By Jessica Bateman, The Guardian | May 2, 2019 Health technology catering to women has covered fertility, periods, mental wellbeing and more. Now tech entrepreneurs are catering to the 13 million women in menopause. When Lina Chan received care to help her conceive in her late 30s, she couldn’t help [...]
By Jim Shamp, WRAL Techwire | May 1, 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The newly published document, “2018: Evidence and Opportunity: Impact of Life Sciences in North Carolina,” is a fascinating story of transformation for a state that once held the unfortunate reputation as the second-poorest in the nation. It [...]
The Medical Futurist | April 30, 2019 In spite of common fears and perceived dangers, artificial intelligence won’t take the jobs of physicians and won’t monopolize medicine. On the contrary: as A.I. will help automate administrative tasks and take over monotonous day-to-day assignments, it will free up time for medical [...]
By Russ Montgomery, Tom Valuck, Cynthia A. Bens, Andrea Ferris, Health Affairs | April 30, 2019 Personalized medicine, which targets care based on a patient’s genomics, genetics, medical status, personal circumstances, and care preferences, is transforming health care delivery. Meanwhile, value-based payment is also driving sweeping changes by tying payment [...]
By Heather Landi, Fierce Healthcare | April 30, 2019 Indiana University Health and Raleigh, North Carolina-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals have teamed up with blockchain and pharmacy companies to better track specialty prescription drugs. The group will test implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) starting in August. [...]
By Claire Novorol, Forbes | April 30, 2019 As digital technology becomes ever more central to improving healthcare, we are seeing that governments, policymakers, industry groups and patients are increasingly focused on a fundamental question: what makes a digital health product truly fit for purpose? Within this debate, the role [...]
