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Who made the finals for the diagnostics 2.0 pitch track at MedCity INVEST?

By Stephanie Baum Thursday, March 24, 2022 7:59 AM

The companies in the track span therapeutic drug monitoring to enhance efficacy, personal nutrition, assessing traumatic brain injury and more.

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Novartis targeted radiation therapy gets FDA nod for advanced prostate cancer

By Frank Vinluan Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:57 PM

The FDA approved Pluvicto, a Novartis radiopharmaceutical, as a new treatment option for advanced prostate cancer. Novartis added the therapy via its $2.1 billion acquisition of Endocyte four years ago.

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Executives at new InterWell Health, formed by 3-way merger, want to turn kidney care on its head

By Michael Schroeder Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:27 PM

The new organization combining InterWell, Fresenius Health Partners and Cricket Health is valued at $2.4 billion with a total addressable market of $170 billion, more than $6 billion of medical costs under management, and over 100,000 covered lives, according to the combined company.

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Giving birth in America just grew riskier. We must act now.

By Ellen Stang Wednesday, March 23, 2022 6:16 PM

To protect mothers, we must invest in a culturally relevant, community-based continuum of care. We must unite policymakers, advocates, physicians, health systems, payers, midwives, doulas, and community organizations in order to develop a standardized continuum of care.

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Money flows into addiction tech, but will it curb soaring opioid overdose deaths?

By Brian Rinker, Kaiser Health News Wednesday, March 23, 2022 2:42 PM

Startup experts and clinicians working on the front lines of the drug and overdose epidemic doubt the flashy Silicon Valley technology will ever reach people in the throes of addiction who are unstably housed, financially challenged, and on the wrong side of the digital divide.

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Glucose monitor health startup snags $4M in seed funding

By Emma Bardin Wednesday, March 23, 2022 2:01 PM

BioCoach will use its $4 million seed funding from SecretLab LLC founder Jason Bright to scale its platform that tackles prediabetes by offering customized diet coaching, including meal plans and grocery lists.

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GSK joins LifeMine's $175M funding, reviving fungi as a drug discovery frontier

By Frank Vinluan Wednesday, March 23, 2022 1:42 PM

LifeMine Therapeutics, a company that analyzes fungal genomes to find molecules that have potential as new medicines, has raised $175 million in financing. Among the investors is GlaxoSmithKline, which is teaming up with the biotech startup in a multi-target drug discovery alliance.

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How to successfully navigate remote patient monitoring

By Judy Klein Wednesday, March 23, 2022 12:59 PM

Early indications show that remote patient monitoring holds promise in advancing value-based care. But healthcare providers and practice managers need to consider several factors before they begin to integrate RPM and wearables into their practices and decision-making processes.

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