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Merrimack builds large pipeline of cancer drugs but keeps costs low

Merrimack builds large pipeline of cancer drugs but keeps costs low

May 22, 2013 2:59 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Little known biotechnology company Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc has quietly built a large pipeline of experimental cancer treatments that it aims to deliver at a fraction of ... Read more
Ben Chodor steps down as Happtique CEO amidst changes

Ben Chodor steps down as Happtique CEO amidst changes

May 16, 2013 2:36 pm by | 0 Comments

Happtique, a mobile health company that has been part of a national debate on how mobile health apps should be regulated and certified, has made changes to its senior management, ... Read more
New York patient portal contest winners take on health literacy challenge

New York patient portal contest winners take on health literacy challenge

May 13, 2013 6:39 pm by | 0 Comments

What should a patient portal for a statewide health information network look like? That’s a question New York eHealth Collaborative has been considering for awhile. If the interface characteristics of ... Read more
Healthcare entrepreneurs, these 4 digital health accelerators are looking for applicants

Healthcare entrepreneurs, these 4 digital health accelerators are looking for applicants

May 10, 2013 2:35 pm by | 0 Comments

As the provisions of the Affordable Care Act and HITECH Act are rolled out, providers and payers are looking for ways to address pain points varying from improving patient engagement ... Read more
Social health network offers discreet way to share, receive health info publicly

Social health network offers discreet way to share, receive health info publicly

May 9, 2013 8:13 pm by | 2 Comments

A neurologist has started a healthcare social network called HealthKeep that he describes as the inverse of Facebook. Everyone is anonymous but their information is public.It was developed to help ... Read more
N.Y. eHealth’s next digital health class will add patient, caregiver workflow

N.Y. eHealth’s next digital health class will add patient, caregiver workflow

May 8, 2013 5:12 pm by | 1 Comments

It was graduation day for the eight members of New York eHealth Collaborative’s inaugural class for its digital health accelerator. But the second class, already in the planning stages, will ... Read more
WebMD top management steps down

WebMD top management steps down

May 7, 2013 5:01 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - WebMD Health Corp said Chief Executive Cavan Redmond, appointed last June, will be leaving as the health information provider reported a narrower quarterly loss.Shares of the company were ... Read more
Judge criticizes FDA move on Plan B, agency warns of precedent

Judge criticizes FDA move on Plan B, agency warns of precedent

May 7, 2013 4:20 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge criticized the Food and Drug Administration over its refusal to make emergency contraception available to girls of all ages without a prescription, saying ... Read more
Oncology data analytics firm targets 96% of cancer patients not in clinical trials

Oncology data analytics firm targets 96% of cancer patients not in clinical trials

May 2, 2013 9:53 pm by | 0 Comments

One of the biggest frustrations cancer doctors have is feeling like they’re the only ones treating cancer, according to Nathaniel Turner, co-founder of cancer data analytics startup Flatiron Health. He ... Read more
How 3D body scanning will help you find a suit that actually fits

How 3D body scanning will help you find a suit that actually fits

May 2, 2013 10:39 am by | 0 Comments

Carlos Solorio, the co-founder of Tailor Truck parent company Arden Reed, says that this is a use case that 3D scanning was made for. ’3D scanning gives us accurate measurements ... Read more
Genomic study spots differences between deadly and safer forms of cancer

Genomic study spots differences between deadly and safer forms of cancer

May 1, 2013 3:15 pm by | 0 Comments

Genomics signatures in uterine cancers could offer clues to prognosis. The first comprehensive genomic analysis of endometrial tumors divides the cancer into four subtypes and suggests potential changes to current ... Read more
Enigma brings the deep, dark world of public data to light

Enigma brings the deep, dark world of public data to light

May 1, 2013 1:27 pm by | 0 Comments

The realm of public data is like a vast cave. It is technically be open to all, but contains many secrets and obstacles within its walls. Enigma.io launched out of ... Read more
Stopping hormone therapy may have its own risks

Stopping hormone therapy may have its own risks

May 1, 2013 9:01 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -Though long-term hormone replacement therapy has serious health risks, going off the medication may lead to a return of menopausal symptoms and increased risk for high ... Read more
Can making data beautiful engage patients and boost health literacy?(video)

Can making data beautiful engage patients and boost health literacy?(video)

May 1, 2013 7:03 am by | 0 Comments

Providing consumers access to their data without overwhelming their health literacy threshold is probably the biggest challenge for companies developing patient portals to provide access to electronic health records. Too ... Read more
Delcath shares plummet following FDA briefing

Delcath shares plummet following FDA briefing

May 1, 2013 6:39 am by | 0 Comments

QUEENSBURY -- Delcath Systems may need to conduct a new clinical trial before it wins U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to make and sell its cancer-fighting drug delivery system ... Read more