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Are digital pharmacies the answer?

World of DTC Marketing

Of course, they may offer medication consulting online, but, as someone who had a lot of packages delayed by carriers, you’re putting your trust in the mail or the Fed-Ex driver. CVS is competing against several start-up pharmacies that have no physical locations. I believe, overall, digital health has been over-hyped.

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Congress reaches major health policy deal on Medicare, Medicaid, and pandemic preparedness

STAT News

WASHINGTON — Leaders in Congress have reached a sweeping deal to ease Medicare pay cuts to doctors, make major changes to post-pandemic Medicaid policy, and to help prepare for future pandemics. Lawmakers are aiming to pass a health care policy package along with legislation to fund the federal government by Friday.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Weight-loss drug ads pose new oversight challenge; will the new Bayer CEO split the company?

STAT News

… A major obstacle looms for the drugs of the future – not enough doctors know how to administer them , The Wall Street Journal writes. Promising therapies for some diseases are administered through lumbar punctures, which are not a routine part of a doctor’s daily practice.

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Research illuminates how melanoma readies lymph nodes for tumor spread

Scienmag

Melanoma cells release small extracellular packages containing the protein nerve growth factor receptor, which primes nearby lymph nodes for tumor metastases, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study results, published on Nov.

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Roche debuts smart glucose monitor for hospital use

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Roche has launched what it says is a first-of-its kind handheld glucose management device, backed up by a digital platform that aims to simplify the work of doctors and nurses as they deliver care to patients.

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Tapping into digital therapeutics to improve neurological outcomes

Pharmaceutical Technology

But there is a difference between offering these products in parallel and as part of a single package, explains Sørensen. The opinions of doctors who would prescribe digital therapeutics play a big role, says Anguera. Alongside Zubsolv, Orexo offers a digital web-based therapy called Modia intended for OUD.

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Digital health player UpHealth swells with three-way merger

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The three-way deal combines UpHealth – which provides patient care management, telemedicine and digital pharmacy services and gives its name to the new group – with CloudBreak, which provides a video consultation platform for doctors and patients.