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3D Printed medical devices for precision surgery [Sponsored]

By Stephanie Baum Friday, March 11, 2022 7:30 AM

Formlabs is sponsoring a webinar exploring 3D printing from clinical, commercial, and regulatory perspectives.

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StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups

By Stephanie Baum Friday, March 11, 2022 7:30 AM

Read about news from Equiva, Healthmine, Prenosis, 9am.health, and Socially Determined.

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Report finds Medicare Advantage grew more than at any time in history, again

By Emma Bardin Thursday, March 10, 2022 7:02 PM

A report detailed how Medicare Advantage grew again, gaining some of its numbers from new members and poaching others from Original Medicare, which is declining overall.

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This company helps in pre surgery vein dilation and can help patients battling end-stage renal disease

By Emma Bardin Thursday, March 10, 2022 6:45 PM

The FDA 510k-cleared Fist Assist FA-1 wearable device received Breakthrough Device designation late last year and the device maker is looking to raise capital through equity crowdfunding in May. Outside the U.S., it is approved for increased arm vein dilation and AV fistula dilation/maturation.

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Socially Determined unveils metric measuring impact of social connectedness on health outcomes, business performance

By Michael Schroeder Thursday, March 10, 2022 6:38 PM

The metric analyzes the influences of loneliness, social network quality, social capital and other data to deliver insights into how those factors converge to impact a community and the people living there, according to the company.

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MorphoSys cuts R&D from Constellation deal to focus on clinical-stage cancer drugs

By Frank Vinluan Thursday, March 10, 2022 6:17 PM

MorphoSys is cutting the drug discovery and R&D work of Constellation Pharmaceuticals, a company it acquired lats year in a $1.7 billion deal. This consolidation of research operations will result in non-cash impairment charge on Constellation's goodwill.

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Disruptive collaboration gains momentum in healthcare [Sponsored]

By Stephanie Baum Thursday, March 10, 2022 5:15 PM

The ViVE conference highlighted some of the exciting developments in healthcare such as making drugs more affordable, interoperability, improving home care and holistic health.

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Scenic Biotech scores $31M to take aim at genetic modifiers for cancer & rare disease

By Frank Vinluan Thursday, March 10, 2022 1:36 PM

Targeting mutations isn't the only way to treat genetically driven diseases. Scenic Biotech is developing molecules to target genes that suppress disease, and it has raised $31 million to advance its pipeline of potential therapies for cancer and rare diseases.

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How workforce intelligence can help combat the staffing shortage in healthcare

By Charlie Lougheed Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:11 PM

Since the pandemic began, health systems have faced severe medical supply shortages for everything from personal protective equipment and ventilators to testing kits. However, those issues pale in comparison to a growing workforce shortage that is touching nearly every aspect of the health ecosystem.

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