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By TOMMY BEVERIDGE Thought experiment. What if the United States had a vast network of primary care-oriented non-profit health clinics? Imagine if there were, say, 17,000 locations in the most needed corners Continue reading...
By IRAKLI KURTANIDZE I have lived with type 1 diabetes for more than twelve years, and I check my glucose the way most people check the time: dozens of times a day, Continue reading...
By JOHN SAMARAS A US retail pharmacy pays $1,302 to acquire one month of branded Wegovy. That figure comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Average Drug Acquisition Cost Continue reading...
Audrey Mann Cronin takes over THCB today and has a THCB Gang special called “The Odyssey of Women’s Health: Journeying into the Midterms – Obstacles, Opportunities and What We Can Expect” The Continue reading...
I spent some time figuring out and getting a little help in uploading my health records to Claude, using HealthEx. I did the demo with Ruheed Mohamed, the head of technical services, Continue reading...
It’s been a while since I talked with Owen Tripp, CEO of Included Health. They’ve now introduced Dot their AI companion which had a big upgrade last week. We talked a little Continue reading...
By KIM BELLARD With all the fuss about A.I. I was pleased to find some studies that illustrate that we don’t even fully understand the human brain yet. The ancient Greeks had Continue reading...
I had a great conversation and demo with Katie Logan and Christine Smith from Gozio a while back. Finally got it up on THCB. Gozio provides two types of patient navigation for Continue reading...
By KIM BELLARD Probably the last thing the world needs is to hear from me about AI’s existential threat, but, really, what else is there to talk about right now? For anyone Continue reading...
K Health started life as symptom checker and spent a lot of time working with Elevance/Anthem. But in recent years has become a sophisticated LLM tuned to patients and now is working Continue reading...
By EMANUEL SARKEES Most people assume that when they need a doctor, a doctor will be available. That assumption is getting harder to hold onto. Right now, more than 83 million Americans Continue reading...
By DAVID INTROCASO The Problem From an anthropocentric perspective, the climate crisis is fundamentally a threat to human health and survival. The US healthcare industry significantly contributes to this threat. US healthcare’s Continue reading...
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