Indianapolis-based Community Health Network launched Emmie, an artificial intelligence assistant built by Epic, inside its MyChart patient portal. Emmie lets patients ask conversational questions about their health records and get personalized answers drawn from visit notes, test results and prior…
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The Department of Health and Human Services expanded its health tech ecosystem initiative, adding new voluntary pledges covering medical price transparency, clinical trial matching, patient scheduling and software-based care access, Nextgov/FCW reported July 28. Among the additions: pledges targeting population…
The FDA approved Simtriyo (centanafadine), making it the first and only approved norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin reuptake inhibitor (NDSRI) for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and pediatric patients aged 6 years and older weighing at least 20 kilograms, according…
Patient safety groups are warning that an FDA advisory committee’s decision to recommend expanding compounding access to wellness peptides came without the safety and efficacy evidence needed to justify it. The FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee voted during its July…
Betting platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are now taking wagers on whether the FDA will approve treatments for lung, breast, pancreatic and blood cancers this year, with Kalshi also planning to let users bet on clinical trial outcomes. Kalshi launched the…
The American Hospital Association voiced support July 27 for the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025, a bipartisan Senate bill that would fund state-based nursing workforce centers to address ongoing shortages nationwide. The bill would establish a two-year pilot…
A federal court has denied North Dakota’s request to pause enforcement of a ruling that struck down its 340B drug pricing law while the state appeals, according to a July 27 court order. The U.S. District Court for the District…
Monica Baskin, PhD, has been named director of Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, pending board approval in September. Dr. Baskin will begin serving as director Aug. 3, according to a July 27 news release from VCU Massey. She…
An FDA advisory committee is scheduled to review Capricor Therapeutics’ cell therapy deramiocel after agency reviewers concluded the available clinical data do not provide substantial evidence that the treatment is effective for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. FDA reviewers said the phase…
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed legislation banning the manufacture, sale and distribution of certain intravenous medical devices made with intentionally added DEHP, a phthalate used in some medical products. The law, signed July 25, applies to intravenous solution containers…