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Open communication helps ulcerative colitis patients through COVID-19

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Gastroenterologist Dr Séverine Vermeire explains how lockdowns and communication changes over COVID-19 are taking their toll on ulcerative colitis patients and how we can best support them in the new normal. The COVID-19 pandemic might have changed everything about how we communicate, but as humans we still crave social interaction.

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STAT+: Best Buy-Atrium deal offers glimpse of tech’s future in home health

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But a new partnership between the electronics retailer and Atrium Health, part of the nonprofit health system Advocate Health, is a sign of how big tech and retail companies are getting in on the booming hospital-at-home market. Atrium Health, meanwhile, launched its home hospital program in 2020 and has since served over 6,300 patients.

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Health Innovators: Sidekick Health’s Saemundur “Sam” Oddsson

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Prior to starting Sidekick Health, Oddsson practiced internal medicine for several years at northern Europe’s largest teaching hospital. Prior to this, he founded pharmaphorum in 2009, which was acquired by Healthware Group in June 2020. About the author.

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Why cell therapy manufacture is a team sport

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Ultimately, it’s a team sport between Kite and Gilead and the 100-plus qualifying hospitals across Europe, all of which have been individually trained and assessed to ensure they are fully compliant with the necessary procedures and meet exacting standards. UK-CTH-2020-11-0075 | Date of preparation: December 2020.

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Vertical pharma: How sector convergence can erase digital health siloes

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Mia Ekdahl, head of communications at the park, says: “Industries – certainly the ICT and mobility industries – are getting closer and closer to traditional life sciences, and now life science companies are waking up to a world in which they, to a certain extent, have been bypassed. For more information visit the Park’s website.

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The 20 Key Moments in the 340B Program's 30-Year History

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Interestingly, the 340B law was actually included in a veterans healthcare bill (the Veterans Health Care Act) that also established a separate drug pricing program for veterans hospitals. It also raised the DSH payment cap for some rural and small urban hospitals to 12%. 340B providers expressed significant concern.

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Microsoft puts AI at heart of digital health strategy with Nuance deal

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billion deal to buy Nuance Communications and its artificial intelligence platform for speech recognition that is increasingly being used for clinical applications. . Microsoft has made its aspirations in digital health clear with a whopping $19.7