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Opinion: Artificial intelligence: crossing the border between health care and tech

STAT

There’s been significant investment in companies creating artificial intelligence (AI) applications for health and health care over the last decade. But while there have been successes, notably in the area of medical imaging, the industry is known more for not yet living up to its potential — think IBM Watson. The slow pace of AI adoption in health care stems from the fact that health AI sits on the border between two large industries, health care and tech.

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AI company zeros in on compounds to treat addiction by rewiring the brain

PharmaVoice

GATC Health is driving a novel approach it believes could work for several major neurological conditions.

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AstraZeneca focuses on breast cancer care transformation

Pharma Times

Data reinforces potential to deliver new standards across HER2-targetable breast cancer

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EMCrit 338 – End of Year Question & Answer Session

EMCrit Project

Rounding up the questions from the past few months. EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Opinion: Victims of domestic abuse should get the same top-notch concussion care as athletes

STAT

Two vastly different experiences — serving as a “guest coach” on the sidelines for a Division I football team and volunteering in a busy emergency department — showed me just how unequal and damaging the lack of care provided for women who are victims of domestic violence can be. In the first decade of the 2000s, one of the benefits of being a professor at Wake Forest University was the opportunity I received nearly every year to serve as a guest coach.

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Woman of the Week: Simcha Therapeutics’ Beatrice McQueen

PharmaVoice

From sea sponges to cytokines, the chief operating officer’s career has come full circle as she pursues a new approach to treating cancer via the immune system.

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Is Pharmacy Right For You?

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

With college application deadlines looming, you might wonder what the right career path can look like. Have you considered pharmacy? Pharmacy offers countless career options , with pharmacists practicing in pharmacies, health systems, labs, government agencies, corporations, and so much more! Check out our latest video and find out if pharmacy is right for you!

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Opinion: If you think health care is dysfunctional now, just wait until after January 1

STAT

Doctors across the country, especially those in primary care, have been up in arms about Medicare’s proposed cuts in reimbursement that are scheduled to go into effect on January 1. They are concerned — rightfully so — that these cuts will be ruinous to their practices and compromise the care they can provide to their patients. As an emergency physician, I worry about the cuts for a different reason: emergency departments might soon be filled with more and more people who ca

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10 noteworthy pharma leadership shake-ups this year

PharmaVoice

From GSK to Roche to Biogen, these were the most impactful executive changes at leading pharma companies in 2022.

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FDA grants fast-track designation for Istesso’s IPF candidate

Pharma Times

The therapy has reduced inflammation and supported the remodelling of damaged bone

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Kite and Daiichi Sankyo update cell therapy licensing agreement

Pharmaceutical Technology

Kite Pharma and Daiichi Sankyo have updated a partnership agreement signed in 2017 for the former’s CAR T-cell therapy, Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel). Under the prior deal, Daiichi Sankyo acquired exclusive rights for the development, manufacturing and commercialisation of Yescarta in Japan. Subsequently, in the same year, Gilead Sciences acquired Kite.

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Limits of ‘Fauci effect’: infectious disease applicants plummet, and hospitals are scrambling

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Tulane University touted “the chance to train in a unique & wonderful city.” The University of Colorado offered a GIF of clouds moving across the state’s stunning mountains. And Boston Medical Center said in its plea , “Come hang with us! We’re pretty cool.” The tweets last week came from infectious diseases fellowship programs, all scrambling for doctors after a number of their positions went unclaimed during the annual “match” process

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For Duchenne-focused Sarepta, gene therapy is the natural next step

PharmaVoice

The company with three marketed RNA drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is taking the logical leap into gene therapies with a candidate under review at the FDA.

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Valneva shares positive chikungunya vaccine results

Pharma Times

99% of participants retained very high neutralising antibody levels 12 months after treatment

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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WHO/PAHO launch free digital health assistant to cut alcohol-related diseases

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A digital health assistant that can help people at risk of becoming dependent on alcohol has been launched in Belize, its first country, by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO). The artificial intelligence-powered assistant – called Pahola and available as a free online chat-based site – is designed to provide information and guidance to help people reduce their alcohol consumption, helping to prevent more than 200 health conditions linked to excessive

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Cancer patients endure an overlooked financial burden: hospital parking fees

STAT

For many patients, one of the most antagonizing parts of a hospital visit is paying for parking. Those parking fees aren’t just an annoyance for the sick and injured, according to a new paper in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. The charges are actually eating into their financial well-being, particularly for people who have cancer and have to make frequent visits to the hospital for treatments like radiation and chemotherapy.

