Combination treatment reduces risk of tumor progression in aggressive form of breast cancer, study shows   Use of Gilead’s Trodelvy, Merck’s Keytruda together could change practice, experts say   A triple negative breast cancer cell line stained for endothelial cells and blood vessel content.Charles M. Perou, PhD CHICAGO — A treatment that combines two different […]

Medicare plots ambitious tech agenda guided by former Palantir, Main Street Health executives A federal request for information offers a window into officials’ thinking on areas they want to improve   Health Tech Correspondent Two agencies in the federal health department are plotting what officials say will be an ambitious tech modernization push to promote […]

25 million cavities and $9.8 billion: Study estimates the costs of removing fluoride from water Researchers model what would happen if all states ban fluoridation   Even before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took office as health secretary, he promised to take action on water fluoridation. He would provide “good information” to municipalities, which regulate the […]

FDA approves a next-generation Covid vaccine from Moderna, with restrictions As with Novavax product, use will be limited to certain populations   The Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna’s new Covid-19 vaccine late Friday, though it placed restrictions on its use that the company’s existing Covid shot, Spikevax, does not currently face.   The new vaccine, […]

Homeowners in California and Oregon in high-risk wildfire areas can earn discounts on insurance premiums through a new certification program to take mitigation steps to reduce risk.   Mercury Insurance partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety to enable policyholders in wildfire-susceptible areas to earn a premium discount by taking part in […]

Centene Foundation announces $7.2 million joint investment The funding looks to expand healthcare services Health Net, a Medi-Cal managed care health plan in California, and the Centene Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Centene Corporation, announced a joint investment exceeding $7.2 million to expand healthcare services for underserved populations through mobile health clinics.   “Mobile clinics […]