Lundbeck says Longboard Pharmaceuticals’ drug, bexicaserin, has potential applications in a range of rare epilepsies. Last month, the biotech began a Phase 3 clinical trial testing the drug in Dravet syndrome. The post Lundbeck’s Neuro-Rare Pipeline Lands Cornerstone Drug via $2.6B Longboard Pharma Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News.
The Nobel Prize committee summarizes their contributions as follows: Some countries become trapped in a situation with extractive institutions and low economic growth. The introduction of inclusive institutions would create long-term benefits for everyone, but extractive institutions provide short-term gains for the people in power. As long as the political system guarantees they will remain…
Suki’s $70 million Series D financing round was led by Hedosophia and included participation from Venrock, March Capital, Flare Capital, Breyer Capital and inHealth Ventures. The post Suki Secures $70M To Expand AI Offerings appeared first on MedCity News.
Spending on digital health has increased rapidly over past two years
We need to equip pharmacists with technology that can help them to make impactful clinical interventions in the pharmacy and reimburse them for these services, which would help to address the provider shortage. The post Community Pharmacies Fill Critical Healthcare Gaps in Rural Areas — Here’s How We Can Empower and Support Them appeared first…
By moving beyond subjective and heterogeneous criteria and embracing objective brain function measures, the field of psychiatry can achieve greater precision and efficacy in addressing complex disorders. The post Precision Psychiatry is Possible — Especially if We Use Evidence-based Neural Measures to Drive Better Mental Health Treatment and Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.
Vice President Kamala Harris, now on the presidential campaign trail, is making inroads with a key voting bloc: Black women, who are rallying behind her because of her work on issues such as preserving abortion access, curbing gun violence and reducing maternal deaths. What has become clear is not just that this voting group supports…
Chris Darland is CEO of Peerbridge Health, which is the maker of a “3 lead to 12 lead” EKG patch that can give a better view of overall cardiac health than what’s on the market now–which tend to specialize in AFIB. Chris thinks that the Peerbridge Cor product will lead to a new world where…
KFF Health News senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed how best to prepare for a storm on “CBS News 24/7” on Oct. 9. Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS News 24/7” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed obesity on WAMU and NPR’s “1A” on Oct. 9. Click…
This year, the Nobel Prize in medicine went to Victor Ambros, currently a Professor of Natural Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Gary Ruvkun, a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. The two men won the award for their discovery of microRNA. One of the key questions of science is figuring…