A bureaucratic showdown over North Carolina’s certificate-of-need laws has stalled a critical hospital project, straining care in the state’s mountain communities.
A patient with advanced head-and-neck cancer regained functional communication using an AI-generated voice clone after total glossectomy and laryngectomy.
Arrowhead’s small interfering RNA therapy reduced triglycerides and lowered pancreatitis risk in the phase 3 PALISADE trial, providing a quarterly self-administered option for patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome.
Opioid settlement funds were used for R&B concerts promoting addiction awareness in Irvington, New Jersey, highlighting broader debates over how opioid restitution money is spent nationwide.
Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.