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Monica Bertagnolli will be the second woman to serve as a confirmed director of the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier federal medical research agency. Bertagnolli was confirmed to the post by a 62-36 vote Tuesday. She replaces Lawrence Tabak, who has been acting director for nearly two years. Bertagnolli’s appointment comes at a…
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Kim is honored by Modern Healthcare magazine for lifelong advocacy for equity in cancer research and care LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, announced today that Vice Physician-in-Chief Edward S. Kim, M.D., M.B.A., has been named a 2023 Modern Healthcare Top Diversity Leader. The prestigious…
Read MoreOctober 27, 2023
The recently announced ARPA-H Health Innovation Network would include hospitals, investors, and healthcare organizations—all entities that can contribute to developing and commercializing technologies that may improve patient outcomes. “Working with the federal government, loud and clear feedback from the community is very hard—it’s these very complex interactions with the government,” ARPA-H Director Renee Wegrzyn said…
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With the help of Bio-Rad’s ultra-sensitive, multiplexed digital PCR system, Biodesix and its research partners are pursuing novel blood tests for the early detection and targeted treatment of lung cancer. Dr. Gary Pestano, chief development officer at Biodesix, discusses how his team is leveraging Bio-Rad’s advanced Droplet Digital™ PCR (ddPCR™) technology to develop novel blood tests…
Read MoreOctober 12, 2023
The unique event brought together patients, researchers, clinicians, and other stakeholders to discuss new and emerging research on metastatic breast cancer with a focus on patient priorities for better, more effective therapies. There are over 42,000 deaths due to breast cancer in the U.S. each year and nearly 700,000 globally. But it is not disease…
Read MoreOctober 10, 2023
A year ago, when applied biologist Renee Wegrzyn took the helm of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), questions swirled around the brand-new agency, which was created by President Joe Biden to fund daring, cutting-edge biomedical research. Would the new organization be sufficiently different from the sluggish, risk-averse National Institutes of Health (NIH)?…
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The growth in cell and gene therapy development will force industry and health technology providers to “get smart” about combining prospective clinical trial data with real-world data sources and addressing the “data quality mismatches” that will inevitably result, said Amy Abernethy, Verily clinical studies platforms president. Abernethy, the former US Food and Drug Administration principal deputy commissioner…
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Beaconcure Technologies, a leader in AI-enabled clinical data validation and automation, announces enhancements to its leadership team, emphasizing its dedication to innovation in drug delivery and clinical data science. The company empowers healthcare professionals with groundbreaking tools, reducing the time and cost of delivering therapies to patients. Beaconcure is pleased to introduce the following professionals…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2023
Fulfills agency promise after bill failed to pass last year Move faces opposition from lab groups, academic centers The FDA would have clear authority to regulate medical tests that come from a single laboratory under a proposal released by the agency Friday. The proposed rule (RIN: 0910-AI85) marks a pivotal step in the Food and…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2023
Brittany Avin McKelvey noticed something was wrong when she had trouble yelling plays to her teammates during middle school basketball games. Eventually, she could not raise her voice so friends could hear her in the school cafeteria. Her doctor told her to rest her voice. When her voice didn’t return after months of rest, an…
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