Health IT, MedCity Influencers Racing against the clock: Covid-19 sheds new light on need for widespread interoperability By Emad Rizk M.D. A fully interoperable, analytics-driven ecosystem of all patient information—such as age, preexisting conditions, care disparities, genetics, social determinants of health, past procedures, and medication history—would be invaluable for public health, medical, and scientific experts. …
This announcement has nothing to do with getting people to quit tobacco—and everything to do with migrating smokers to other addictive forms of tobacco like PMI’s iQOS product, which heats tobacco…
Months after the new interoperability rules took effect, health plans still struggle to develop a cohesive enterprise data strategy and infrastructure.
Generate Biomedicines applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to protein analysis, which it uses to program its protein therapies for particular applications. The startup now has $370…
The Food and Drug Administration granted the company de novo clearance for its VR programs to help reduce chronic lower back pain. AppliedVR’s eight-week program is based on cognitive behavioral…
The first wave of biotechs developing drugs that employ targeted protein degradation target disease-causing proteins inside the cell. Biotech startup Avilar Therapeutics, formed by RA Capital…
David Utley David S. Utley, M.D. was an academic surgeon at Stanford, specializing in the treatment of head and neck cancers related to tobacco use. Utley is presently Founder and CEO of Pivot, a digital health company that delivers clinically proven, behavioral science-based solutions that empower people to take control of their personal health. The …
The company will close 300 stores per year starting next spring. As CVS emphasizes health services as part of its strategy, it also plans to change some of its locations into primary care clinics.
Bill Martin, the Global Therapeutic Area Head of Neuroscience at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, shared some of the promising developments in the neuroscience space, such as…
Six healthcare startups took center stage at the conference and presented their approaches to addressing pain points in chronic condition management and population health.
