Athithi Verma
CMS has set national pricing for the inFlow Voiding Prosthesis in the 2026 Medicare fee schedule, expanding access to the only alternative to lifelong catheter use for women with permanent urinary retention.
NICE has published three updates spanning diagnostics, acute care, and oncology: conditional support for AI tools that detect bowel cancer polyps, new sepsis guidelines emphasizing tailored treatment, and the termination of a trastuzumab deruxtecan appraisal after no company evidence submission.
The DOJ has finalized a $38.5 million settlement with B. Braun’s Aesculap unit over allegations involving an early-failing knee implant that triggered false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
CMS Sets 2026 Medicare Premiums and Deductibles as Cost Pressures Mount and Regulatory Fixes Temper Increases The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2026 Medicare Parts A and B premiums, deductibles, and income-related adjustment amounts, outlining another year of steady cost increases across the program. While the updates reflect predictable inflationary … Read more
Novo Nordisk has introduced a $199 introductory price for Wegovy and Ozempic starter doses, alongside a permanent drop in monthly self-pay costs to $349.
CHMP’s November 2025 meeting delivered 10 new drug approvals, four indication extensions, and several high-profile withdrawals, highlighting continued momentum in gene therapy, oncology, immunology, and diagnostics.
A stylized U.S. – Swiss handshake over rising economic indicators reflects the sweeping new trade deal tariffs slashed to 15% and Switzerland pledging $200B in U.S. investment through 2028. (Editorial Illustration) The United States and Switzerland have announced a major framework trade agreement that will see Washington slash tariffs on Swiss imports from 39% to … Read more
ABL Bio has signed a major license and research collaboration with Eli Lilly worth up to $2.602 billion, granting access to its Grabody bispecific platform.
Spanish health official displays a Ministry of Health certificate for asbestos-related injury, as Spain rolls out its new national certification system alongside expanded neonatal screening reforms. (Editorial illustration.) CISNS approves sweeping updates to neonatal diagnostics and formalizes a nationwide system to certify asbestos-related disease for compensation Spain’s Interterritorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS) … Read more
FDA officials Vinay Prasad and Marty Makary have unveiled a new “plausible mechanism pathway” designed to accelerate bespoke gene-editing therapies.