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Bon Secours Mercy Health the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the U.S., and Compass Surgical Partners, an independent, full-service ambulatory surgery center (ASC) management partner, today announced a strategic partnership to expand outpatient surgical care. Together, BSMH and Compass Surgical Partners are planning to partner on multiple ASC projects in 2023, with additional projects to follow in 2024 and beyond. "Providing quality outpatient surgical care is an importa
Read more...The Howard de Walden Estate today announces that it has completed three signings within its healthcare portfolio, with Cognacity, Orri and All Points North (APN) all taking space in the Harley Street Medical Area (HSMA), as occupier demand for prime healthcare space remains competitive. Cognacity, a global expert in mental health and performance, is moving to larger premises in response to increased demand. Cognacity looks after individuals with a wide range of mental health problem
Read more...Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma and Cara Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended Kapruvia for the treatment of moderate-to-severe CKD-associated pruritus in adult patients on haemodialysis. The decision follows authorisation from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in April 2022. “The recommendation of Kapruvia by NICE is a key step on our jou
Read more...BD a leading global medical technology company, today announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the new BD Kiestra™ Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) imaging application that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret bacterial growth and release negative specimens with minimal human interaction. The BD Kiestra™ MRSA application uses AI to automate the traditionally labor- and time-intensive task of inspecting Petri di
Read more...The situation of people who care for those in need of care at home is influenced by many factors – a team from the University of Vienna and the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences has now identified which of these have a particular impact on the personally perceived caregiver stress. Five factors were found to have an especially strong influence on the subjective burden of caregiving relatives. Of these, the health status of the caregivers has the greatest impact. The study,
Read more...Labcorp a leading global life sciences company, today announced it entered into an agreement with Providence to expand the longstanding strategic relationship between the two organizations. Through the agreement, Labcorp will acquire Providence Oregon's outreach laboratory business and select assets in Oregon. Providence Oregon will maintain operation and ownership of certain anatomic pathology and genomics outreach testing and its hospital laboratories in the region. "Expa
Read more...Cardio Diagnostics Holdings, Inc an artificial intelligence-powered precision cardiovascular medicine company, announced the introduction of the Actionable Clinical IntelligenceTM platform to expand the information available to clinicians prescribing the Epi+Gen CHD and PrecisionCHD laboratory developed tests (LDTs). ACI offers new data-driven insights into the epigenetic and genetic molecular underpinnings of coronary heart disease (CHD). Epi+Gen CHD and PrecisionCHD are artificial
Read more...Flatiron Health Expands Beyond Real-World Data, Providing End-to-End Evidence Solutions for Oncology
16 May 2023
Building upon over a decade of experience providing high-quality, real-world oncology data, Flatiron Health has announced the expansion of their real-world evidence (RWE) offerings to include analytic, scientific, and consultative services, leveraging the high-quality foundational real-world data (RWD) assets that the company is well known for. Flatiron’s new Integrated RWE Solutions will include data and end-to-end services to provide a more flexible and fit-for-purpose approach to add
Read more...Nido Biosciences a clinical stage company developing precision medicines for debilitating neurological diseases, emerged from stealth today backed by an industry leading investor syndicate and having raised a combined $109 million in Seed, Series A and B financings. Nido Bio was founded through the 4:59 Initiative at 5AM Ventures. The Series A round was co-led by 5AM Ventures, Abingworth, and Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Osage University Partners and Eli Lilly and C
Read more...VisAR, an augmented reality surgical navigation system from healthcare technology leader Novarad™, receives FDA 510(k) approval for precision guided intraoperative spine surgery. VisAR transforms a patient's imaging data into a 3-dimensional hologram which is visible through an optical visor and superimposed onto the patient with submillimeter accuracy. This allows the surgeon to focus directly on the surgical objective without looking away at a separate monitor. Most surgeries are
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