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The end-of-life care conundrum

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The study that emerged from scientists at the Yale Cancer Center, working in collaboration with researchers from Flatiron Health, concluded that there is no difference between the overall use of systemic anti-cancer therapy at the end-of-life stage since 2015. Direction of treatment.

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Navigating the rapidly changing oncology treatment landscape: how digital tools can help

Impetus Digital

In addition, the global population is getting older, and more cancers of all stages will be diagnosed as a result, putting even more pressure on the healthcare system. Compared to 2015, the proportion of the world’s population aged > 60 years is estimated to increase by nearly 50% by 2050 (5).

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Top 12 Healthcare Technology Start-ups To Know

Medico Reach

Founder: Eric Lefkofsky Year of establishment: 2015 Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois. Tempus began with the goal of incorporating artificial intelligence and data science into the healthcare industry. Founders: Alice Zhang and Jason Chen Year of establishment: 2015 Headquarters: San Francisco, California. Let’s get into it!

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FDA drops PreCert report, new digital health guidances

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This is an update of a guidance originally published in 2015 and substantially updated in 2019 and, at least at first glance, it doesn’t seem to represent any substantial changes to FDA’s thinking. New SaMD guidance and more.

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Harnessing the Power of Generational Diversity as a Competitive Advantage

PM360

Today’s workforce includes Traditionalists (born 1927-1945), Boomers (1946-1964), Gen X (1965-1980), Millennials (1981-1996), and Gen Z (1997-2015). For the first time in the history of business, up to five generations of employees are working together.

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Digital health tech: a solution to substance use disorders?

Pharmaceutical Technology

Healthcare providers are under pressure to address the growing issue of substance use disorders. A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that between 2015 and 2019 as high as one in eight deaths in the US could be attributable to excessive alcohol consumption.

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Medical Informatics and Rare Disease: a bridge between two worlds

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However, as Dr Storf illustrated during the webinar, sharing data through networks of experts and healthcare providers could be a potential solution to this ongoing issue. Currently, records captured in the healthcare settings are comprised of structured and unstructured data, which needs to be comparable or searchable. “It

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