Pharma

Woman checking glucose level with a remote sensor and mobile phone.
By  Emily Olsen 10:27 am July 18, 2022
The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) on Monday revealed four toolkits to help healthcare and life science organizations use data from sensors like wearables and remote patient monitoring systems at scale.  The four toolkits are based on resources derived from the society's Sensor Data Integrations project, which includes organizations like Amazon Web Services, Oracle, the Moffitt Cancer Center,...
Kaiku Health CEO and cofounder Lauri Sippola
By  Emily Olsen 11:10 am May 10, 2022
Digital cancer care company Kaiku Health has entered into a strategic partnership with pharma and diagnostics giant Roche to offer Kaiku's tools for symptom management and support to clinics and patients. Finnish-born Kaiku provides a digital platform where patients can input their symptoms as they undergo cancer treatment, receive feedback for lower-acuity concerns and keep the care team...
Businesspeople shaking hands
By  Emily Olsen 01:04 pm May 5, 2022
Prescription digital therapeutics startup MedRhythms has entered into a licensing agreement with Biogen to develop and commercialize its MR-004 product, which aims to improve mobility for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Under the deal, MedRhythms would receive a $3 million upfront payment from Biogen, with the potential to earn up to $117.5 million if certain development and commercial...
Researchers in a lab
By  Laura Lovett 01:53 pm April 4, 2022
The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) teamed up with a slew of pharma giants and payers to launch a digital endpoints toolkit for stakeholders. The open-access toolkit, which came from a partnership between DiMe, Anthem, Biogen, Eli Lilly, Evidation, Janssen, Merck, Pfizer and Savvy Co-op, gives payers a road map for including digital endpoints in reimbursement for new drugs. Dubbed the 3Ps toolkit...
Clinical trials
By  Laura Lovett 10:33 am March 17, 2022
ORLANDO, Fla. – While technology continues to propel clinical trials, research in the U.S. still lacks accurate representation of the country.  "What we know is that race and ethnicity are social constructs and are not dependent on our genes," Jennifer Jones-McMeans, divisional vice president of global clinical affairs for Abbott’s vascular business, said during a HIMSS22 session. "When we look...
pharmacy
By  Laura Lovett 11:30 am March 3, 2022
Medication adherence has been a historical challenge in healthcare. In fact, according to a study published in the Permanente Journal, medication nonadherence causes approximately 125,000 avoidable deaths each year.  But new technologies and an increasing focus on the patient experience could help curb this issue.  MobiHealthNews asked the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's chief pharmacy...
Bayer, Saudi, pulmonary hypertension
By  Rachel McArthur 08:12 am February 23, 2022
Germany’s Bayer has launched Saudi Arabia’s first “digital hub” to improve management of pulmonary hypertension (PH), it has announced. The AAN Digital Hub – reportedly designed to address gaps in diagnosis and treatment of the condition during the COVID-19 pandemic – focuses on facilitating virtual referrals for patients, as well as enabling knowledge exchange between primary physicians and...
Researcher
By  Laura Lovett 02:05 pm February 18, 2022
Artificial intelligence could potentially disrupt nearly every industry. Pharma giants have continued to take note. From AI in drug discovery to digital therapeutics, big name life science companies have invested time and money into the space.  However, big tech's move fast and break things mentality doesn't always align with pharma's regulated model. Today a number of accelerators and labs are...
scientists
By  Dr. Liz Kwo 10:44 am February 11, 2022
Digital technologies have filtered into nearly every facet of medicine, from drug discovery all the way to consumer fitness. But digital health isn't the only relative newcomer that could disrupt the status quo in health. The precision genomics space is also growing in popularity and use. What is precision genomics, and how will this space work with digital health?  Precision genomics medicine...