First Approved Therapy for XLH in the U.S.; Only Treatment that Targets the Underlying Cause of this Rare, Hereditary, Lifelong Disease
Use of an artificial pancreas is associated with better control of blood sugar levels for people with type 1 diabetes compared with standard treatment, finds a review of the available evidence published by The BMJ today.
Silvia Pfeiffer started Coviu with CSIRO colleague Nathan Oehlman in 2015, and it is now in use by 1100 healthcare professionals, with 160 of them paid subscribers to the software-as-a-service platform at $20 a month. More than 20,000 patients have been remotely consulted to date via the platform, which is browser-based and does not require a download.
Another internet data scandal—this time Facebook and Cambridge Analytica—has consumers buzzing about the safety of their personal information. Will people become more nervous about sharing their healthcare data in its wake?
Common Sensing , an evidence-based, data-driven injectable-medicine healthcare company, announced the close of a $6.6 million USD Series A financing. The round was led by Waterline Ventures. New World Health, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), and Haselmeier joined the round as well. The funds will be used to accelerate Common Sensing's manufacturing and commercial operations for Gocap™, an IP-protected dose monitoring solution enabling patients and providers to better utilize injectable medicine, including insulin, fertility medications, growth hormones, and others.
XBiotech USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:XBIT) announced today that it has obtained an exclusive, worldwide license from CT Atlantic AG (CTA), a Swiss biotechnology company. Under the terms of the license agreement, XBiotech will use its proprietary manufacturing technology to advance the development of the True HumanTM anti-NY-ESO-1 monoclonal antibody, 12D7.
Kineta Chronic Pain, LLC, a subsidiary of Kineta, Inc., today announced that it has entered into an exclusive option and license agreement with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to develop Kineta’s α9/α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) antagonists for the treatment of chronic pain.
Black Book found that one-third of practices with more than 11 clinicians are considering EHR replacement options within the next few years.
NHS Digital’s sharing of non-clinical patient information with the Home Office has been branded “entirely inappropriate” by MPs, who say they are concerned about the body’s ability to act as a reliable steward of the data.
In a major boost to Australia’s digital health sector, the Federal Government has announced a $55 million cash injection to launch the new Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre and its R&D consortium of more than 60 technology companies, universities, health networks and research institutes.
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