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MedCity News · Jul 9, 2026

MGB Nurses, Home Health Staff Launch Strike Over Wages, Benefits

More than 4,000 Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses and 450 home health workers launched Massachusetts’ largest-ever healthcare strike this week over stalled contract talks on wages and benefits. The strike quickly prompted Governor Maura Healey to step in and convene both sides at the State House, but it remains unclear whether a deal is near. The post MGB Nurses, Home Health Staff Launch Strike Over Wages, Benefits appeared first on MedCity News .

JAMA Network Open · Jul 9, 2026

Error in Article Information

In the Original Investigation titled “Early Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children With Congenital Heart Disease,” published June 1, 2026, there was an error in the Article Information section. The Funding/Support section should have read: “This project was supported by the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative (CNOC), the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4), and the Children’s Heart Foundation through their support for integrated registry initiatives as a part of Cardiac Networks United.” This article has been corrected.

JAMA Network Open · Jul 9, 2026

Errors in Table 3

In the Original Investigation titled “Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions and Parent Caregiving Experiences for Children With Medical Complexity,” published June 11, 2026, there were errors in Table 3. For the subtheme titled, “Emotional-rational entanglement,” the second quote should have been attributed to a “39-year-old father of 7-year-old child with Goldenhar syndrome,” and the third quote should have been attributed to a “37-year-old mother of 4-year-old twins born prematurely.” In the abbreviations footnote, CMC should have been spelled out as “children with medical complexity.” This…

MedCity News · Jul 8, 2026

Vera Therapeutics’ First-in-Class Kidney Disease Drug Lands Speedy FDA Approval

FDA approval of Vera Therapeutics’ Trutakna makes it first in a new class of medicines designed to block two targets to treat immunoglobulin A nephropathy, an autoimmune disease that can progress to end-stage renal failure. Competition looms from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, on track to receive a November regulatory decision for a drug designed to block the same two proteins. The post Vera Therapeutics’ First-in-Class Kidney Disease Drug Lands Speedy FDA Approval appeared first on MedCity News .

MedCity News · Jul 8, 2026

Pearl Health Lands $110M to Support Value-Based Care for Medicare Patients

Pearl’s $110 million raise includes a $50 million equity investment led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Viking Global Investors, AlleyCorp and Ulysses Capital, as well as a $60 million debt facility led by Trinity Capital. The post Pearl Health Lands $110M to Support Value-Based Care for Medicare Patients appeared first on MedCity News .

MedCity News · Jul 8, 2026

Organ-on-a-chip, Organoids, but Drug Testing on Whole Organs? This Startup is Betting On It

Many startups and established companies focused on drug testing on human data in preclinical studies have been boosted by FDA’s move away from reliance on animal testing towards organoid, organ-on-a-chip, and other in silico technologies. A Connecticut startup believes whole-organ testing should be an essential part of this mix. The post Organ-on-a-chip, Organoids, but Drug Testing on Whole Organs? This Startup is Betting On It appeared first on MedCity News .

ACC (Cardiology) · Jul 8, 2026

Novel TEER System Safe, Effective For High-Risk Primary MR Patients

For high-risk patients with primary mitral valve regurgitation (MR), the novel Neonova transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system was safe and effective, with a high rate of event-free survival and sustained clinical and echocardiographic improvements through two years, according to a prospective study published June 29 in JACC: Asia.

FDA Drugs · Jul 8, 2026

National Drug Code Format

FDA’s final rule, Revising the National Drug Code Format and Drug Label Barcode Requirements, adopts a uniform, 12-digit format for the national drug code (NDC).

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