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STAT+: Bubble bursts: 2021 health tech IPOs and SPACs lose value, burn cash

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Accelerated by the pandemic’s forced adoption of telehealth and other digital health solutions, 2021 saw more than 30 health technology startups go public, raising hundreds of millions and in some cases billions of dollars. Today, three members of the class of 2021 have gone bankrupt.

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Survey: Nearly 3 in 5 teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021

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Teen girls reported record levels of violence, sadness, and thoughts of suicide in 2021, experiencing distress at twice the rate of teen boys, according to new federal data released Monday. The nearly 3 in 5 teen girls who felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021 was a 60% increase compared to a decade earlier. Read the rest…

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Beam is trading like it’s 2021

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Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning, everyone. Damian here with a look at a resurgence in psychiatric drug development, a big day for biotech stocks, and some innovation in the world of quarterly earnings. Read the rest…

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The Febrile Infant: Incorporating the 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines

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In the most recent 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) aims to provide guidance with 3 separate age-based algorithms for the evaluation and management of the well-appearing febrile infant [4]. 2021 Apr;231:94-101.e2. Unfortunately, delayed or missed diagnosis can be devastating [1-3]. 2020.10.033.

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STAT+: Not-for-profit CommonSpirit Health paid its CEO $35 million in 2021

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million in 2021, the latest year for which data is available.  CommonSpirit Health, the massive not-for-profit health system formed through a 2019 merger, paid its former CEO $35.5   The size of Lloyd Dean’s pay package is likely to reignite questions about health system CEO pay, especially at tax-exempt organizations.

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STAT+: The prices of 7 drugs were hiked without proof of new benefits, costing the U.S. $805 million in 2021

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During 2021, drugmakers substantially raised prices on seven widely used medicines without any new clinical evidence to justify the increases, leading patients and health insurers in the U.S. to spend an additional $805 million last year, according to a new report.

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Deep Dive: Digital Health 2021

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Healthcare companies have a unique opportunity to develop digital health beyond the pandemic bubble says Healthware Group CEO Roberto Ascione at the 2021 Frontiers Health conference in Milan. Dr Paul Tunnah sits down with a panel of experts at the 2021 Frontiers Health conference to learn more about innovation opportunities in digital health.