Mental health research
Everything filed under areas in our medical research coverage, the 20 reports filed on it so far.
Medical Hucksters Exploit American Hope, Experts Warn
Experts in medical history and neuroscience explain why Americans remain vulnerable to unproven health treatments, from snake oil to modern...
FDA launches pilot to accelerate phase 1 trials
The FDA has opened a pilot program pairing drug sponsors with qualified research institutions to expedite IND reviews.
Compounded GLP-1 Drugs Persist Post-Shortage, Study Finds
A secret shopper study in JAMA Health Forum reveals compounded GLP-1 drugs for weight loss remain widely available in West Virginia and Oklahoma.
Verily-NIH multimodal AI model boosts Type 2 diabetes risk detection
Verily Health, with NVIDIA and the NIH All of Us program, developed a foundation model combining EHR and genomic data. The model's performance for...
Obesity Medicines Are Disruptive Innovation
A commentary in Nature Medicine argues that new anti-obesity drugs represent a disruptive innovation requiring health system adaptation.
Syneos Health: Include China Early in Global Clinical Development
Syneos Health advises biotechs to integrate China into global clinical development from the outset.
Medical Spanish Gap Limits Care
A critical shortage of physicians with advanced Spanish skills is compromising care for millions of U.S. patients with limited English proficiency, a...
AstraZeneca halts cancer drug trial in setback
AstraZeneca halts cancer drug trial in setback. A target trial emulation of adults with serious mental illness (SMI) found GLP-1 receptor agonists...
The Global Health Aid Architecture is Collapsing, but the Faith Economy Offers New Opportunities
The Trump administration's recent allocation of nearly $2 billion to faith-based groups for global health foreign assistance signals a shift in the...
Health Systems Adopt AI Chatbots to Navigate Complex Patient Records
Health systems are increasingly using AI-powered chatbots to search and summarize patient records, helping clinicians uncover critical information...
Trump's FDA Nominee Faces Scrutiny Over Competing Interests
The Trump administration's choice to lead the FDA, Heidi Overton, has been a key figure behind the scenes in shaping the administration's health...
Nonprofit Health System Earns $1.1 Billion from Medical Billing Firm Stake
Bon Secours Mercy Health, a nonprofit health system, has earned significant revenue from its minority position in Ensemble Health Partners, a medical...
Massachusetts Hospital CEOs See Significant Pay Raises in 2024
Compensation for health care CEOs in Massachusetts has increased, despite challenges faced by hospital systems.
Epic Systems Faces Unprecedented Challenges Amid Antitrust Lawsuits and AI Strategy Questions
Epic Systems, the nation's dominant seller of electronic health records software, is facing a series of unprecedented challenges driven by antitrust...
Commure Ends Customer Referral Payments for AI Product Promotions
Commure, a $7 billion health software company, has terminated its customer referral program that offered payments for promoting its AI tools to new...
Health Insurance Companies and MAHA Promote Wearable Surveillance, Raising Ethical Concerns
The use of wearable devices to track health metrics is being promoted by health insurance companies and the Department of Health and Human Services...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Blames Prior Administration for Addiction Treatment in California
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Recently visited California to discuss changes to addiction treatment, placing blame on the prior...
Biomedical Bias in U.S. and U.K. Health Systems: A Call for Community-Centered Prevention
Both the U.S. and U.K. health systems prioritize clinical interventions over community-based prevention, despite rising chronic illness and...
Pharmaceutical Industry Sees Key Hires and Promotions
Several pharmaceutical companies have recently made notable appointments and promotions, with Formation Bio hiring a new chief scientific officer and...
Federal Trade Commission Investigates Epic Systems for Anticompetitive Practices
The Federal Trade Commission is examining Epic Systems Corp. for potential violations of antitrust law, focusing on the company's business practices...