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A historic approval could transform CSL from being ‘the biggest company no one has ever heard of’

PharmaVoice

The company’s head of R&D on its profile-raising FDA approval of a gene therapy that’s now the world’s most expensive drug.

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Novadip reveals results from severe bone non-union trial

Pharma Times

Study involves candidate NVD-003 and the treatment of lower limb trauma

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay

Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain interface chip set for human trials

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Clinical trials of a wireless brain chip developed by Elon Muck’s Neuralink company will be tested in human volunteers within the next six months – and Musk himself says he intends to have one implanted for a future demo event. Neuralink has been promising that the technology will be ready for clinical trials soon for some time – first saying they were around the corner back in 2019 – so the latest announcement by Musk at an update last week may be met with some scepticism.

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Eli Lilly tightens access to diabetes drug, frustrating some people with obesity

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Touted by celebrities, raved about by TikTok users and advertised by med spas, a new class of drugs for treating diabetes and obesity has exploded in popularity for its weight-loss effects, leading to rippling shortages across several of the medications. Amid the surge in demand, Eli Lilly and pharmacies have started to tighten access to the latest of this type of drug, tirzepatide, focusing on giving it to people with type 2 diabetes, the only population it’s authorized for so far.

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Chasing a ‘holy grail’ cancer gene

PharmaVoice

Omega Therapeutics’ president and CEO Mahesh Karande on its attempts to drug the elusive c-Myc gene.

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Catalent completes cell therapy manufacturing facilities in Belgium

Pharma Times

Facility represents one of the largest commercial-scale operations in the world

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Pharma Needs to Look Internally for New Leadership

PharmExec

Companies should search within to gain talent edge.

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Opinion: Deferral of primary care signals a troubled future for Americans’ health

STAT

Americans may be returning to their pre-pandemic habits , but most have not returned to their primary care doctors. Primary care visits are down 10.3% on average across U.S. cities relative to pre-pandemic levels. That, combined with more people with chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, and cancer, and accelerating health care costs as inflation soars, signal a troubled future for the health of Americans and the U.S.

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Dr. Sy Pretorius, Eversana’s new COO, is flipping the script on his career

PharmaVoice

With a long history in the clinical space, Pretorius is now applying those deep insights to the commercial side of the business.

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Odimma Therapeutics and Touchlight announce clinical material collaboration

Pharma Times

Partnership aims to progress personalised cancer therapy by incorporating doggybone DNA

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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Ex-Theranos exec Sunny Balwani gets 13 years for fraud

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Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former business partner of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison after being convicted of wire fraud. His sentencing comes after ex-Theranos chief executive Holmes was given more than 11 years in prison last month after also being found guilty of defrauding investors in Theranos, which said it had developed technology that could diagnose a host of diseases with just a few drops of blood taken with a finger prick, rather tha

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STAT+: Prometheus’ inflammatory bowel drug succeeds in two mid-stage trials

STAT

An investigative medicine from Prometheus Biosciences met its goals in a pair of Phase 2 studies enrolling patients with inflammatory bowel disease, setting the stage for pivotal trials and nearly doubling the company’s stock price. In an ulcerative colitis study enrolling about 130 volunteers, Prometheus’ drug helped nearly 27% of patients reach clinical remission, defined as an absence of serious symptoms, compared to 1.5% for the placebo group, the company said.

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With FDA filing on the horizon, Karuna appoints new CEO

PharmaVoice

Allergan alum Bill Meury will take the helm as current CEO Steve Paul transitions to lead R&D.

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Spago Nanomedical begins endometriosis study

Pharma Times

Clinical trial has received regulatory approval and involves endometriosis candidate SN132D

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.