AbsoluteCare, which specializes in value-based integrated healthcare, has secured $135 million in equity financing from four investors: CVS Health Ventures, Kinderhook Industries, Pacific Life and Lexington Partners. This funding bolsters AbsoluteCare's ability to improve operations and expand into new markets and serve new member populations, the company said.
By subtly tweaking classic medical dilemmas, researchers revealed that large language models often default to familiar or intuitive answers, even when they contradict the facts. These “fast thinking” failures expose troubling blind spots that could have real consequences in clinical decision-making.
At her confirmation hearing before the Senate on July 9, Susan Monarez garnered praise from the Republican chairman, Sen. Bill Cassidy, who is a physician, for her commitment to rebuilding public trust in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats grilled her about the impact of cuts in federal funding for health programs and medical research, and expressed concern about the CDC's role under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Here's a quick synopsis of her thoughts on key issues.
Mass General Brigham is partnering with IBM on the project, which feels particularly relevant this week as the Boston area and many other parts of the country swelter in a haze of humidity and high heat. A heat advisory in effect through Wednesday for thousands of New England residents warns it could feel as hot as 95-103 degrees. The basic idea is to intervene before extreme heat takes a severe toll on people's health.
Children may be more likely to survive a rare, potentially fatal influenza complication if they receive rapid treatment for brain swelling and extreme immune responses, a Stanford Medicine-led report found.
The financial cost of care for retirees has gotten higher than ever, with new research from Fidelity Investments indicating Americans are ill-prepared to cope with the financial toll of medication, medical care, and health insurance in retirement. According to Fidelity's 24th annual Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, a 65-year-old retiring this year will need an average of $172,500 to cover healthcare and medical expenses throughout retirement. The figure marks a more than 4% increase from last year's estimate and continues a steady rise since the company's first projection of $80,000 in 2002.