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The supply chain crisis is spurring companies to transform production and sourcing strategies to reduce risk [Sponsored]

By Microsoft and MedCity News Tuesday, January 25, 2022 7:30 AM

The report, Resilience in volatility: Modernizing the supply chain, highlights three areas that Fortune 500 and mid-size companies need to address to implement technology such as machine learning, cloud computing and risk management tools to improve production and delivery.

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A new approach to managing surgical site infections: using multi-layer formulations in extended-release antibiotics

By Noam Emanuel Monday, January 24, 2022 7:17 PM

Physicians may soon have a solution that could be ideal for preventing surgical site infections with a combined multi-layered system that provides the surgical site with controlled and continuous delivery of antibiotics.

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Why Medicare does not cover rapid at-home Covid tests

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Monday, January 24, 2022 6:41 PM

It turns out that the laws governing traditional Medicare don't provide for coverage of self-administered diagnostic tests. Medicare patients are left to seek free tests other ways, including through the administration's new website, covidtests.gov, and at community centers.

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AI firm BenchSci raises $50M for tech that takes waste out of preclinical research

By Frank Vinluan Monday, January 24, 2022 3:58 PM

BenchSci's technology uses artificial intelligence to make drug R&D faster and more efficient. Big pharmaceutical companies and clinical-stage biotechs are current users of the software, and BenchSci said it will use its new funding to expand the technology.

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FDA rejects Merck chronic cough drug, asks for more info on efficacy

By Frank Vinluan Monday, January 24, 2022 12:21 PM

Merck is still at the front of the pack of companies developing new medicines to treat chronic cough, but the company was dealt a setback as the FDA turned down the pharma giant's application and asked for additional efficacy data. No safety issues were raised, according to Merck.

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