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Endeavor Bio adds $101M to test ex-Eli Lilly, Roche drug in cancer & lung fibrosis

By Frank Vinluan Monday, February 7, 2022 7:25 PM

Endeavor BioMedicines aims to kill two birds with one stone—that stone being a small molecule drug. Taladegib targets a cell signaling pathway associated with both cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and the biotech will apply its Series B round toward clinical tests of the molecule on both fronts.

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Low Medicare ACO participation in 2022 bodes poorly for ambitious Biden goal

By Emma Bardin Monday, February 7, 2022 6:10 PM

The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations would like to see higher participation of ACOs moving forward after a low number in the start of 2022, especially given the goal of all traditional Medicare patients in an accountable care model by 2030.

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Report finds cybersecurity an issue at hospitals, with almost half reporting an attack in the last 6 months

By Emma Bardin Monday, February 7, 2022 5:53 PM

Even though 48% of hospitals surveyed had a shutdown related to an external hack or query in the last six months. a new report indicated that only 11% of hospitals listed cybersecurity as an area of high priority requiring investment. 

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WellSky's in-home care pilot with Ohio academic medical center aims to reduce heart failure hospital readmissions

By Emma Bardin Monday, February 7, 2022 1:51 PM

WellSky will pilot its ReD technology at The OSU Wexner Medical Center with the goal to help heart failure patients avoid hospital readmissions. The technology allows providers to assess the fluid level in patients' lungs accurately, deemed as a symptom of worsening heart condition.

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Sanofi drug Enjaymo wins FDA approval to treat anemia from rare blood disorder

By Frank Vinluan Monday, February 7, 2022 12:32 PM

A rare disease drug that Sanofi added via its $11.6 billion Bioverativ acquisition is now approved for treating the blood disorder cold agglutinin disease. The regulatory nod makes the antibody drug the first approved treatment for this rare disease that leads to anemia.

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