Press Releases
PM360 Announces the Selections for its 12th Annual Innovations Issue
On Thursday, December 14th, pharmaceutical marketing and trade magazine PM360 announced its list of innovators in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and biotechnology industries. These innovators were named for their achievements across a variety of areas, including Artificial Intelligence, Clinical...
ORIEN to Present Abstracts at 65th Annual ASH Meeting Utilizing Aster Insights’ Avatar Platform
Aster Insights has announced three upcoming presentations at the 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, which will be held from December 9-12 in San Diego, CA. Three ORIEN scientists from Moffitt Cancer Center will present key findings on multiple myeloma using data from Aster Avatar, including a...
New Study Shows Point-of-care Genetics May Improve Uptake, Reduce Racial Disparities
On Thursday, December 7, 2023, oncology and cancer-health screening company Cancer IQ announced a partnership with the Boston University School of Public Health to study racial and ethnic disparities in genetic counseling and testing for at-risk cancer patients. This study aims to identify which racial and ethnic...
Hims & Hers Launches Holistic Weight Loss Program to Break the Endless Cycle of Weight Gain and Loss
Telemedicine company Hims & Hers announced the launch of its new weight loss service, “Weight Loss by Hims & Hers,” in a press release on Monday, December 4, 2023. The new service aims to establish itself as a holistic alternative to traditional weight loss strategies, emphasizing users’ individual goals,...
Aledade and Anthem Announce New Medicaid Partnership to Bring the Benefits of Value-Based Care to More Virginians
On Thursday, November 30, 2023, Aledade Inc. announced that it has partnered with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to increase quality and ease of access for patient care to people throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. The initiative will provide improved and more accessible healthcare to more than 150,000...
Densitas® Selects CancerIQ to Power Lifetime Risk, Patient Adherence as Part of its Industry Leading Mammography Quality AI Platform
Densitas Inc, an artificial intelligence and technology company, announced on Sunday that it has partnered with the cancer prevention service CancerIQ to include Cancer IQ’s Tyrer-Cuzick Version 8 risk calculator in its breast cancer screening offerings. This 8th version, released in March of 2018, uses...
Aster Insights Announces Presentations at SITC’s 38th Annual Meeting
Aster Insights has announced that it will participate in the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 38th Annual Meeting this November, with three presentations on the agenda. This year’s SITC Annual Meeting will be held in San Diego, CA, from November 1-5. Presenters from Aster Insights include Tim Shaw, Xuefeng...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Launches Comprehensive Cancer Support Program
OncoHealth has partnered up with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to offer cancer support to patients. Through OncoHealth’s virtual platform, Iris, patients who receive a cancer diagnosis will gain access to a variety of resources: Educational resources Clinical Oncology expertise Mental health support A network of...
City of Hope and Reimagine Care Collaborate to Offer 24/7 Monitoring and Support to Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
Reimagine Care has announced a new partnership with City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. and a leading research center for life-threatening illnesses. Their collaboration aims to introduce a novel care model for blood stem cell transplant recipients. This innovative...
Inbound Health Secures $30 Million in Funding Led by HealthQuest Capital to Accelerate Growth of At-Home Advanced Care Programs
Inbound Health, a company specializing in enabling health systems to provide acute and post-acute care in patients' homes, has successfully concluded a Series B funding round, securing $30 million in investment. HealthQuest Capital led the funding round, with participation from existing investors Flare Capital...
Other News
Deborah Kilpatrick: Improving Everyday Health
Deborah Kilpatrick is the co- CEO and Executive Chair of the Board for Evidation Health. In her role at Evidation, Deb aims to help individuals integrate health assessment data into their daily lives, taking control of their own health outside the doctor’s office. In...
Diversity in Clinical Trials: A Regulatory Imperative
A recent study has shown that Americans of color participating in clinical trials received significantly less inclusion than white Americans. This analysis, conducted by Komodo Health, shows that 85% of participants in oncology trials were white over the past five...
Kathleen Bresette named chief revenue officer at RxLightning
RxLightning has hired Kathleen Bresette as its first chief revenue officer. Bresette’s experience in the health care industry is expansive. Most recently, she served as vice president of business development and client strategy at DrFirst Inc. She was also previously...
Merck Digital Sciences Studio’s SciMar ONE is already demonstrating early value
Last year, McKesson Ventures joined a group of funders including Merck, Microsoft, the Global Health Innovation Fund, Northpond Ventures, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology to bring to life a “founder-friendly” startup accelerator for companies in the...
Lessons from Farzad Mostashari, CEO and Co-Founder of Aledade, on Empowering Independent Primary & Value-Based Care
Aledade CEO and Co-Founder Farzad Mostashari was recently a guest on the Pear Healthcare Playbook podcast. In the talk, Mostashari discusses his journey to healthcare, how he started Aledade, the importance of independent physicians in value-based care, and how...