When I first heard the announcement on Wednesday that the Department of Defense will begin a mandatory testosterone screening program for service members, my mind naturally leapt to a series of questions derived from my career studying men’s health and population-level screening in men’s health. In particular, I fear that the widespread rollout of testosterone…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Hospitals and outpatient facilities purchased $100 billion worth of drugs in the 340B discount program in 2025, an almost 23% increase from the year prior as regulators look to reform the program. The latest data from…
What You Should Know AI-native radiology pioneer Raidium has announced the U.S. launch of its flagship platform, Raidium Read (R.Read), bringing agentic AI workflows directly to advanced oncology research institutions. The company’s system has been actively deployed at Moffitt Cancer Center, one of the nation’s preeminent oncology facilities, where it successfully replaced the center’s legacy…
Abbott disclosed on Thursday that a cyberattack hit its cancer diagnostics business. The medical device company said in a statement posted to its website that there was unauthorized access to a limited number of internal systems in its cancer diagnostics business. There was no impact on other Abbott businesses, sites or systems. Abbott’s cancer diagnostics…
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Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A federal judge has temporarily halted provisions of a rule from the Trump administration meant to reshape the Affordable Care Act exchanges days before they were scheduled to go into effect. On Thursday, a Maryland…
What You Should Know Healthcare AI infrastructure pioneer Innovaccer has announced the formal launch of Gravity for Infusion, configuring its core autonomous operations platform specifically for the specialized ambulatory infusion access lifecycle. The strategic rollout targets the rapidly expanding $100 billion U.S. infusion therapy market, where more than 60% of all pharmaceutical assets currently in…
Dive Brief: Medtronic said Thursday it has completed its $650 million takeover of SPR Therapeutics, adding a pain treatment to its neuromodulation portfolio. SPR sells a temporary, minimally invasive device, Sprint, that the Food and Drug Administration has cleared for providing 60 days of peripheral nerve stimulation to treat pain. Medtronic, which struck two of the…
Pretty much everyone who cares about public health agrees that it’s a good idea to help people quit smoking, the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the U.S. Doctors may soon get some extra encouragement to lend a hand, thanks to proposed changes in Medicare’s physician fee schedules. Physicians who offer counseling on quitting…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Senate Democrats’ bid to end a pilot program that adds artificial intelligence-backed prior authorization for some services in Medicare failed on Thursday. The Senate voted 46-50 along party lines to preserve the WISeR model, a…