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America’s healthcare costs are in deep crisis

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The media loves to blame pharma companies for high healthcare costs, but unless we start to invest in healthy lifestyles, we’re headed for a healthcare crisis the likes of which we have never experienced. This means higher healthcare costs. has the potential to tax our already burdened healthcare infrastructure.

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Hospitals and Medical Device Manufacturers Must Work Together on Cybersecurity

MedCity News

Greater collaboration among healthcare providers, medical device manufacturers, and lawmakers and regulators will lead to predictability and consistency in cybersecurity management. Together, we can make even greater strides toward patient safety and a more secure and sustainable healthcare system.

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Accord wins £50M joint investment from UK to bolster local production of cancer, immunology drugs

Fierce Pharma

works to pump fresh cash into the local biopharma scene, London’s Accord Healthcare is capitalizing on the government’s renewed willingness to chip in. Accord—one of Europe's top makers of generic chemotherapies—is embarking on an expansion of its Fawdon drug manufacturing facility in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As the U.K.

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Healthcare’s entrance into the metaverse isn’t as intimidating as you may think

MedCity News

The metaverse holds promising potential to transform healthcare delivery for the better, according to a keynote talk delivered at MedCity’s Invest Digital Health conference. The speaker identified workforce training, patient experience, healthcare facilities and medical manufacturing as the main areas poised for disruption.

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American healthcare is too profitable

World of DTC Marketing

healthcare system is bedeviled by greed, with drug companies, device manufacturers, hospital organizations, physician groups, and insurers scrambling to grab a slice of the more than $3 trillion we spend on medical care each year. The bifurcation within our healthcare system is poised to get worse. (FT.COM) The U.S.

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Can we get healthcare right?

World of DTC Marketing

And to stop Americans from getting cheaper prescriptions, he is willing to sabotage American manufacturers (and therefore assist China) by denying them $52 billion in support under the U.S. There are also programs administered through state governments that can help with healthcare-related needs. The post Can we get healthcare right?

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Why Consumers Should Care About Biomarkers — And How Technology Developers and Manufacturers Can Bridge the Gap

MedCity News

This is especially important when it comes to preventive healthcare. More precise and consumer-friendly biomarker detection technologies are coming to market at a pace that can help users gain rich insight into their health and well-being from anywhere and at any time.