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Coloplast launches digital leakage notification system Heylo for stoma patients

More than 176,000 people in the UK are living with a stoma, according to NHS data Coloplast has announced the launch of its world-first digital leakage notification system, Heylo, to benefit patients living with a stoma. The new system is now available through the NHS to help alleviate the physical and mental burden of leakage in patients living with a stoma, following an individual consultation and assessment of leakage anxiety. According to NHS data, more than 176,000 people in the UK are living with a stoma, an opening on the abdomen that can be connected to either the digestive or urinary system to remove waste from the body. The most common conditions that can result in stoma surgery include colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and accidental injury. For most patients, leakage of a stoma is currently the biggest challenge, with 92% of people worrying about leakage, impacting ...
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- July 10, 2024
PrimeRx Launches Digital Platform for Pharmacy Drug Ordering

By Mike Hollan The platform is similar to other recent digital platforms in that it is designed to reduce drug costs. One of the main issues impacting the pharmaceutical industry is the cost of medications. Recently, several digital platforms have launched with the mission of providing more competition by providing purchasers with more options for buying drugs. While the most prominent of these platforms have been based on a direct-to-consumer model, there are other platforms that are designed for pharmacies to use as well. PrimeRX announced the launch of a new platform aimed at pharmacies named PrimeRX MARKET.1 This platform will provide users with access to over 40 different drug suppliers, along with the ability to place all of their orders through one platform, and provide research on drug prices. In a press release, PrimeRx CEO Ketan Mehta said, “We are thrilled to introduce PrimeRx MARKET to our solutions portfolio. ...
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- July 6, 2024
US Justice Dept cracks down on healthcare fraud schemes linked to $2.75bn loss

The US Justice Department has charged 193 people in a major enforcement action, accusing them of participating in healthcare fraud schemes worth $2.75bn. The two-week crackdown involved 76 doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals. The defendants are accused of several scams, such as illegally distributing millions of Adderall (amphetamine) pills and other stimulants. This also included fraudulent activity that involved corporate executives distributing tainted and misbranded HIV medication, which amounted to $90m in losses. Ruthia He, founder and CEO of San Francisco-based digital technology company Done Global, was arrested on 13 June. He has been charged with participating in a scheme to distribute Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine) over the internet and conspired to commit healthcare fraud in connection with the submission of fraudulent claims for reimbursement for the drug and other stimulants. Adderall is a drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Also included in this crackdown were ...
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- July 2, 2024
Virtual Therapeutics, Akili Interactive Strike Definitive Merger Agreement Seeking to Improve Mental Health Through Immersive Video Games

Don Tracy, Associate Editor Under terms of the deal, Akili will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Virtual Therapeutics, with Akili shareholders receiving $0.4340 per share of common stock in cash.Virtual Therapeutics and Akili, Inc. announced that they have agreed to terms on a definitive merger agreement, aiming to establish a digital health company that creates engaging and immersive games to improve mental health. Under terms of the merger, Akili will now work as a wholly owned company of Virtual Therapeutics, Akili shareholders will receive $0.4340 per share of common stock in cash, representing a 4% premium to the closing stock price.1 “In today’s global mental health crisis, patients deserve access to clinically validated solutions that address their specific needs. We have been able to advance multiple solutions on our platform since founding Virtual Therapeutics, and we look forward to taking a significant step forward through this merger,” said Dan ...
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- June 5, 2024
NIHR awards HealthTech Research Centre Network £5m to advance health innovations

The network will support the development, evaluation and adoption of innovative health and care technology The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded an NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) Network £5m to provide national coordination and leadership for NIHR HRCs to advance health innovations. Hosted by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from 1 September 2024, the network will support the development, evaluation and adoption of innovative health and care technology. In November 2023, the NIHR announced £42m in funding to support 14 new NIHR HRCs to work with businesses to support the development of medical devices, diagnostics and digital technologies to allow people to better monitor their health, make earlier diagnoses and improve the management of conditions such as cancer, dementia, cardiovascular and respiratory disease. The HRCs are located in leading NHS organisations across England, including Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College London’s HRC for ...
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- May 23, 2024
Avoiding the Digital Age is Hurting Research Efforts

