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[ad_1] The initiative – dubbed FoodQ – was initially launched in 25 zip codes in Chicago typically considered “food deserts,” geographic areas with a dearth of affordable and nutritious food...

Glenmark to spin off originator drugs business

[ad_1] The US-based subsidiary will bring together existing research and development and manufacturing businesses in the US, India and Switzerland. Source link [ad_2]

7 takeaways from HIMSS 2019

[ad_1] From interoperability to AI to cybersecurity, here’s a roundup of some key insights from this year’s HIMSS conference in Orlando, Florida. Source link [ad_2]

Health data startup Human API raises $10M on new life insurance capabilities

[ad_1] The company’s technology collects and aggregates medical data from disparate sources including EHR systems, labs, pharmacies, wearables and health apps. Source link [ad_2]

MedCity News: StartUPDATES

[ad_1] Bright.md added a behavioral health module for its virtual care platform, SmartExam. The platform for health systems is designed to help patients to start the path toward treatment for major...

Healthcare innovation: Expect employers to lead the way in 2019

[ad_1] If you have a TV, phone or Internet connection in 2018, you’re aware that the […] Source link [ad_2]

J&J to become first drugmaker to include list prices in DTC drug ads

[ad_1] In a post on its website by an executive, the company said it would begin including list price and out-of-pocket cost information for an anticoagulant later this quarter. Source...

Mayo Clinic and Leidos unite to build accelerator

[ad_1] The goal of the accelerator, which will be on Mayo’s Jacksonville, Florida campus, is to identify, develop and commercialize products, solutions and services that will help patients and providers....

Gossamer Bio becomes 2019’s second biotech ‘unicorn’ to go public

[ad_1] The company, which had previously sought to use a legal but potentially risky workaround, expects to raise $276 million. Source link [ad_2]

ImageMoverMD scores $4M to integrate medical images with the EHR

[ad_1] Bain Capital Ventures, Health X Ventures and Cultivation Capital led the funding round for the Madison, Wisconsin-based startup. Source link [ad_2]

Why Facebook could be asking for your blood in the not-so-distant future

[ad_1] Using a soon-to-be launched blood donation request feature, qualified healthcare organizations like hospitals and blood banks will be able to put the call out to Facebook users in the...

UK’s NICE recommends Novartis CAR-T Kymriah for lymphoma

[ad_1] The agency is recommending that the CAR-T be covered under the Cancer Drugs Fund while more data are collected. The recommendation was issued in return for a confidential discount...

Pinpointing patterns in opioid abuse and using data to fight fraud

[ad_1] Imagine a future where every healthcare stakeholder can benefit from the collective intelligence and use this information to prevent, detect, and mitigate further behaviors that threaten patient health and...

Provider information management platform Phynd raises over $8M

[ad_1] Investors included the MemorialCare Innovation Fund, Orlando Healthcare Ventures, Dallas Venture Partners and Rex Ventures (the investment arm of UNC Health Care). Source link [ad_2]

EBSCO Health snaps up clinical decision support tools provider HealthDecision

[ad_1] EBSCO Health, which is part of EBSCO Information Services, has acquired Wisconsin-based HealthDecision, a company offering tools to help clinicians and patients explore medical options. Source link [ad_2]

Fitbit launches new enterprise-only products as part of new strategy

[ad_1] San Francisco, California-based Fitbit quietly launched two new devices, the Fitbit Inspire and Fitbit Inspire HR, designed specifically for designed for health plans, employers and health systems. Source link [ad_2]

AXA, Google and Sanofi team up on women’s health startup program

[ad_1] The Daring Circle – part of the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society – is hoping to use technology to tackle the issue of women’s access to healthcare. Source...

Denver-based DispatchHealth expands high-acuity home care service

[ad_1] The startup is focused on providing in-home care for mainly senior patients with high-acuity medical issues as a way to divert from costly emergency room visits and unnecessary hospitalizations....

Celgene, following BMS buyout, forms two immuno-oncology partnerships

[ad_1] The company said Friday morning that it would partner with two companies, Kyn Therapeutics and Obsidian Therapeutics. Source link [ad_2]

Silicon Valley edtech Coursera is trying to change healthcare education

[ad_1] Mountain View, California-based Coursera has launched a new healthcare vertical with 100 courses across 30 specializations ranging from bioinformatics to fundamentals of immunology to the business of healthcare. Source...

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