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Top Story All Generations Find Telehealth Beneficial, New CVS Health Data Shows A new CVS Health survey found that 76% of adults agree that telehealth is more convenient than other healthcare options. Additionally, 75% agree that it is more flexible, 75% believe that it is easier to schedule appointments and 77% said that it is quicker to provide care. The percentages varied slightly by generation, although a vast majority of each age group still said they agreed with these characteristics for telehealth. Sponsored How to Leverage Diagnostic Development to Guard Against RSV, Flu and Covid-19 Presented by BD and MedCity News A webinar sponsored by BD scheduled for March 7 will explore how diagnostics companies are working with healthcare organizations to guard against the perfect storm of Covid-19, RSV and influenza. Register today! LAST CALL For Diagnostic and BioPharma Startups - Meet These Investors Sofia Guerra, Investor, Bessemer Venture Partners and Harry Glorikian, General Partner, Scientia Ventures   There is no fee to apply. Only companies funded from 2018-2022, and that have raised a seed funding round will be considered. Application Deadline: February 28, 2023. Selections will be announced on March 22, 2023.   Apply Now

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Sanofi's FDA Nod in Hemophilia Gives Patients More Convenience, Brings Roche New Competition FDA approval of Sanofi hemophilia A drug Altuviiio provides patients with a therapeutic option that lasts longer than most other products available, including one already marketed by the French pharma giant. Altuviiio also gives Sanofi a way to better compete against blockbuster Roche drug Hemlibra. Report: Medicare Advantage Enrollment Sees Continued Growth, but at a Slower Rate Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans increased by 5.5% this year, or by 1.5 million beneficiaries, according to The Chartis Group. But in 2020, 2021 and 2022, enrollment rose by 1.9 million, 2.2 million and 2.3 million, respectively. LGBTQ+ Health Advocates Sound Alarm Over CDC Data On American Youth In 2021, 69% of LGBQ+ teens reported experiencing persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year, compared to 35% of heterosexual teens, according to a recent CDC report. This stat is likely understated because the report did not include information about those who identify as transgender, experts said. 3 reasons Why Natural Language Processing Will go Mainstream This Year NLP in healthcare can accurately give voice to the massive amount of unstructured data of the healthcare universe, and here are the three reasons why I believe 2023 is the year that we will see increased adoption of NLP across the industry. Industrial Scale Microbiome Mining is a New Drug Discovery Toolbox Within ten years of execution and widespread adoption, most pipelines will be traced to the opportunity of untapped microbes of the earth. Improving Value-based Care with Optimized Drug Therapy Optimizing drug routines allows prescribers to make more informed decisions that reduce risk and improve quality of care. The result is better outcomes for both patients and organizations. AbbVie Pays Capsida $70M to Expand Gene Therapy Alliance to Eye Diseases AbbVie and Capsida Therapeutics are expanding their gene therapy R&D alliance to the eyes. Capsida is in line to receive $70 million now and up to $595 million later, depending on the progress of the eye programs.

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