Policy & Legislation
News on government policy and legislation impacting life science and diagnostics.
UK Government Testing AI Assisted Breast Cancer Mammography Screening in EDITH Trial
The Department of Health and Social Care is gauging whether AI technology can increase the number of patients screened by each radiologist.
Patient Advocates Raise Alarm Over Republican Proposal to Nix Healthcare Charity Tax Deductions
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The proposal, purported to save $83 billion over a decade, is a "dagger in the heart of all patient advocacy nonprofits," said the head of a cancer patient support group.
In Brief This Week: Devyser, Danaher, Beacon Therapeutics, Care Access, IASO Biotherapeutics
News items for the week of Jan. 27, 2025.
Can.Heal has produced a dozen reports that will inform both EU policies and national health strategies for personalized cancer treatment and prevention going forward.
Pfizer's Breast Cancer Drug Ibrance on CMS List for Next Round of IRA Price Negotiations
Although Pfizer is not among the drugmakers suing the government to block negotiations, it has said the program will hinder drug R&D and innovation.