By Alaric Dearment, Med City News | September 26, 2019 A panel discussion at the DTx East conference in Boston discussed whether partnerships between digital health and drugmakers were "a match made in heaven." With digital therapeutics becoming a growing component of the medical care ecosystem, it’s only natural that [...]
By Andrea Park, Becker's Hospital Review | September 26, 2019 The FDA released two new guidances on Sept. 26 further outlining its regulatory process concerning the development and commercialization of new digital health technologies. The first guidance concerns clinical decision support software. Besides distinguishing between types of software that will [...]
By Jessica Kent, Health IT Analytics | September 25, 2019 September 25, 2019 - The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, will donate grants totaling $29.5 million that will help advance DNA sequencing technology and precision medicine. The grants will span a five-year period pending the availability of [...]
By Glenn Snyder, Deloitte.com | September 23, 2019 I’ve been hearing the term “coop-etition” quite a bit recently as medical technology executives consider the impact outside organizations are beginning to have on their industry. There is an acknowledgement among many traditional device manufacturers that they might need to cooperate with [...]
By Bertha Coombs, CNBC | September 22, 2019 Humana’s new digital health hub in Boston has the look and feel of a tech start-up, and that is very much the point. The Medicare giant’s CEO has told his managers digital engagement has to be at the heart of everything they [...]
By Heather Landi, Fierce Healthcare | September 20, 2019 Pharmacy giant Walgreens is testing an on-demand drone delivery service with Alphabet's Wing Aviation beginning next month. As the first pharmacy retailer to test drone delivery, Walgreens will use Wing's drones to deliver food and beverage products, over-the-counter medications and other [...]
