Source Every year at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, data highlighting groundbreaking therapies and innovative technologies to combat cancer are shared, addressing the significant unmet need in oncology and providing hope. This year’s conference has been no different; researchers presented more than 5,000 abstracts, showcasing leading-edge research in the race to…
Source Visit the News Hub Grant will support research on embryo development Tsai Tony Tsai, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of developmental biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a 2023 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. He is one of 22 early-career researchers in the biomedical sciences to…
Source [1/2] South African surgeons Dr Tim Forgan and Dr Imraan Mia use a robot called DaVinci to perform delicate operations at the Tygerberg hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Shelley Christians/File PhotoCAPE TOWN, June 13 (Reuters) – South African lawmakers agreed a new health insurance bill on Tuesday, paving the way…
Source Someone says artificial intelligence, and some instinctively move towards the light, while others run for the exits—with both reactions reflecting the duality of the perception around this new technology. There are an increasing number of articles appearing extolling the virtues and possibilities with AI and others that forewarn of its darker side. There is…
Source June 13 (Reuters) – Proparco, a unit of France’s state development agency, is making a $35 million equity investment in Quadria Capital, an Asia healthcare-focused private equity firm, the companies said on Tuesday, to develop health care facilities in the region.Quadria Capital aims to fill the gap between growing demand for healthcare and an…
Source This Week in Washington: Fallout from debt ceiling holds up House floor action; SCOTUS rules to allow patients to sue nursing homes Upcoming Hearings Congress House House Speaker Faces Backlash Over Debt Ceiling Agreement House Ways and Means Committee Marks Up Nine Bills SCREENS Act Introduced Senate Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Healthcare…
Source Other global health innovation funding this week went to startups focused on maternal and newborn health outcomes, administrative and operations management software, nutrition, mental health, and more.This week’s reported health innovation funding included:GetHarley, a London, UK-based platform that connects consumers with skincare clinicians and products, raised $52M led by Index Ventures. Pomelo Care, a…
Source Tue, Jun 13th 2023 01:25 pm Submitted by Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has announced a partnership with North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) to provide comprehensive anesthesia services to the Niagara community. A press release stated, “This collaboration began June 1, and unites NFMMC, a renowned regional medical…
Source The Most Innovative Companies in 2023 Every year, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) releases their Most Innovative Companies ranking. Based on a survey of over 1,000 innovation executives polled in Dec. 2022 and Jan. 2023, BCG assessed a company’s performance on four dimensions: Global mindshare: the number of votes received from all global innovation executives…
Source The Columbia-based Maryland Innovation Center’s Business Revitalization Initiative Through Entrepreneurship (BRITE) Program was honored with a 2023 NACo Achievement Award in the Community and Economic Development category, recognizing its significant contributions to empowering entrepreneurs. The award from the National Association of Counties (NACo), the foremost organization representing county-level government operations, highlights the BRITE program’s…
