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- Spectrum Solutions, LLC announced the publishing of findings from their research collaboration with the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Dr. David Wong, UCLA School of Dentistry that successfully demonstrated a superior ability to detect circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) from saliva.
- Specifically, amplified EGFR mutations associated with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using Spectrum’s saliva collection and preservation system with the Electric
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Mayo Clinic, Mercy Sign 10-Year Collaboration to Transform Patient Care
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- Mayo Clinic and Mercy announced a 10-year collaboration agreement— a first-of-its-kind alliance between two large healthcare systems that will use the most current data science and years of deidentified patient outcomes to find diseases earlier and start patients on paths to better health more quickly.
- With the combination of privacy-protected, cloud-based technology architecture, and the growth of artificial intelligence and machine learning, this aggregated
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Hospital Deploys Immersive Virtual Reality Treatment Room for Kids with Cancer
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- Lee Health’s Golisano Children’s Health Center in Naples, FL has deployed a new immersive virtual reality treatment room to improve the chemo experience for kids with cancer. Today, children battling cancer can now receive their chemotherapy while traveling to outer space, going on a deep-sea diving adventure or being immersed inside a video game.
- The opening of the immersive treatment room took place earlier this year and is part of a comprehensive expansion of
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$3.7 Trillion Reasons to Centralize Chronic Disease Management
59% of all Americans (194 million) suffer from at least one chronic disease, and almost one in three adults has three or more chronic conditions. Unfortunately, the problem will only get worse with time.
On the business front of chronic disease management, health care systems are already struggling with rising costs and uneven quality despite the hard work of well-intentioned, well-trained clinicians.
Health care leaders and policymakers have tried countless
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What to Know About Gene Therapy
Gene therapy is making a world where cancer and AIDS can be cured, and a person can alter their genetic makeup, changing the direction of their own and their offspring's evolution in the process. However, the effects of gene therapy are long-lasting, and may impact both your and the health of your future children.
What Is Gene Therapy?
Utilizing a gene or genes to treat or cure a disease or medical condition is known as gene therapy. Gene therapy frequently involves replacing a
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RefleXion Medical Raises $125M for Biology-Guided Radiotherapy
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- RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering the use of biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) for all stages of cancer, today announced the closing of a $125M debt facility, of which $55M is available immediately to repay the company’s existing $50M of debt.
- The remaining $70M of the new facility will be made available upon reaching certain regulatory and commercial milestones. The funds will support the continued commercialization of the RefleXion X1
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COTA Appoints Noel Alaka as VP of Life Sciences
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Today, oncology real-world data analytics company COTA announced the appointment of Noel Alaka as Vice President of Life Sciences.
As VP of Life Sciences, Alaka will be responsible for helping grow and build partnerships with leading life sciences companies that are looking to adopt real-world data and real-world evidence to help accelerate innovation in treatments for patients facing cancer.
Noel Alaka Bio/Background
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Chicago ARC Launches Health Equity Innovation Venture Collaborative
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- The Chicago ARC, a new venture collaborative focused on accelerating health equity solutions, has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the University of Chicago Medicine and Sinai Chicago — as the organization’s first Founding Healthcare Partners. The Chicago ARC also officially welcomed Kate Merton, Ph.D., as its executive director.
- The Chicago ARC was founded on the belief that where you live, work and play should be positive drivers of your health
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Precision Medicine: Is Personalized Care Really Here?
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- New Definitive Healthcare report, Is Personalized Care Really Here? analyzes the US claims data to review how precision medicine has been used in recent years for cancer, transplant matching, genetic testing during pregnancy and more.
- Trends within — and adjacent to — precision medicine suggests that consumer preferences for more effective, convenient and affordable care are driving rising rates of precision medicine procedures. Furthermore, the data reveal the
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Proscia Raises $37M for AI-Enabled Pathology Platform
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- Proscia, a Philadelphia-based provider of digital and computational pathology solutions raises $37M to advance the way we understand and treat diseases like cancer. The round includes participation from Highline Capital Management, Triangle Peak Partners, and Alpha Intelligence Capital as well as existing investors including Scale Venture Partners, Hitachi Ventures, ROBO Global, Emerald Development Managers, and Razor's Edge Ventures. This investment brings Proscia's
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