InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Irregular heartbeats can frequently lead to blood clots and put patients at risk for strokes. getty The number of Americans with irregular heartbeats, known as atrial fibrillation, is expected to top 12 million people by the end of the …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. On a chemical level, Zepbound is the same as Mounjaro, Lilly’s GLP-1 agonist already approved to treat diabetes. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s injectable weight loss drug today to be marketed …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. President Joe Biden signs executive order on artificial intelligence. Getty Images The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a call for two different types of health-related artificial intelligence tools on the heels of President Joe Biden’s AI executive …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Teva is focused on ensuring the safety of its employees and doesn’t expect the war to have a “meaningful impact” on its business. AFP via Getty Images More than 2,250 people have been killed since the Palestinian militant group …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Forbes 2023 Sustainability Summit Akira Ruiz for Forbes Christina Smolke is brewing the key ingredients that go into medicines by the vatful. These vats hold 120,000 liters (roughly 31,700 gallons). During five days of fermentation, “the yeast are producing …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. getty Digital health venture funding data from the second quarter of 2023 shows deals “hit a new low,” according to an analysis released by PitchBook today. There was $900 million in digital health funding in Q2, compared to $1.2 …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Neurons appear red and astrocytes appear green in a photo from the Institute for Stem Cell Research. Getty Images Add another layer of complexity to our understanding of the brain. Researchers at University of Lausanne have discovered that a …
Topline Researchers have discovered gut microbes that could one day be harnessed to help diagnose, prevent and treat conditions like obesity, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, according to research published Wednesday in Nature, the latest breakthrough in our understanding of the human microbiome that promises to unlock a new era of medical innovation. Gut bacteria …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Getty Images The Inflation Reduction Act authorized the federal government to negotiate lower prices for certain kinds of medications, enabling the United States to join the ranks of dozens of countries whose governments routinely negotiate costs with pharmaceutical companies. …
InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. NurPhoto via Getty Images Employers’ views on how much virtual health will change care delivery for their employees may have peaked with the pandemic. In 2021, 85% of employers surveyed by the Business Group On Health said they believed …