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StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups

By Stephanie Baum Friday, April 22, 2022 7:30 AM

Check out new developments from Seven Bridges, Healthmine, Bright Health, and My One Medical Source.

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The domino effect: Assessing the long-term impact of healthcare staffing shortages

By Shannon Burke Thursday, April 21, 2022 4:31 PM

Hospitals needs to make changes not only to retain clinicians but to stem financial losses. Healthcare leaders are committed to rising to the challenge, and investing in new processes and technologies to alleviate administrative pressures is a key way they're leading the charge.

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AstraZeneca's long-acting Covid-19 drug keeps protecting high-risk patients at 6 months

By Frank Vinluan Thursday, April 21, 2022 4:02 PM

AstraZeneca's Covid-19 antibody drug Evusheld reduced the risk of infection by 83% after six months. These results published in the New England Journal of Medicine are the latest clinical data supporting the durability of Evusheld, which was designed to offer longer-lasting protection.

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MedCity Pivot Podcast: A conversation with Buoy Health's chief medical officer

By Arundhati Parmar Thursday, April 21, 2022 1:42 PM

In our conversation, Adrienne McFadden, who at one time was a practicing physician, speaks about the evolution of the company to more of a curated matchmaker connecting and guiding people to the best care available. 

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Wallaby Medical acquires phenox GmbH to broaden its stroke treatment and prevention product pipeline

By Michael Schroeder Thursday, April 21, 2022 1:05 PM

Wallaby, which has its main offices in Laguna Hills, California and Shanghai, China, and Bochum, Germany-based phenox have been strategic partners since 2019. The deal is valued at about 500 million euros, including milestone payments, or the equivalent of more than $542 million.

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Can technology democratize obstetric ultrasounds?

By Emma Bardin Thursday, April 21, 2022 9:00 AM

A study from the New England Journal of Medicine found that AI coupled with Butterfly iQ, a handheld ultrasound device, can assess fetal gestational age as accurately as a trained sonographer with expensive, bulky equipment; the findings have implications for democratizing obstetric ultrasounds.

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