STAT+: At AACR, talk of Chinese biotech, oncology’s comms issue, and more
At AACR, there was talk of Chinese biotech's place in cancer research, oncology’s comms issue, and more.
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The AI Therapy Crisis: Why the AMA is Urging Congress to Regulate Mental Health Chatbots
Why the AMA Says Mental Health Chatbots Need Crisis Detection What You Should Know The Legislative Push: In letters to the Congressional AI Caucus, the Congressional Digital Health Caucus, and…
Courier Health Raises $50M to Solve Biopharma’s Data Fragmentation
The Biopharma Bottleneck: Why Courier Health Raised $50M to Fix Fragmented Patient Journeys What You Should Know The Funding: New York-based Courier Health has closed a $50 million Series B…
From Governance to Enablement: How Healthcare CIOs Can Stop Killing AI Innovation
AI governance in healthcare has a branding problem. The word “governance” alone is enough to make half the room shut down. I’ve seen it happen. You put that word on…
STAT+: The latest biotech news: RevMed, Roche, Kyverna CAR-T therapy
Everything you need to know about biotech today from The Readout newsletter
Wearable Noise Is Exploding — Trust Is the Filter
The challenge is determining whether wearable data is reliable enough to relieve the review burden, guide care, support reimbursement, or reassure a patient who is worried about their heart rhythm…
Trust, Technology and the Future of Interoperability: Solving Problems That Impact Real Lives
Healthcare interoperability isn’t an abstract concept; it’s about human connection, building trust and easing burden on patients and their care providers. The post Trust, Technology and the Future of Interoperability:…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Medicare’s obesity drug pilot, an experimental Roche MS drug, and more
The Trump administration has dropped a plan for insurers to provide cheap weight loss drugs to seniors through a Medicare pilot program
Dayne Williams, Quantum Health
Quantum Health is one of the biggest and original navigation companies. Dayne Williams came out of retirement to take over as CEO after Zane Burke retired for personal reasons (to…
Alignment Health Plan CEO: Sometimes When MA Plan is Pulling Out, the Provider is to Blame
At the annual Medicarians conference in Las Vegas that draws brokers, agents, agency owners and field marketing organizations, among others, Dawn Maroney suggested that payers are not always the “bad…