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Can Digital Medicine Improve Drug Adherence?

A new digital health program focused on oncology patients is attempting to improve outcomes using a risk-shared payment structure between a health system and Silicon Valley company

Malnutrition In Hospitals Linked To Greater Risk Of Death, Study Finds

A new study now sheds light on the importance of proper nutrition in hospitalized patients, linking it to their survival.

After Theranos, Healthcare Startups Still Aren’t Publishing Enough Peer-Reviewed Research, Says One Stanford Professor. Venture Capitalists Disagree.

Without published research, scientists and prospective investors and customers have little to go on to evaluate a startup’s marketing claims, the Stanford team maintains.

Anthem To Launch PBM Earlier, Ending Express Scripts Deal In March

Anthem will move up the launch of its pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company IngenioRx, saying it will begin transitioning members away from Express Scripts in less than two months.

Alternatives To Obamacare

They are not always called insurance, but a growing number of programs such as “health sharing” enable Americans to keep their medical costs down

Social Media And Loneliness: More Research Is Finding A Connection, But Big Questions Remain

New research adds to a list of studies finding a link between social media use and feelings of loneliness. How to interpret the results, however, is anything but crystal clear.

Israeli Scientists Say They Will Have A Complete Cure For Cancer Within A Year

“We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer,” said Dan Aridor, chairman of the board of Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd. (AEBi).

Fitness Recovery Tech: What Is Cryotherapy, What Are The Benefits, And How Does It Work?

I gave cryotherapy a try to see if the latest innovation in fitness recovery actually works

Can Tech Change The Way We Tackle Smoking?

15 percent of the population are smokers and smoking is still the biggest cause of death and illness in Britain. With a lack of new methods to help people quit smoking, what are the latest innovations to help?

Fintech And Biotech Are Coming Together To Transform Drug Development

Tech’s latest impact on drug developement may not be in the lab, but in bank, as blockchain emerges as a new methodology to redefine and advance the financing of drug development.