Eli Lilly Inks Deal to Acquire Nexus Manufacturing Plant Amid Drug Shortages April 26, 2024 The move comes at a critical time as shortages of Mounjaro, a widely-used diabetes therapy, and Zepbound, its obesity counterpart, continue to impact patients across the United States.
Musk's Neuralink Shows First Brain-chip Patient Plays Online Chess April 25, 2024 A nine-minute live stream on X shows Noland Arbaugh using his mind to move the cursor & then playing chess online.
Bristol Myers Squibb & Cellares Forge $380 Mn Deal for Cell Therapy Manufacturing April 24, 2024 The deal encompasses a worldwide capacity reservation and supply agreement aimed at advancing the manufacture of CAR T cell therapies.
UnitedHealth Reports Extensive Patient Data Potentially Compromised in Change Cyberattack April 24, 2024 UnitedHealth is offering free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to individuals affected by the breach.
Simple HealthKit & Amazon Partner to Offer At-Home Diagnostics in US April 24, 2024 In a move aimed at increasing accessibility to healthcare diagnostics, US-based Simple HealthKit has joined forces with Amazon, the world's second-largest retailer, to offer at-home diagnostic and follow-up care kits in the US.
LUX Researchers’ New AI Model Claims 80% Accuracy in Predicting Irregular Heartbeat 30 Mns Advance April 24, 2024 The AI tool WARN offers early warnings and can be seamlessly integrated into smartphones for data processing from smartwatches.
NIH Researchers Develop AI Tool to Predict Cancer Drug Responses at Single-Cell Level April 23, 2024 In contrast to bulk sequencing, single-cell RNA sequencing provides high-resolution data at the individual cell level.
US-based Avive Secures $56.5Mn Funding to Enhance Access to Portable Defibrillators April 23, 2024 This move comes in response to the critical need to improve survival rates for individuals experiencing cardiac emergencies.
Merck Launches Aptegra Genetic Stability Assay for Accelerated Biosafety Testing April 22, 2024 In a significant stride towards advancing biosafety testing in the healthcare sector, Merck, a prominent science and technology company, has introduced Aptegra, the industry's first all-in-one genetic stability assay.
WHO Launches Patient Safety Rights Charter at Global Summit April 22, 2024 In a landmark move, The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the Patient Safety Rights Charter at the recent Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety.
WHO's New AI-powered Chatbot SARAH is Giving Wrong Medical Answers April 19, 2024 Recently, WHO warned on its website that this early prototype, introduced on April 2, provides responses that “may not always be accurate.”
Cambridge Study Reveals GPT-4 AI Model Shows Promising Comparison to Opthamalogist April 19, 2024 The study compared GPT-4 with doctors at various career stages, from junior to expert eye doctors.