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The CDC Foundation today announced the creation of a new role, Chief Health Equity and Strategy Officer, and that Lauren A. Smith , MD, MPH, is joining the Foundation in this capacity. In this role, Smith will partner with the Foundation’s other senior leaders to develop and drive strategic efforts to embed health equity across the CD

Servier, an independent international pharmaceutical company, has awarded the 2020 Servier Golden Ticket at MBC BioLabs to Telo Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focusing on working on s

MP0317 activates multiple antitumor immune cell types in vitro when in the presence of tumor stroma associated FAP MP0317 mouse surro gate localizes to FAP-expressing tumors and induces strong and durable anti-tumor responses without systemic toxicity, and demonstrates strong anti-tumor immune memory responses ZURICH-SCHLIEREN, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / September 24, 2020 / Molecular Partners AG (SIX:MOLN), a clinical-stage biotech company that is developing a new class of custom-bu

Heart failure (HF) is a cardiovascular epidemic. In addition to being increasingly prevalent, HF patients often have poor outcomes after initial diagnosis and poor quality of life. The Ameri

A coalition of organizations representing millions of patients who live with serious, acute, and chronic conditions has released principles to guide policymakers seeking to ensure patients can continue to safely access appropriate telehealth services during and after the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Signify Health, a leading provider of technology-enabled healthcare solutions designed to keep people healthy and happy at home, and Ciox Health, a leader in health information management, today announced a strategic alliance to develop a master patient record for payers and risk-bearing health systems participating in value-based care models.

Select Medical Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Select Medical Holdings Corporation, announced a joint venture agreement with Rush University System for Health to manage operations of a critical illness recovery hospital, inpatient rehabilitation hospital and 63 physical therapy centers throughout the greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana region.

Chesapeake Urology, an affiliate of United Urology Group, recently welcomed three new physicians to its growing team of specialists and general urologists.

The following is attributed to Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health [24-September-2020] SILVER SPRING, Md. , Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Part of our role in protecting patients is to regularly evaluate, monitor and update scientific evidence on the risks from medical devices—including issues related to the materials use

Axcella (Nasdaq: AXLA) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on leveraging endogenous metabolic modulators (EMMs) to pioneer a new approach for treating complex diseases and improving health. The company’s product candidates are comprised of EMMs and their derivatives that are engineered in distinct combinations and ratios to simultaneously impact multiple biological pathways. Axcella’s pipeline includes lead therapeutic can