Why did CDC withdraw support for FluMist influenza vaccine for kids?
Researchers are trying to see what — if any — is the common factor behind FluMist’s recent poor performance.
VaxInnate keeps slowly raising capital for seasonal flu vaccine
VaxInnate, a New Jersey startup, has raised more equity - on top of $53 million in government contracts - to develop a seasonal and pandemic flu vaccine.
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.
FluGen raises $12M Series A for “universal” flu vaccine
Wisconsin startup FluGen is developing a flu vaccine that's meant to protect against mutated forms of the virus. It just raised a $12 million Series A to do so.
Wachter: Make hand hygiene, flu shots mandatory for clinicians
Patient safety advocates affiliated with the National Patient Safety Foundation have proposed instituting a set of "must-do" practices for all healthcare organizations.
A universal flu vaccine could be on the horizon
This year’s flu vaccine has proven to be an unfit match to the prominent strain. It’s unfortunate, but it has happened before. But what if there was a universal influenza vaccine that could just take care of business once and for all? Researchers at McMaster University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, […]
This flu season could be extra deadly
It’s flu season, and we know there are different strains of the illness, including H3N2, influenza B, and a decendent of the swine flu, an H1 subtype. But problems are now arriving because the current vaccines don’t work with a particular strain, one that is spreading. In this case, a new H3 subtype will be tough to […]
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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.