TOP STORIES
Despite criticism and disapproval by some, the president gives Obamacare an 8 out of 10 rating – not giving it a ten because you can “always improve something.”
“Sixteen million people or more have health insurance that didn’t have it before,” Obama said. He added that has led to the lowest uninsured rate “since we started keeping records.”
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The biggest pharma deal of the year could be underway with specialty drug manufacturer Mylan’s $29 billion bid to purchase Ireland-based Perrigo.
The deal would create a generic medicine powerhouse, giving the combined company critical mass in specialty brands, generics, and over-the-counter and nutritional products. Together, the two companies would have about $15.3 billion in 2014 sales.
LIFE SCIENCE
BSD Medical, recently rebranded as Perseon Corp, said today that it won an expanded 510K clearance from the FDA for its MicroThermX device.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Preliminary research suggests therapy with a human antibody appears to reduce levels of the HIV virus in the blood for at least a month.
Biopharmaceutical company PAREXEL is contributing to the industry workforce with the announcement of three new academic programs at the PAREXEL Academy.
PAYERS-PROVIDERS
SERMO, as the leading US social network for doctors, has announced an international expansion, starting with the UK.
An estimated 6 million people enrolled in health coverage using privately managed health insurance exchanges in 2015, according to a new report by Accenture.
Enter the new era of house calls: Dallas physician Jonathan Clarke, MD, has launched an app called “Mend,” which allows users to request his services via smartphone, similar to Uber, but for healthcare
TECH
Intel has been not so subtly trying to get into China’s hardware industry and spread use of their ARM-based chips. This includes wooing big vendors to use its technology with free chips, as well as smaller companies like CEIN Biotechnology, which develops finger vein scanners.
On Wednesday, Intel held its annual developers conference in Shenzhen, China, at a time when rival ARM-based chips from Qualcomm and MediaTek have been all the rage.
POLITICS
Questions about GMO labeling regulation guidelines and the reasoning behind what makes concerns about the process valid continue.
President Obama was briefed on the diminishing Ebola epidemic in West Africa. This is the first time the White House has publicly addressed the disease in several weeks.
A LITTLE EXTRA
Getting little ones excited about science is a fun and very worthwhile endeavor – and what better way to to do that then tell them they are allowed to get their hands dirty.
A startup that wants to encourage kids to get excited about science and engineering, MudWatt, is now selling an affordable, fun (and, yes, a bit messy), science kit by way of Kickstarter that allows children to make electricity using just mud and electrodes.
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