Can the ACO Primary Care Flex Model help link physical and mental healthcare?

The connection between behavioral health and physical health is well-documented. Physical health is greatly affected by such behaviors as smoking, substance abuse, poor diet, lack of exercise, insufficient sleep and more. In addition, mental health issues and social determinants of health, such as lack of housing or transportation, language barriers,Continue Reading

Do GLP-1 Agonists Really Need to Be Stopped Before Endoscopy?

Meeting Coverage > ACG — Meta-analysis suggests 24-hour clear liquid diet works to avoid aspiration, even with GLP-1s by Tara Haelle, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today November 5, 2024 Continuing GLP-1 receptor agonist medications when undergoing an endoscopic procedure appeared safe in a meta-analysis. In pooled findings from nine studies, patientsContinue Reading

MS Drugmaker Fined €462.6 Million for Disparaging Rival

The European Commission (EC) has fined pharmaceutical company Teva €462.6 million for “systematically spread[ing] misleading information” and abusing its dominant position to delay competition to its proprietary multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone (glatiramer acetate). The delay may have prevented “significant savings” for public health budgets, according to a statement by ECContinue Reading