BioSpace News Archive

Biotech Bay

State Regulators Overturn more than 60 Percent of Health Plan Denials

California Chronic Care Coalition releases report highlighting serious nature of wrongful health plan denials and calls for increased awareness of state’s appeal process

March 14, 2019
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4 min read
Pharm Country

Lupus Research Alliance and National Minority Quality Forum Release Recommendations to Advance New Lupus Treatments by Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trial Participation

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) and the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) today released the insightful report, “Addressing the Challenges of Clinical Research Participation Among Populations Disproportionately Impacted by Lupus.”

March 14, 2019
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5 min read
Business

Lipogems Provides an FDA Cleared Option For Patients Between Conservative Therapy and Major, Invasive Surgery

The Lipogems system is leading the way in orthopaedic medicine by assisting patients who fall in the “treatment gap” between conservative therapies and major, surgical intervention

March 14, 2019
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3 min read
Pharm Country

Rite Aid Foundation Launches New Prescription Drug Safety Initiative in Harrisburg-Area High Schools

In an effort to help address adolescent drug abuse and misuse in Pennsylvania, The Rite Aid Foundation is bringing the Prescription Drug Safety program, an innovative digital course about prescription drug abuse prevention, to Harrisburg-area high schools.

March 14, 2019
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6 min read
sphingotec announces new data on the kidney function marker pro-enkephalin (penKid®) presented at 24th International Conference on Advances in Critical Care Nephrology

German diagnostics company sphingotec GmbH (Hennigsdorf) announced that leaders in critical care nephrology have confirmed clinical utility of the company’s glomerular filtration biomarker penKid® for early diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of acute kidney injury (AKI).

March 14, 2019
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4 min read
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia work together to increase access to treatment options for people with substance use disorder

The opioid crisis is devastating individuals, families and communities across the country

March 14, 2019
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2 min read
When to worry about memory loss and what to do about it

Memory loss is one of the hallmark symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. For many people who find themselves having more memory slip ups as they age, the lingering question becomes: When is my forgetfulness severe enough to be a sign of dementia?

March 14, 2019
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6 min read
LindaCare to Debut ProPulse™ Cardiac Remote Monitoring Services at ACC in New Orleans

LindaCare, a digital health company specializing in remote patient monitoring solutions for chronic disease management, today announced the company will offer ProPulse™, a new remote monitoring service for patients with cardiac implantable devices, adding to its online device management software solution.

March 14, 2019
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3 min read
Biotech Beach

Jacksam/Convectium Corp to Present at 31st Annual ROTH Investor Conference

Investors interested in meeting with Jacksam/Convectium management during the conference can utilize the MeetMax online system or contact us directly at the numbers listed.

March 14, 2019
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3 min read
Pharm Country

Kibow Biotech Recognizes World Kidney Day -- 2019

Kibow Biotech is pleased to announce that it will mark World Kidney Day, March 14, 2019, with a significant social media campaign to increase awareness of the importance of maintaining good kidney health. (Reference: worldkidneyday.org)

March 14, 2019
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4 min read