Disparities in lung cancer treatment may point to an access problem. Less than 62% of lung cancer patients in the U.S. receive treatments recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines.
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The Conundrum Of Investing In Cardiovascular Versus Rare Diseases R&D
It’s important to recognize that an R&D organization must use its resources to maximize the return on a company’s investment. To do that, investments must be made in therapeutic areas where the odds of technical, regulatory and commercial success are h…
Walgreens Sees More Doctors Connected To Its Drugstores
Though two partnerships Walgreens has to strengthen the drugstore chain’s relationships with physicians remain in testing stages, company executives say they are performing well and a future expansion could be around the corner.
Biden, Bloomberg, and Buttigieg Have the Health Insurance Plans That Can Become Law and Will Work
Of all of the 2020 candidates for President, only Biden, Bloomberg and Buttigieg have health care plans that have a realistic chance of becoming law––and fixing the health insurance system
“Accountable Care” And You: Better Care Delivery, Reduced Costs
Theoretically ACOs are “built” to manage patients on the care continuum to ensure that care is coordinated to deliver quality outcomes and better, lower-cost care.
A Simple Blood Test Could Help Identify Targets For Preventing And Treating Age-Related Disease
Protein signatures could have potential for helping diagnose diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, for which no blood tests currently exist.
Children’s Hospital Spinout, Airway Therapeutics, Closes $15.5M Series C
An Ohio-based biopharmaceutical startup that’s developing new interventions for acute and chronic lung diseases – including for very preterm infants – has closed a $15.5 million oversubscribed Series C financing round.
Will A ‘Dry January’ Make You Healthier?
It’s only about a week into the new decade, new year, and well, new month, and many have already lightened up on any hard core resolutions, plans, or difficult-to-reach goals.
Elix: The New Start-Up Using Technology To Deliver Customized Chinese Herbal Remedies To Ease Women’s Hormonal Health Issues
Only a measly 4% of healthcare R&D goes towards women’s health issues in general. Launching today, start-up Elix is trying to change that.
Walgreens Mum On Buyout As Profits Fall 25%
Walgreens Boots Alliance profits dipped in the company’s fiscal first quarter as the company works to reinvent its U. S. drugstores amid rumors the the global chain may be taken private in a massive leveraged buyout.
