Massachusetts

Defying analyst expectations, Eisai launches study of a-beta drug BAN 2401 in Alzheimer’s

[ad_1] After Thursday’s halt to aducanumab’s development dealt a significant blow to the amyloid beta hypothesis in Alzheimer’s, analysts had expected BAN 2401 – developed under a partnership with Biogen...

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Gaming guru: Gamification of health is marketers selling snake oil, but gaming has powerful applications

[ad_1] A top gaming expert believes that gaming technologies have important applications in healthcare but the term “gamification of health” should be jettisoned. Source link [ad_2]

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Inova Health System partners with, invests $500K in Babyscripts

[ad_1] In addition to the $500,000 investment in the startup, Inova will deploy Babyscripts’ offering to its employee health plan, then to its entire system. Source link [ad_2]

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Massachusetts General Hospital / CVRC: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Medicine (Mass General Hospital & Harvard Medical School)

Salary commensurate with experience: Massachusetts General Hospital / CVRC: Massachusetts General Hospital invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in its Cardiovascular Bioengineering and Biomedical Imaging. Boston, Massachusetts (US) The post...

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Hello Heart pushes into crowded diabetes management space with LifeScan deal

[ad_1] Through the collaboration, Hello Heart will offer its customers LifeScan’s OneTouch line of connected glucose monitors and test strips which can upload results automatically onto the company’s platform. Source...

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University of Massachusetts Amherst: Lecturer – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Commensurate with experience : University of Massachusetts Amherst: Lecturer - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Massachusetts Amherst The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Unive... Amherst, Massachusetts...

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Cleo raises $27.5M Series B to better support working parents

[ad_1] Big name executives including former GE CEO Jeff Immelt, former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner and Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh also made personal investments in the company...

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Dr. Eric Topol on finding the way back from the “abject failure” of EHR implementation

[ad_1] During a presentation at Nvidia’s GTC 2019 Conference in San Jose, Topol sketched out a vision of a world where this multi-modal data is collected and assessed from “the pre-womb...

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What’s the current state of population health?

[ad_1] A survey conducted by Numerof & Associates in collaboration with Jefferson College of Population Health founding dean Dr. David Nash found progress toward implementing population health models appears to...

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Mayo Clinic and media platform GIBLIB team up on medical education effort

[ad_1] GIBLIB will put Mayo Clinic’s medical conference lectures online and will work with Mayo to create and produce videos, including 360-degree virtual reality footage featuring Mayo faculty. Source link...

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Indiana startup raises $2.5M for healthcare collaboration platform

[ad_1] The company, Olio, plans on using the funding to scale its technology, expand across the country and grow its marketing, engineering and customer success teams. Source link [ad_2]

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Signify Health acquires TAVHealth to boost efforts in social determinants of health

[ad_1] TAVHealth builds networks of community health partners which are linked through the use of a single platform used to share information, coordinate services and keep track of patients as...

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Genfit, developing drugs for NASH, to trade on Nasdaq

[ad_1] The company, one of several developing drugs for the growing fatty liver disease, said in an SEC filing that it would sell its shares at $26.33 apiece. Source link...

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How Haven’s hires hint at the healthcare organization’s larger ambitions

[ad_1] According to a CNBC report, Haven’s latest executive addition is Sandhya Rao, who will serve as the organization’s VP of Clinical Strategy. Source link [ad_2]

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Digital health leader Derek Newell joins Virta Health as Head of Commercial

[ad_1] Prior to founding health benefits platform Jiff (which was acquired by Castlight in 2017), Newell worked for years in the remote care monitoring and chronic disease management space. Source...

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Scholars call for global moratorium on human gene editing following ‘CRISPR babies’ scandal

[ad_1] The 18 signatories emphasized that the moratorium wouldn’t constitute a ban or include gene editing for research or treatment of diseases, but called on nations to develop a framework...

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Report: College bribery scandal tip stemmed from pharma pump-and-dump investigation

[ad_1] The Wall Street Journal reported that Morrie Tobin tipped off investigators about the college bribery scheme, which ensnared a biotech investor earlier this week. Source link [ad_2]

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Stryker picks up OrthoSpace for up to $220 million in payments

[ad_1] The acquisition price for the Israeli company was $110 million in upfront cash payments with the potential for an additional $110 million upon meeting certain commercial milestones.  Source link...

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MedCitizens: StartUPDATES

[ad_1] This week, check out the news from behavioral health startup NeuroFlow and predictive healthcare analytics business Cardinal Analytx Solutions.  Source link [ad_2]

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FDA issues clinical trials guidance for industry – and upbraiding from Gottlieb

[ad_1] The guidance concerned strategies for developing precision medicines and more efficient clinical trial oversight. But the outgoing commissioner criticized drugmakers and CROs’ reluctance to change their ways. Source link...

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