EHR vendor Allscripts has made an agreement to purchase patient communication app maker Health Grid for $60 million in cash, with an additional $50 million in earnout payments based on Health Grid achieving certain revenue targets over the next three years, according to a recently registered SEC filing. The merger of the two companies is expected to close sometime during Q2 2018.
The Lifeline Express was introduced to meet two gaps: giving medical treatment in the remotest villages and providing lower-income people with free treatment. The train runs all over India, reaching the remotest places and halting in one place for a month before proceeding.
NHS England has unveiled new processes designed to fast track clinical trials undertaken across the NHS, and boost access for patients.
On Monday Takeda Pharmaceutical confirmed to acquire Shire for £45.3 billion ($61.50 billion). The final deal will be 46 percent cash and 54 percent stock.
San Francisco-based appointment booking application Solv Health announced that it has raised $16.8 million in Series B funding from Greylock Partners, along with Benchmark and Aspect Ventures. The company also unveiled its new Solv Pay feature, which helps to make payment quicker and easier for its users.
Mayo Clinic researchers found success with an mHealth app - EpiFinder, which can diagnose Epilepsy (A disruption in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures). During recent research conducted at Mayo Clinic, the Epifinder app recognized epilepsy in almost 87percent of the cases.
Merck generated more than $1.5 billion in first-quarter vaccine sales. (Merck)
US regulators are undertaking a priority review of Roche unit Genentech’s PD-L1 inhibitor Tecentriq, in combination with Avastin and standard chemotherapy for some patients with lung cancer.
Today, Digital behavioral health company, Lyra Health announced that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding in a new financing round including Tenaya Capital, Glynn Capital, Crown Ventures, and Casdin Capital, as well as returning funders Greylock Partners, Venrock, and Providence Ventures.
Consumers are depending on mHealth applications and wearable devices to improve their medication abidance.
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