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Policy

EVENITY™ (romosozumab) Receives Approval In Japan For The Treatment Of Osteoporosis In Patients At High Risk Of Fracture

EVENITY Approved to Reduce the Risk of Fractures and Increase Bone Mineral Density in Men and Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis at High Risk of Fracture

January 8, 2019
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17 min read
Business

RQI Partners, LLC enters into an agreement with careLearning to market, sell and provide customer access to resuscitation product portfolio

Move positions company to bring a new standard of care to U.S. hospitals in effort to improve cardiac arrest outcomes

January 8, 2019
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5 min read
Business

American Urological Association Launches Political Action Committee

The American Urological Association (AUA) announced today the formation of a political action committee.

January 8, 2019
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1 min read
BioMidwest

Omron® Healthcare officially launches HeartGuide™, the first wearable blood pressure monitor, with new digital health service, HeartAdvisor™

Highly-anticipated medical device in the compact form of a wrist watch now available for retail sale in the U.S. at OmronHealthcare.com, pairs with new insights-driven mobile application

January 8, 2019
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4 min read
Drug Development

Cellular Biomedicine Group Initiates Patient Recruitment for Clinical Trial in B Cell Maturation Antigen (Anti-BCMA) Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) Therapy Targeting Multiple Myeloma (MM)

Cellular Biomedicine Group Inc. today announces the initiation of patient recruitment to support the study of anti-BCMA CAR-T therapy targeting relapsed and refractory Multiple Myeloma in China.

January 8, 2019
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5 min read
Genetown

The National Institute of Whole Health offers New Credential Options for Nurses

NEW OPTION FOR LICENSED NURSES

January 8, 2019
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2 min read
Business

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Co-COO, Alex Gourlay, Named Co-Chair Of The American Heart Association’s 25th Anniversary Chicago Heart Walk

The American Heart Association (AHA) announced today that Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Co-Chief Operating Officer Alex Gourlay, has been named co-chairman of the 2019 Metro Chicago Heart Walk. Mr. Gourlay will chair the Heart Walk with Omron Healthcare’s president and CEO, Ranndy Kellogg.

January 8, 2019
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2 min read
Genetown

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Adds Two New Digital Health Solutions for Large Self-insured Clients

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts recently added two new digital health solutions to its Emerging Solutions portfolio

January 8, 2019
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4 min read
Job Trends

Is the ‘World’s Only Superpower’ Defenseless?, Asks Physicians for Civil Defense

For decades, the U.S. has relied on the threat of nuclear retaliation to deter an attack on our homeland—but what if it comes at our southern border?

January 8, 2019
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2 min read
Business

San Francisco Health Plan Continues its Partnership with PerformRx® as its Pharmacy Benefit Manager

San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP), a community managed care health plan serving over 140,000 San Francisco residents, announced today that it is continuing and expanding its partnership with PerformRx to manage its pharmacy benefits.

January 8, 2019
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2 min read