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Ex-hospital CEO Sues MetroHealth for Alleged Illegal Firing

By Amanda James Tuesday, November 29, 2022 9:32 PM

Dr. Akram Boutros said in a lawsuit filed Monday in Cuyahoga County court that Cleveland-based MetroHealth's board of directors violated open meeting laws when it "secretly hired" counsel to investigate him and then terminated him without mandatory public notice. 

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AstraZeneca Puts Up $200M in Solid Bet on Startup's Take on Cancer Cell Therapy

By Frank Vinluan Tuesday, November 29, 2022 5:57 PM

AstraZeneca is jumping into the chase for cell therapies that address solid tumors by acquiring Neogene Therapeutics. The startup's technology can be used to discover and develop novel targets that may be able to broaden the scope of cell therapies for cancer.

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Nvidia Aims to Simplify AI Adoption Process for Cincinnati Children's, UCSF

By Katie Adams Tuesday, November 29, 2022 5:40 PM

Nvidia unveiled new tools designed to make it easier for hospitals to integrate AI models related to medical imaging into their clinical workflows. The tools have been adopted by major cloud infrastructure providers, as well as healthcare providers and AI software companies. Some of these include Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of California San Francisco, England's National Health Service and Qure.ai.

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DispatchHealth Looks To Expand In-home Care With More Than $330M in Financing

By Marissa Plescia Tuesday, November 29, 2022 5:34 PM

The funding round was led by Optum Ventures. Other investors include Adams Street Partners, Blue Shield of California and Humana. DispatchHealth will use the money to expand its capabilities in current markets, its CEO said.

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A multifaceted approach to improve cancer treatment and care

By Valeria Fantin Tuesday, November 29, 2022 4:51 PM

We now see the next wave of potential cancer therapies on the horizon, propelled by significant advancements in immunology, as well as an increased understanding of tumor-driven mechanisms of immune evasion.

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A Dose of Innovation

By Marina Record Tuesday, November 29, 2022 4:27 PM

As gene sequencing, machine learning, powerful imaging, sensors, gene and cell therapies make their way out of academic labs into everyday healthcare, our approach to healthcare is changing. For the first time, not only can we pinpoint the molecular and genetic causes of disease, but we also have the technologies to access them. On the back of this, prevention and cures are becoming possible. Can we afford them?

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Report: Average Monthly Premiums for MA Plans Up First Time in 4 Years

By Marissa Plescia Tuesday, November 29, 2022 4:12 PM

The average monthly premium for Medicare Advantage plans increased to $7 in the first half of the Medicare Annual Open Enrollment period this year, the eHealth report found. Premiums were in the $4 to $5 range for the last three years.

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2 Changes Siddhartha Mukherjee Is Calling for in Cancer Care

By Katie Adams Tuesday, November 29, 2022 1:38 PM

If the medical field wants to make serious progress on the Cancer Moonshot effort, it must expand its definition of personalized medicine and explore fresh approaches to cancer prevention, according to Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and cancer physician at Columbia University Medical Center.

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Roche Withdraws Immunotherapy in U.S. for Bladder Cancer After Failed Study

By Frank Vinluan Tuesday, November 29, 2022 12:28 PM

Tecentriq failed to beat chemotherapy in improving overall survival, the main goal of its confirmatory Phase 3 test in bladder cancer. The drug had been granted accelerated approval based on results from a single-arm Phase 2 clinical trial.

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