April is Healthcare Thought Leadership and Innovation Month – Driving Change, Inspiring Innovation This April, the Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation (TLI) invites you to celebrate Healthcare Thought Leadership and Innovation Month, a dedicated time to spotlight groundbreaking ideas and programs shaping the future of healthcare. Bridging Gaps in Healthcare Access Advocating for

Maternal Mortality Crisis Persists Despite Medical Advances By Giuliana Miranda medscape.com - In 2020, approximately 287,000 women worldwide died from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications, equivalent to one death every 2 minutes. Hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders, such as preeclampsia, remain the leading causes of maternal mortality globally, highlighting persistent gaps in access to

Judge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information By Melissa Quinn cbsnews.com - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration to restore webpages and data that had been scrubbed in

Cancer deaths are declining, but diagnoses are rising especially among younger women By Yuki Noguchi npr.org - A study released Thursday points to a mixed and rapidly shifting picture in cancer trends. On the one hand, the American Cancer Society's annual survey found that mortality from the disease declined rapidly, by 34%, between 1991

“Medical Travel Month” January 2025 Sponsored by Medical Travel & Digital Health News in SHSMD American Hospital Association’s Calendar of Health Observances OAKLAND, N.J., Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical Travel & Digital Health News (MTDHN), the leading bi-monthly online newsletter covering the business of medical travel and digital solutions worldwide, today

INDUSTRY NEWS Press, Publicity, and Pressure: Has the Age of Celebrity Activism Distorted Our Expectations of Our Favorite Stars? By Hannah Sheehy whsforum.com - School shootings, presidential elections, Middle Eastern missile wars — these constant events pervade the news and overwhelm our social media feeds in both the United States and across the

OpenAI isn’t built for health care. So why is its tech already in hospitals, pharma, and cancer care?  By Mohana Ravindranath  statnews.com - The company behind ChatGPT didn’t set out to tackle health care. But despite ongoing concerns about its technology’s tendency to hallucinate, OpenAI is already inking deals with health care

Some doctors are using public AI chatbots like ChatGPT in clinical decisions. Is it safe? By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya fiercehealthcare.com - Nineteen-year-old Lia was at a follow-up appointment at a boutique dermatology practice in New York City. She was interested in a prescription for hair growth. Since she was already on another medication,

AscellaHealth Podcast Pulse: AscellaHealth Launches Podcast Series Addressing Key Issues Impacting Life Sciences & Payers within the Specialty Healthcare Ecosystem BERWYN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AscellaHealth, a global partner delivering customizable solutions to support the specialty pharmaceutical industry, announces the launch of its podcast; AscellaHealth Podcast Pulse. This diverse new series dives deep into key

Doctors draw attention to safety issues associated with popular weight-loss drugs By Daniella Genovese   foxbusiness.com - The demand for highly sought-after weight-loss drugs continues to rise. However, as more patients embrace this trend, doctors are cautioning them about potential side effects. Anti-obesity medications "exert potent effects throughout the body, particularly the gastrointestinal tract," according