Simulations do not replace human judgment: they inform it, making transparent what would otherwise remain a “black box.” EU law does not require them today; but a proportionate embrace, in the right legislative vehicle, with clear methodological standards, and without crushing noncommercial research, could make trials safer, faster, cheaper, and more reliable, without sacrificing rigor. The post Simulation-Guided Clinical Trials: Is EU Law Ready? appeared first on MedCity News.

Nkarta will present initial clinical data for its natural killer cell therapy in two disorders, myositis and systemic sclerosis, during the American College of Rheumatology annual in Orlando this week. The biotech is part of a growing group of companies developing therapies that reset the immune system to treat autoimmune disease. The post Nkarta Autoimmune Disease Cell Therapy’s First Human Data Show Safety, Signs of Efficacy appeared first on MedCity News.

Patients increasingly expect convenient, consumer-focused healthcare experiences, panelists said at the recent MedCity INVEST Digital Health Conference. The post What’s Driving the Consumerization of Healthcare? appeared first on MedCity News.

Treating AI agents like contract nurses and minimizing their access to critical patient information certainly reduces potential risk. But, it also minimizes key opportunities. The post Missing the Point: Isolation Alone Will Not Build AI Safety appeared first on MedCity News.

Accelerated FDA approval of Johnson & Johnson’s Rybrevant Faspro covers advanced cases of head and neck cancer. The bispecific antibody was initially approved for treating certain lung cancers. The post Bispecific J&J Drug Wins Speedy FDA Approval for Treating Head & Neck Cancer appeared first on MedCity News.

A new Experian Health survey finds that healthcare providers’ efforts to prevent claims denials are falling short, with many reporting an increase in denials over last year and increasingly complex payer requirements. The post Experian Health Survey: Providers Struggle Amid Increasing Claim Denials appeared first on MedCity News.

Typically, software placed on the market will undergo changes and updates after its initial release. In the case of healthcare AI, changes can occur, often unexpectedly, even when the developers have not updated the model. The post The Big Challenge for AI in Healthcare Comes After Approval appeared first on MedCity News.

One voice needs to be increasingly present in the rooms where healthcare’s future is being decided: the physician’s. The post Why Physician Leadership Is More Important Than Ever appeared first on MedCity News.

Customer discovery is a well accepted idea in any innovation process. At the core of it, it means talking to potential customers about an invention. In reality, it is a more evolved process, and often less understood than it first appears. The post Myths of Customer Discovery appeared first on MedCity News.

In the latest episode of the Debunked podcast, MedCity News Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, Managing Partner of Health Innovation Pitch, talked about a new report by Bessemer Venture Partners assessing AI ROI, their insights on the CVS Health restructure, FTC warning letters sent to healthcare organizations, and more. The post Debunked Episode 31: CVS Health Restructure, AI ROI Report Findings, FTC Warning Letters appeared first on MedCity News.

During a panel at MedCity INVEST Digital Health, healthcare experts discussed the role of payers in the new consumer-driven healthcare era. The post How Can Payers Fit Into the Consumer Health Era? appeared first on MedCity News.

In part 1, we delve into how physicians are looking at value-based care. It involves a visit to a local The post Do We Have a Choice But to Ensure the Success of VBC? Part 1 appeared first on MedCity News.

Growing use of wearable technologies and the data they produce was discussed by a panel at the MedCity News INVEST Digital Health Conference in Dallas. The post Why the Wealth of Data From Wearables Are Important for Consumers and Clinicians appeared first on MedCity News.

Documentation tools have value. They solve a visible pain point well. But solving a visible pain point is not the same as solving the right one. The post AI Didn’t Reduce Clinician Burden — It Just Moved It appeared first on MedCity News.

If we choose the quick fix, let us be honest about the consequences: when an unexamined algorithm leads to a fatal diagnostic error, the blame will not lie with the black box. It will lie with us, because we were too reckless to teach the fundamentals when we still had the chance. The post The Dangerous Illusion of the “Two-Week AI Expert”: A Call to Action Against Superficial Medical Education appeared first on MedCity News.