make public the results of an MRI he had…
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures…