Jen Smith

1 week ago | thecardiologyadvisor.com | Jen Smith

Most physicians surveyed expressed concern that health insurance companies’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing prior authorization denials.1 The survey, conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA), included 1000 practicing primary care physicians and specialists in the United States. Most of the physicians surveyed said prior authorization delays care (93%) and can cause patients to abandon treatment (82%).

2 weeks ago | cancertherapyadvisor.com | Jen Smith

Data suggest that the United States had the second highest number of mesothelioma cases and the second highest number of deaths from mesothelioma in 2021. These data were published in Lung Cancer. For this study, researchers evaluated data from patients in 204 countries and territories who were diagnosed with mesothelioma between 1990 and 2021. The number of mesothelioma cases increased 93.5% over the study period, from 16,493 cases in 1990 to 31,908 cases in 2021.

2 weeks ago | endocrinologyadvisor.com | Jen Smith

The Senate has confirmed new leaders for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).1 Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, has been named the new director of the NIH, and Marty Makary, MD, is the new commissioner of the FDA.

3 weeks ago | cnet.com | Jen Smith

I am no doubt the target audience for DoorDash's new controversial partnership with Klarna. The Buy Now, Pay Later option allows customers to pay for groceries or food delivery on the platform in four installments. There was a time when taking out a microloan for pad thai would have tempted me. It would have also gotten me into trouble. Ordering food online has always been my go-to guilty pleasure, and cutting takeout from my budget was one of my first personal #recessionindicators.

3 weeks ago | clinicaladvisor.com | Jen Smith

The Senate has confirmed new leaders for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).1 Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, has been named the new director of the NIH, and Marty Makary, MD, is the new commissioner of the FDA.