AI, Funding, Policy Top Of Mind For Health Execs At HLTH
With a unicorn mascot, a performance by rapper Busta Rhymes and celebrity guests, healthcare conference HLTH 2024 likes to party. But executives who spoke to Law360 Healthcare Authority at the Las Vegas event are all business when it comes to investor funding, AI and the regulatory environment.
Talkiatry CEO On How Digital Healthcare Has 'Matured'
Digital health has come a long way in recent years, but it's still got plenty of growing up to do. That's according to Robert Krayn, co-founder and CEO of virtual psychiatry platform Talkiatry.
Drug-Shortage List Under Scrutiny After FDA Reversal
A federal agency's unusual flip-flop this month on whether to allow copycat versions of a lucrative weight-loss and diabetes drug may cause regulators to move more cautiously as they weigh how to handle future drug shortages.
AI, Funding, Policy Top Of Mind For Health Execs At HLTH
With a unicorn mascot, a performance by rapper Busta Rhymes and celebrity guests, healthcare conference HLTH 2024 likes to party. But executives who spoke to Law360 Healthcare Authority at the Las Vegas event are all business when it comes to investor funding, AI and the regulatory environment.
Talkiatry CEO On How Digital Healthcare Has 'Matured'
Digital health has come a long way in recent years, but it's still got plenty of growing up to do. That's according to Robert Krayn, co-founder and CEO of virtual psychiatry platform Talkiatry.
Drug-Shortage List Under Scrutiny After FDA Reversal
A federal agency's unusual flip-flop this month on whether to allow copycat versions of a lucrative weight-loss and diabetes drug may cause regulators to move more cautiously as they weigh how to handle future drug shortages.
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