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Blink Health Hires Former Compass & Microsoft Executive Eytan Seidman as Head of Product

Blink Health, the app that lets people get their prescription medication at much lower prices, announces that Eytan Seidman has joined the company as Head of Product.

July 16, 2019
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3 min read
BioMidwest

TMRW Robotic Process Automation Platform Goes Live at San Diego Fertility Center, Vios Fertility Institute - Chicago and Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York

TMRW, the creator of the first Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform specifically designed for in vitro fertilization (IVF), announced today the company has commenced a multi-site study to test its platform in a live clinical environment.

July 16, 2019
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6 min read
BioForest

$4.2 million federal grant will expand injury prevention research across region

A $4.2 million grant to UW Medicine’s Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) will support injury prevention projects around prescription opioid abuse, suicide, older adult falls, and pediatric concussion in Washington state and the region.

July 16, 2019
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3 min read
BioCapital

Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office and NaphCare Roll out New Opioid Detox Protocol Saving Lives in City Jail

NaphCare, Inc., a leading correctional healthcare provider, and the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office today announced the roll-out of an advanced protocol to proactively treat opioid withdrawal within the Virginia Beach Correctional Center.

July 16, 2019
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2 min read
Biotech Beach

Doctors and Scientists Launch Inaugural Workshop to Address Health Disparities in Alzheimer’s

Researchers, clinicians, advocates, and funders assembled for a roundtable discussion on preclinical strategies to reduce health disparities in dementia research Monday evening at the JW Marriott Los Angeles

July 16, 2019
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1 min read
Business

Jeff Hoopes, chairman of Swinerton, to be honored with City of Hope’s 2019 Spirit of Life® Award

City of Hope announced that its Northern California Real Estate & Construction Council will present its highest honor – the 32nd annual Spirit of Life® Award – to Jeff Hoopes, chairman of Swinerton and one of the most respected and successful executives in the construction industry.

July 16, 2019
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3 min read
Business

According to THE SAGE GROUP, the Annual Economic Burden of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) in the U.S. Exceeds $200 Billion

A new analysis published by THE SAGE GROUP LLC, concludes that the all-cause cost of CLI exceeds $200 billion.

July 16, 2019
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2 min read
BioMidwest

Primex Improves OneVue Sense™ Line With New Capabilities

Primex announces the release of additional environmental monitoring solutions to enhance its OneVue Monitoring Platform.

July 16, 2019
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2 min read
Traditional Employee Assistance Programs can be costly and under-utilized - Novus Health Is a Cost-Effective Alternative

After comparing themselves to the industry standard, Novus Health has found they’re approximately 75% more affordable than a traditional EAP.

July 16, 2019
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4 min read
Pharm Country

Researchers Find More than Half of Patients with Newly Abnormal Kidney Function Tests are Not Getting Timely Follow-up Testing

A team of investigators studied electronic medical data on more than 200,000 of adults and found that 58 percent of patients with a newly abnormal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were not getting timely follow-up testing after the abnormal result

July 16, 2019
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5 min read