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  An FDA advisory committee unanimously voted to recommend authorization of a booster shot for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, one day after the same body unanimously voted in in support of a Moderna vaccine booster. The panel’s J&J booster shot endorsement covers those 18 and older who are at least two months past receiving

After working at Propeller Health for six years, Chris Hogg and colleagues David Hubanks and Joe Slavinsky are setting out to create a new virtual primary care company. Called Marley Medical, the startup recently raised $9 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Julie Yoo and CRV’s Kristin Baker Spohn. As new services have

The FDA classifies more than 6,000 diseases as rare, which means that they affect less than 200,000 people in the United States. Only 5% of these diseases currently have FDA-approved treatments. This lack of treatment options is devastating for the hundreds of millions of people worldwide who suffer from a rare disease, especially since many

Two major health systems and a hospital-at-home company have launched a coalition that will advocate for continuing the currently available hospital-level at-home care flexibilities beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. Founded by Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic, Oakland, California-based Kaiser Permanente and Boston-based Medically Home, the Advanced Care at Home Coalition will also advocate for the creation of

  National Resilience, a company developing technologies that overcome the challenges of manufacturing complex biological medicines, is turning to Harvard University to find some of those new solutions. Under a five-year agreement announced Friday, Resilience will fund R&D of new manufacturing technologies based on discoveries from the university’s labs. Resilience has committed $30 million to

A patient’s healthcare experience is shaped by the care they receive and the support they get from healthcare’s administrative function. From the time they schedule an appointment to the bill they receive after a visit or procedure, being proactive and transparent with patients on the financial aspects can go a long way in creating goodwill

Healthmine is hosting a free, three-part webinar series throughout November to help health plans prepare for the next measurement year. Register now to gain key insights from the 2022 Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage plans, as well as the best practices to succeed amidst rapid change. Click here to save your spot. Propeller Health alumni Chris

Not long after Paige cinched FDA clearance for its algorithm to flag potentially cancerous lesions, another digital pathology startup is touting the results of a study claiming its deep learning technology can detect melanoma with a high degree of accuracy. Philadelphia-based Proscia shared the results of a prospective study testing its DermAI software on skin

Source: Kalorama Information Direct-to-consumer laboratory testing is on the rise, as consumers become more educated and proactive about their own health. The market’s expected to grow past $350 million by 2020 – a significant increase over a nearly negligible $15 million just a few years ago, according to a new report from Kalorama Information.   It

In a span of two days, the heads of two of the most prominent health systems in the country have announced their retirement. Dr. Stephen Klasko, president of Thomas Jefferson University and CEO of Jefferson Health, and Lloyd Dean, CEO of CommonSpirit Health, will be stepping down within the coming year. Klasko, who has led

Inadequate telemedicine parity laws and Medicare reimbursement are among the top challenges faced by telehealth programs, according to a survey out of Reach Health. Forty percent of respondents said the parity laws issue is going unaddressed, and 37 percent said it’s only partially addressed. Thirty-nine percent said Medicare reimbursement problems are not addressed, and 40

Laptop and download file There is growing recognition that the analysis of patient data can bring powerful improvements in patient care and the development of new medicines. At the same time, there is acknowledgement that patient data sharing must be coupled with transparency and an ethical approach. So it becomes imperative for health systems to

This week, Bigfoot Biomedical announced a $55 million Series B to advance their push to integrate glucose monitoring, insulin delivery and smart software. The financing will support a pivotal trial and other efforts to gain premarket approval (PMA) from the FDA. The investors who participated in this round include Abbott as well as funds managed

Among the many pain points in healthcare access and delivery is the notoriously difficult to predict wait times at doctors’ offices. Enter Navimize, a New York City-based startup that provides a virtual waiting room to help streamline scheduling and improve the patient experience. The venture capital-backed company recently won the Pitch Perfect competition for improving payer/provider