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click here Public health experts raise alarm over 'fundamental violation of the integrity of the CDC' NIH to fund 7 digital health projects aimed at COVID-19 Healthcare roundup: At least 200K dead in U.S. from COVID-19 Biopharma roundup: WHO's Covax to dole out shots proportionally, then by need Esperion ditches traditional drug launch playbook to navigate first drug debut during pandemic Startup Olive banks another $106M to build out hospital AI 'command centers' Featured Story | By Tina Reed In a video chat hosted on Friday by JAMA Editor-in-Chief Howard Bauchner, M.D., experts raised alarm about the implications of the appearance of political meddling in federal scientific agencies' work. read more |
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Top Stories By Conor Hale The National Institutes of Health has picked seven companies and academic centers to help develop digital health solutions aimed at the COVID-19 pandemic—including smartphone apps, wearables and big data programs to mitigate the personal and public health impacts of the novel coronavirus. read more By Healthcare Staff Follow along with the latest COVID-19 news straight from the Fierce Healthcare team. read more By Eric Sagonowsky, Angus Liu, Kyle Blankenship, Conor Hale, Fraiser Kansteiner The NIH picked seven companies to help develop digital health projects against COVID-19. The WHO released a distribution plan for its Covax facility. An organization of Black doctors is forming a task force to screen federal vaccine decisions. And at-home dialysis is on the upswing during the pandemic, one news outlet reported. read more By Beth Snyder Bulik In early March, Esperion Therapeutics prepared to gather hundreds of newly hired salespeople in Phoenix to gear up to launch its first drug, the cholesterol fighter Nexletol. Years of planning came to an abrupt end, though, when the pandemic hit, forcing the company to quickly pivot to an all-digital rollout. read more By Heather Landi Healthcare software startup Olive has found its sweet spot in automating healthcare administrative tasks using artificial intelligence. On the heels of a $51 million funding round in March, the company just secured $106 million in financing. Here's how the company went from tackling repetitive manual tasks to building hospital AI "command centers" at some of the largest health systems. read more |
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