What You Should Know:
- Advantus Health Partners, a provider of end-to-end healthcare supply chain solutions, and Alliant Purchasing LLC, a national group purchasing organization (GPO), have announced a strategic partnership aimed at maximizing purchasing power for their combined membership base.
- The strategic collaboration brings together Advantus' strategic approach to supply chain and Alliant's extensive network of vendors, offering members significant cost savings and improved supply
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New Study Links Depression to Higher Body Temperature Using Oura Rings
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A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of California San Francisco suggests a surprising link between depression and body temperature. Published today in Scientific Reports, the findings reveal that individuals with depression tend to have higher body temperatures, opening up potential avenues for novel treatment approaches.
Higher Temperatures, More Symptoms
The study, involving over 20,000 participants
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Cardinal Health Acquires Specialty Networks for $1.2B, Deepens Focus on Specialty Pharma
What You Should Know:
- Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) announced a strategic move to bolster its Specialty business with the acquisition of Specialty Networks, a multi-specialty group purchasing and practice enhancement organization, for $1.2 billion in cash.
- The acquisition signifies Cardinal Health's commitment to investing in key therapeutic areas and providing innovative solutions to independent specialty providers.
Specialty Networks: A Powerhouse of Clinical and Economic
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Pharmacists Step Up in 2023: Increasing Immunization Rates and Closing Healthcare Gaps
What You Should Know:
- XiFin's pharmacy division, OmniSYS, released its 2023 CareALERTS™ data, highlighting how pharmacists are playing a crucial role in closing healthcare gaps and improving adult immunization rates.
- The data, unveiled on National Pharmacist Day, underscores the need for all U.S. states to recognize pharmacists as providers of clinical services.
CareALERTS: Closing the Immunization Gap
Developed to increase adult and senior immunization rates, CareALERTS
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Radiology AI Marketplace CARPL Secures $6M to Bridge Radiologist Gap with Seamless Integration Tools
What You Should Know:
- As healthcare demands rise with an aging population and growing emphasis on early disease detection, the burden on radiologists is reaching a critical point. To address this challenge, enterprise imaging AI marketplace platform CARPL has announced a $6M funding round, aiming to bridge the radiologist gap by streamlining access and integration of AI tools into clinical workflows.
Navigating the Maze of AI Solutions
With over 200 companies developing AI
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Peloton Equity Invests in OnPoint Healthcare to Combat Physician Burnout with AI
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- Peloton Equity, a private equity firm focused on healthcare growth companies, announced a significant investment in OnPoint Healthcare Partners, a leader in AI-powered solutions for reducing physician burnout and improving administrative efficiencies.
- This partnership aims to empower OnPoint to accelerate its growth and impact on healthcare delivery. With the investment, Peloton representatives and Michael Clark, President of RAAPID.AI, will join OnPoint's board
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23andMe Scores FDA Clearance for Novel Cancer Immunotherapy Targeting NK Cells
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- 23andMe Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ME), a genetics and biopharmaceutical company, announced The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the investigational new drug (IND) application for 23ME-01473 (referred to as '1473), paving the way for the first human clinical trial of this promising new therapy.
- With FDA clearance secured, 23andMe plans to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial in the first half of 2024. This initial study will evaluate the safety and
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Pediatrix Deploys AI-Powered Prenatal Care with Sonio, Streamlining Workflow and Enhancing Patient Experience
What You Should Know:
- Pediatrix Medical Group, a provider of specialized healthcare for women, children, and babies in the U.S., is making waves by deploying Sonio's AI-powered prenatal care solution.
- The innovative technology promises to revolutionize ultrasound workflow, improve quality assurance, and ultimately, deliver a better experience for both patients and providers.
Simplifying the Complexities of Prenatal Care
Traditional prenatal care workflows often involve multiple
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Specialty Pharmacy Drives 3.8% Increase in Drug Prices
What You Should Know:
- Vizient, Inc., a leading healthcare performance improvement company, has released its latest Pharmacy Market Outlook, projecting a 3.8% growth in drug price inflation.
- The increase is the highest since July 2019 and is attributed in part to the expanding realm of specialty pharmacy, notably the increased utilization of weight loss drugs. The report also highlights the anticipated rise in provider spending due to the expansion of gene therapies.
Price of
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Atropos Health and Google Cloud Partner to Turbocharge Real-World Evidence Generation for Healthcare Systems
What You Should Know:
- Atropos Health, a leader in transforming real-world clinical data into personalized insights, today announced a game-changing collaboration with Google Cloud.
- The partnership optimizes Atropos' GENEVA OS platform to seamlessly integrate with Google Cloud's Healthcare Data Engine (HDE) and BigQuery, empowering healthcare systems to unlock the full potential of their data. By simplifying data access, streamlining analytics, and democratizing insights, this
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