Mike Hollan Pharmaceutical ExecutivePharmaceutical Executive: May 2024 Mike Hollan, Assistant Managing Editor, Pharmaceutical Executive When it comes to developing new drugs and therapies, there is obviously nothing more important than data. Countless bits of data are collected for each medication before it hits the market, and researchers continue to collect data after that. Even before the modern technology boom, data was a key component of the life sciences industry. In the modern world, data is more valuable than ever. New technologies, such as AI and machine learning algorithms, are capable or collecting, sorting, and analyzing bits of data at a faster rate than ever before. Researchers across almost every industry are seeing the benefits and discovering new ways to innovate based on these discoveries. In the life sciences industry, this data is being used for everything from drug development, market analysis, and even scheduling sales reps calls. It’s undeniable that ...
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- May 14, 2024
Otsuka Launches New Company to Commercialize Rejoyn, the First Digital Therapeutic for Depression

Otsuka Pharmaceutical is launching a subsidiary that will commercialize its digital therapeutic Rejoyn — as well as other digital therapeutics and connected health products down the line. Last month, Rejoyn became the first FDA-cleared digital therapeutic for patients with depression.Last month, an app named Rejoyn became the first FDA-cleared prescription digital therapeutic for patients with major depressive disorder. The app, which changes users’ behavior through various lessons and exercises, was developed by Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Click Therapeutics. On Monday, Otsuka announced that it is launching a new data and technology-focused subsidiary that will commercialize Rejoyn — as well as other digital therapeutics and connected health products down the line. The new company — named Otsuka Precision Health — is a subsidiary of Otsuka America, which is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Otsuka Pharmaceutical. Rejoyn is a six-week program intended to be used alongside antidepressants. The app leverages clinically validated cognitive emotional ...
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- May 10, 2024
Bio-Rad and Alleghany Health Network partner for patients with solid tumour cancer

Bio-Rad Laboratories and Alleghany Health Network (AHN) have partnered to advance clinical evidence for monitoring solid tumour cancers using Bio-Rad’s Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology. The collaboration will use ddPCR technology for molecular residual disease (MRD) monitoring of patients across a range of solid tumour types. Accounting for approximately 90% of all adult human cancers and half of childhood malignancies, solid tumour cancers can develop in many parts of the body, including the breast, lung, prostate and colon. Used to provide a critical indication of both remission and potential relapse in patients, MRD testing has been widely adopted for monitoring haematological malignancies and is now being implemented for solid tumour diseases. As part of the agreement, the collaboration will combine Bio-Rad’s digital PCR technology and expertise in molecular oncology, assay design and development with AHN’s cancer-care expertise, clinical data and patient samples collected via its Cancer Institute’s Moonshot programme, which ...
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- April 12, 2024
KCL project receives £100,000 UK government funding to boost AI-assisted healthcare

A project being led by King’s College London (KCL) has received funding from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) totalling £100,000 to create a platform to boost artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted healthcare for cancer diagnosis. The PharosAI project will develop a platform for AI researchers and companies to access cancer-related datasets to train AI in healthcare settings. One of 12 teams awarded as part of the DSIT’s Research Venture Catalyst Programme, the project will comprise researchers from KCL, Guy’s and St Thomas’s Trust, Bart’s Cancer Institute and Bart’s Health Trust. The platform will help researchers and companies develop, evaluate and deploy NHS-quality AI for cancer diagnosis, offering AI clinical evaluation, deployment, standards validation services and educational programmes. According to the project proposal, researchers aim to develop a data refinery sourced from over 50,000 patient samples from King’s Health Partners Cancer Biobank and the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank to ...
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- April 9, 2024
New digital iTalkBetter app significantly improves speech in stroke patients

Aphasia is a language disorder caused by some form of brain damage, including stroke Researchers from the Neurotherapeutics Group at University College London’s Queen Square Institute of Neurology have developed a new digital app that significantly improves speech in stroke patients. Supported by Wellcome and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the iTalkBetter app provides speech therapy for people living with aphasia, a language disorder. Caused by some form of brain damage, including stroke, severe head injury and brain tumours, aphasia can lead to difficulties with speech or language. The NHS currently provides around 12 hours of speech and language therapy, with further face-to-face therapy available via some charities or privately. However, most aphasia patients are undertreated with therapy. The new app offers practice for over 200 commonly used words, games to maintain engagement and an integrated speech recogniser to analyse speech in real time ...
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- March 2, 2024

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