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By Stephanie Baum Wednesday, June 29, 2022 7:54 AM

Dr. Mona Flores, Global Head of Medical AI at Nvidia, will deliver the keynote talk kicking off the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference, scheduled for Wednesday, September 28, in Dallas and presented in collaboration with Health Wildcatters. Register today.

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Tips for tailoring eConsent for optimal patient centricity [Sponsored]

By Stephanie Baum Wednesday, June 29, 2022 7:30 AM

As life science companies seek to boost clinical trial participation, eConsent forms can pose a stumbling block. A white paper by Medable shares some insights on how companies can leverage eConsent to improve clinical trial recruitment and retention.

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Astellas pays Sutro Bio $90M to partner on cancer drugs that make cold tumors hot

By Frank Vinluan Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:27 PM

Astellas Pharma has a new partner in the R&D of a type of cancer drug called an antibody drug conjugate (ADC). The Japanese pharma company reached across the Pacific Ocean to collaborate with Sutro Biopharma in a bet that Bay Area-based firm's technology can deliver more powerful ADCs.

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Why obesity intervention needs to be a bigger part of chronic disease care

By Katie Adams Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:09 PM

Obese patients are more at risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and mortality than patients who maintain a healthy weight, and obese patient who develop these chronic conditions usually have more complications. That is why providers and payers must integrate more weight loss strategies in chronic condition care, panelists argued at a Tuesday panel hosted by the Chamber of Commerce.

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Socially Determined is expanding its client base with a $26M boost

By Katie Adams Tuesday, June 28, 2022 3:24 PM

Socially Determined, a healthcare analytics startup focused on social determinants of health insights, closed a $26 million funding round on Tuesday. It will used the funds to expand its customer base, which comprises health plans, health systems and life sciences organizations.

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Amwell CEO on MedCity Pivot Podcast: Sometimes "we are punished" for biz models that have nothing to do with our approach

By Arundhati Parmar Tuesday, June 28, 2022 2:44 PM

In a wide-ranging discussion, Amwell Chairman & CEO Ido Schoenberg expressed frustration at being lumped together with other telehealth companies that have very different approaches and business models. But he was also very optimistic about the category overall.

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Two for two: Sanofi snares twin European nods for enzyme replacement therapies

By Frank Vinluan Tuesday, June 28, 2022 1:26 PM

Sanofi won European Commission approval for two therapies that treat rare enzyme deficiencies. Xenpoyzme is the first treatment for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) while Nexviadyme is a successor to a blockbuster Sanofi drug for Pompe disease.

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How can we improve AI for mining data from electronic medical records? [Sponsored]

By Stephanie Baum Tuesday, June 28, 2022 9:49 AM

A webinar sponsored by Carta Healthcare, scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, will highlight the role of AI in mining patient data and ways to improve it.

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