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‘What’s your pain right now?’ Sickle cell, loss, and survival in America

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ST. LOUIS — All morning, nurses had been coming in, taking vitals, offering blankets, pressing buttons to silence alarms. It would stay quiet for a bit, but then the beeping would start again, telling Tammy Clemons over and over that she was back in the emergency room. She wished she were elsewhere. She wished she were with her sister, who’d just had a stillborn baby in a different hospital, three miles away.

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Aignostics leads latest crop of digital health financings

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Recent funding rounds in the digital health arena feature digital pathology startup Aignostics, remote care specialists TCC, Yazen Health, and Nema Health, wearables developer Alimetry, and clinical trial automation startup Research Grid.Digital pathology specialist Aignostics, which develops artificial intelligence algorithms to glean information from medical images and combine it with epidemiological, clinical, and genomic data, has completed a $34 million Series B financing.

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Rula Health, Amazon Health team up to expand access to virtual mental healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

Rula Health has teamed up with Amazon Health Services to expand access to mental healthcare. | Amazon customers can search for mental health support using keywords like “stress relief” or “anxiety relief” to find providers who take their insurance and meet their needs. Rula is available via search, product detail pages or navigating the discovery bar.

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J&J bids to add smouldering myeloma to Darzalex label

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Johnson & Johnson looks on course to make Darzalex the first approved drug therapy for smouldering multiple myeloma, after a phase 3 win

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Cencora to buy Retina Consultants of America in $4.6B deal to expand specialty services

Fierce Healthcare

Drug distributor Cencora plans to buy Retina Consultants of America from Webster Equity Partners in a $4.6 billion deal. | Drug distributor Cencora plans to buy Retina Consultants of America from Webster Equity Partners in a $4.6 billion deal. RCA is a management services organization that operates a network of retina specialists and the deal will bolster Cencora's specialty drug business.

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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

The FDA Law Blog

By Sarah Wicks & James E. Valentine — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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2025 BCPS Study Materials $100 Discount AND FREE Audible Book!

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Are you gearing up for the BCPS exam in 2025 and looking for the best resources to help you succeed? We’ve got some exciting news that will make your preparation easier and more affordable! For a limited time, we’re offering $100 OFF our comprehensive BCPS Exam Study Materials (1 Year All Access Pass), designed by […] The post 2025 BCPS Study Materials $100 Discount AND FREE Audible Book!

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Investment surges, hurdles and emerging innovations in neuroscience

Pharmaceutical Technology

Experts in the neuropsychiatry drug development space say targeting the right patient population will be key for success in the field.

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