Amy Feldman is a Forbes senior editor, covering healthcare, based in New York. She’s written features on greenhouse gas smuggling, Flagship Pioneering’s Noubar Afeyan, the founder of HeyDude shoes, the largest maker of raw milk, and Bell Labs’ 1970s 'Red Father’ chatbot. She also
InnovationRx: Potential Medicaid Cuts Threaten Maternal Healthcare
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the impact of Medicaid cuts, a $400 million obesity bet, a study of bias in clinical AI, Amgen’s AI hire from Nike, and more.
This Pharma Company Is Betting Big On A Chinese Ozempic Rival
Kailera jumped the weight loss miracle-drug line by licensing four clinical-stage obesity therapies from China, which is quickly emerging as a powerhouse pharmaceutical R&D center.
Why Amgen Hired An AI Head From Nike
Big Pharma and biotech startups alike are counting on AI to speed the process of drug discovery and make their operations more efficient. But most of the best data scientists aren’t working in healthcare—at least not yet.
InnovationRx: Trump Vows That ‘Major’ Pharma Tariffs Are Coming
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the impact of tariffs on healthcare costs, pioneers of treating MS, AI for clinical decision-making, and more.
Trump’s Tariffs Could Raise The Price Of Pacemakers And Insulin Pumps
With no exemptions for medical devices from Trump’s double-digit tariffs, pacemakers, insulin pumps and hearing aids could all cost more.
New Study Finds An AI’s Clinical Decisions Rivaled Doctors
Startup K Health’s AI physician assistant matched doctors’ clinical decisions in two-thirds of patient cases, while offering better care in the remaining third, according to a new study from researchers at Cedars-Sinai, Tel Aviv University and K Health.
InnovationRx: Trump Administration Health Agency Layoffs Threaten Biotech Innovation
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Trump's massive health agency layoffs, Palantir’s trade secret lawsuit, Gather Health’s new primary care model, Airna’s $155 million deal, and more.
Palantir Sues Y Combinator Startup Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Former Palantir employees Mayank Jain and Pranav Pillai started Guardian AI to help healthcare providers fight insurance claim denials. Now their former employer is suing them for allegedly stealing trade secrets.
This Doctor’s Primary Care Startup Focuses On Keeping Older Adults Out Of The ER
Khosla-backed Gather Health has signed up more than 2,500 patients, the majority on both Medicare and Medicaid, for its primary-care service. With $17 million in new funding, it’s growing fast—and expects to reach breakeven on its four centers this year.
InnovationRx: Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Falling – But Medicaid Cuts Could Halt Progress
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the trend in fatal drug overdoses, 23andMe’s bankruptcy, the new CDC nominee, and more.