In a move that surprised many across the health care sector, the U.K. government decided to scrap NHS England, the body which runs the national health service (NHS), and bring it under the control of ministers. “I don’t see why a decision about £200 billion of taxpayer money on something as fundamental to our security as the NHS should be taken by an arms-length body, NHS England,” said Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. Read More
The U.S. foreign aid cuts and freezes that are taking place under President Donald Trump are putting at risk the global public health gains that have been made against diseases such as malaria, HIV and tuberculosis over the past two decades, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a March 17 media briefing, as he called on other countries to step up and fill the gap. Read More
Nuralogix Corp.’s Anura Magicmirror seeks to answer questions more important than relative beauty with health insights gained via transdermal optical imaging technology and AI-powered insights into more than 100 health metrics. If Snow White’s stepmother had possessed one, she might have realized that she wasn’t thinking clearly because of mental stress or low blood sugar levels and eaten an unpoisoned apple herself. Read More
U.S. law allows whistleblowers to file suit for violations the False Claims Act, but the legality of these qui tam relators under the Appointments Clause is under intense scrutiny thanks to a case heard in Florida district court. Read More
The unrelenting pressure on medical practice in the U.S. has sparked some innovations, but a legislative innovation is now in the works that would fundamentally shift how at least some drugs are prescribed. The Healthy Technology Act of 2025 (H.R. 238) would allow AI and machine learning algorithms to write prescriptions for pharmaceuticals, although the lack of co-sponsors for H.R. 238 suggests that this bill is not ready for prime time just yet. Read More
New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Adagio Medical Holdings, Cytovale, Neogenomics, Staar Surgical, Vektor Medical. Read More
Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Accustem, Aiforia, Angioinsight, Avita, Clario, Crossfire Medical, Femasys, Insulet, Neurorx, Organox, Ostial, Outset Medical, Quorum Technologies, Stedical, WCG. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Avatar Medical, Trainhealth. Read More
