Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology

Penn Medicine to open Center for Sleep in joint venture in India

Penn Medicine is planning to expand its Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology with the opening of a center in Mumbai, India in a joint venture with the Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health Sciences, MedCity News has learned. The move would help the health system expand its brand in an emerging market and reflects […]

By Stephanie Baum

A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma

A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.

By PurpleLab

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.