Aleksa NOA, Author at NOA Insurance

Participant in Rocket Pharmaceuticals gene therapy study dies

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

Rocket Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday that a patient had died in a trial studying its experimental gene therapy for a rare heart condition called Danon disease. Rocket did not disclose the patient’s age, although the Phase 2 study aimed to enroll boys and young men. The company said it was still investigating the cause […]

Republicans are proud of creating Medicare Advantage. Now some are urging reform amid runaway costs

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

Republicans are proud of creating Medicare Advantage. Now some are urging reform amid runaway costs Republicans in Congress, long an unwavering source of support for privatized Medicare plans, are increasingly calling for reforms amid widespread evidence that health insurers are abusing the system to collect billions of dollars in unwarranted payments. […]

IBM’s Watson supercomputer recommended ‘unsafe and incorrect’ cancer treatments, internal documents show

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

IBM’s Watson supercomputer recommended ‘unsafe and incorrect’ cancer treatments, internal documents show Internal IBM documents show that its Watson supercomputer often spit out erroneous cancer treatment advice and that company medical specialists and customers identified “multiple examples of unsafe and incorrect treatment recommendations” as IBM was promoting the product to hospitals and physicians around the […]

ACA reforms in the GOP’s tax bill were little-noticed. That might change

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

ACA reforms in the GOP’s tax bill were little-noticed. That might change Medicaid policies have been getting most of the attention, but ACA coverage losses could rile GOP voters, too Enrollment in Affordable Care Act marketplace health plans has more than doubled since 2020, and most of that growth has been in states won […]

Understanding healthcare distributors and the industry’s role in the supply chain

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

Understanding healthcare distributors and the industry’s role in the supply chain Distributors are the logistics experts of healthcare, connecting 1,200 manufacturers to nearly 330,000 providers and pharmacies. Collectively, the industry delivers 10 million medicines, vaccines, and healthcare products safely, efficiently, and reliably every day. Here are three things to know about the industry. […]

I study diet and chronic illness. Here’s the uncomfortable truth about seed oils

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

I study diet and chronic illness. Here’s the uncomfortable truth about seed oils We just don’t know whether they are healthy Zhao is a Takemi fellow at Harvard and assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong. For decades, mainstream nutrition guidelines have recommended that Americans replace animal fats like butter […]

As the FDA and NIH eschew animal testing, startup raises $40 million for lab-grown organs

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

As the FDA and NIH eschew animal testing, startup raises $40 million for lab-grown organs Vivodyne could capitalize on the desire for new approaches to preclinical research Vivodyne co-founder and CEO Andrei Georgescu and Chief Operating Officer Julie O’Shaughnessy are seen here with the system the company designed. The world looked a […]

Reeling from Trump contract cuts, the National Academies prepares for ‘a fairly radical downsizing’

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

Reeling from Trump contract cuts, the National Academies prepares for ‘a fairly radical downsizing’ Leading advisory body on science and technology facing loss of up to 300 employees Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences, speaks during the 2024 Nobel Prize Symposium at the Swedish Embassy in Washington. The National Academies […]

What’s an AI scaling law? We’ve found biology’s, says Profluent

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

What’s an AI scaling law? We’ve found biology’s, says Profluent You’re reading the web edition of AI Prognosis, a STAT subscriber-exclusive newsletter You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every […]

Doctors didn’t catch AI’s mistakes. What does that mean for human-in-the-loop?

31 May, 2025
Aleksa NOA

Doctors didn’t catch AI’s mistakes. What does that mean for human-in-the-loop? You’re reading the web edition of AI Prognosis, a STAT subscriber-exclusive newsletter You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your […]