It had been a few years since the last systematic literature review of the effect health information technology (HIT) has on patient outcomes, and much has changed since. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 encouraged widespread electronic health record (EHR) adoption, vaulting them to near-ubiquity.
Amazon and two other American titans are trying to shake up health care by experimenting with their own employees’ coverage. By Chinese standards, they’re behind the curve.
Pfizer $PFE and J&J $JNJ have come down to the wire with pivotal data on nonmetastatic prostate cancer. And there are billions of dollars in revenue on the line here.
The Apple Heart Study — which began enrollment at the end of November — has now begun data collection, with participants receiving prompts over the weekend to sign informed consent documents and initiate data collection. That document also reveals some new details about how Apple plans to use data collected during the study.
A machine learning technology developed to spot dangerous medical conditions before they worsen has shown its value in a trial.
Sanofi has refused both requests from the Government of the Philippines to refund used doses of its Dengvaxia vaccine as well as the costs of medical treatment of first-time dengue patients who were harmed after its use in the nation’s vaccination programme of 837,000 children.
Bristol-Myers Squibb has revealed promising data from its ongoing Phase 3 study investigating the efficacy of Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) compared to chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients whose cancers have a high tumour mutation burden (TMB), regardless of PD-L1 expression.
Pharma giant AstraZeneca has seen a fourfold increase in research productivity following a narrowing of disease focus and cuts in laboratory and staff over the past seven years, Reutersreported Thursday.
FDA is warning that the liver disease medicine Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) has been incorrectly dosed daily instead of weekly in patients with moderate to severe primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a rare chronic liver disease, increasing the risk of serious liver injury. To ensure correct dosing and reduce the risk of liver problems, FDA is clarifying the current recommendations for screening, dosing, monitoring, and managing PBC patients with moderate to severe liver disease taking Ocaliva. FDA is adding a new Boxed Warning, FDA’s most prominent warning, to highlight this information in the prescribing information of the drug label. FDA is also requiring a Medication Guide for patients to inform them about this issue.
HAIFA, Israel and MIAMI, Florida – INSIGHTEC®, a commercial-stage medical technology company revolutionizing surgery with incisionless MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) announced today the closing of a $150 million Series E private equity investment round. Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), a subsidiary of Koch Industries, focused on finding and funding innovative and emerging companies, led the round with a $100 million investment.
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