Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new genetics-based prognostic tool for myelodysplastic syndrome, according to their findings are published in the October print issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.Researcher Dr. Tefferi and collaborators from National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, examined gene mutations and their effect on survival in 685 patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. Researchers identified a favorable gene mutation, SF3B1, and unfavorable gene mutations, ASXL1
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10 Major Trends Shaping The Global Digital Diabetes Market
In the last two years, the digital diabetes care market has seen a substantial progress. In the new report, Digital Diabetes Care Market 2018-2022: Ready to Take Off, Research2Guidance demonstrates how the improvement of digital diabetes solutions has resulted in the increasing demand for them among patients and healthcare organizations. According to the report, the digital diabetes care market has reached a tipping point, which will result in the sustainable growth in the
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Biotech Startup Akrevia Therapeutics Lands $30M to Develop Next-Gen Cancer Immunotherapies
Akrevia Therapeutic, a Cambridge, MA-based biotech startup focused on developing highly-potent, tumor-targeted immuno-oncology therapeutics has raised $30 million in funding led by F-Prime Capital Partners and Atlas Venture. The funding will be used to accelerate Akrevia's pipeline and proprietary Aklusion® platform, which allows therapeutic antibodies, cytokines and chemokines to be specifically activated in the tumor microenvironment and tailored with precisely optimized pharmacologic
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Novo Nordisk Launches the Innovation Challenge Focused on Diabetes Management
Novo Nordisk, a global leader in the diabetes space, is seizing the opportunity to advance care and leverage digital health technology through the Novo Nordisk Innovation Challenge. With support from MATTER, a prominent incubator and innovation hub, Novo Nordisk is challenging start-ups, researchers, entrepreneurs, and students to explore, design; and co-develop digital health solutions for the more than 400 million people living with diabetes worldwide.The first phase of the challenge is
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Corstrata to Launch Virtual Wound Clinic Powered by Citus Health
Corstrata, a provider of digital healthcare IT solutions and services for wound prevention and care management, announced today a partnership with Citus Health, a digital health solutions provider for the post-acute care industry, to power its next-generation virtual clinic. Corstrata will leverage Citus Health's state-of-the-art patient and provider engagement platform to enable enhanced remote access to wound and ostomy care experts for wound and ostomy patients everywhere.Corstrata will
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How Design Thinking in Healthcare Can Improve Patient Experience
According to the American Hospital Association, an overwhelming majority of hospital executives consider technological innovation a centerpiece of their long-term organizational goals, particularly as it pertains to solving complex problems and meeting the needs of consumers.However, if you are a regular attendee of healthcare tradeshows, you may have noticed that innovations come and go while the problems they were intended to solve remain as intractable as ever. Despite a robust market for
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Proscia Raises $8M for AI-Enhanced Digital Pathology for Cancer Diagnosis
Proscia, a Philadelphia-based digital pathology platform has raised $8.3 million in Series A funding led by Boston-based Flybridge Capital Partners with participation from Emerald Development Managers, Fusion Fund, Razor’s Edge Ventures, and RobinHood Ventures.The startup plans to utilize the Series A funding to fuel the development and commercialization of new, clinical AI-enabled workflows targeting high-volume, high-impact cancers, the first of which will be available later this year. In
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VRHealth, Oculus Team Up to Power Virtual Reality Wellness Solutions for Patients
VRHealth, a Boston, MA-based healthcare technology company providing specialized virtual reality (VR) technology solutions and data analysis, today announced that they are teaming up with Oculus to deliver their newest health and wellness solutions using Oculus products. Virtual Reality solutions have the potential to be transformative for the healthcare industry since the immersive experience and ability to monitor progress has enormous potential benefits for patients, doctors, and healthcare
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AI Diagnostics Startup IDx Nabs $33M for Autonomous Detection of Diabetic Retinopath
IDx, a Coralville, Iowa-based startup that developed the first and only FDA-cleared autonomous AI diagnostic systems, has raised $33 million in funding led by 8VC with participation from Optum Ventures, Alpha Edison and Heritage Provider Network. This latest round of funding will accelerate the adoption of IDx-DR and allow IDx to continue developing additional AI-based diagnostic systems.Founded in 2010 by a team of clinical scientists, IDx is focused on developing clinically-aligned autonomous
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Augusta University Health & Philips Partner to Streamline Lung Cancer Diagnosis with Hybrid Operating Room
Today, Philips and Augusta University Health announced a long-term partnership to expedite the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer with a hybrid operating room. Knowing early detection is key to a patient’s survival, the hybrid operating room combines three techniques into a single appointment with a multidisciplinary team, eliminating the delays of multiple clinical visits. The hybrid operating room pilot has shown promising results, such as:- Prior to this, it could take up to six weeks
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