What Geriatric Emergency Departments Do Differently

It had been a rough few months. Cynthia Tompkins was hospitalized in May for osteomyelitis — a bone infection — then spent six weeks in a rehabilitation facility. “It was a struggle,” she said. “I didn’t bounce back too well.” Tompkins returned to her home in San Diego, but she was still taking antibiotics, along…

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Slate Medicines’ Merger and $245M Private Placement Fuel Mission in Migraine

Migraine drugs developer Slate Medicines is going public in a reverse merger with Fulcrum Therapeutics. The biotech’s lead antibody drug blocks two novel migraine targets, offering the potential for better efficacy compared to other next-generation migraine drugs in R&D. The post Slate Medicines’ Merger and $245M Private Placement Fuel Mission in Migraine appeared first on…

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The Rise of Consumer Diagnostics and Emerging Trends

Consumer diagnostics will be one of several discussions at the INVEST Digital Health conference focused on power shifting to the consumer in healthcare. The conference is scheduled for October 29 in Dallas at Pegasus Park, in partnership with Health Wildcatters. Click here to view the agenda and register. The post The Rise of Consumer Diagnostics…

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