I want to be direct about something: the denial problem in U.S. healthcare is not complicated to understand. It is complicated to fix, but the basic dynamic is straightforward. Hospitals…
What You Should Know Basata, an AI company focused on healthcare operations, has announced a $21M Series A funding round led by Basis Set Ventures. The platform uses specialty-specific AI…
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What You Should Know Lucent Diagnostics (a brand of Quanterix) and Tempus AI have announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Alzheimer’s blood-based biomarker testing into routine clinical workflows. The LucentAD®…
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
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What You Should Know New Withings report, The Menopause Transition 2026 analyzes real-world data from 2.5 million women across 11 countries to identify physiological shifts during the transition. Atrial Fibrillation…