Verona cues up filings for COPD drug after it aces phase 3 test
UK-based Verona Pharma has scored a key win in a phase 3 trial of its chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drug ensifentrine, setting up regulatory […]
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What is the Potential for Digital Twins in Healthcare?
David Talby, CTO, John Snow Labs Digital twins are virtual representations of an object or system that spans its lifecycle, is updated from real-time data, […]
Personalize the Healthcare Experience for Improved Outcomes, Happier Patients
John Nash, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Redpoint Global A consumer desire for a personalized experience is converging with the healthcare consumerism trend to […]
Buried Under Dirt or Under Debt: Can Patients Survive the Struggle of Getting Care?
Srulik Dvorsky, TailorMed CEO and Founder New patients at a cancer center in Michigan receive a 79-page handbook when their treatments commence. The handbook includes […]
Why a Focus on Behavioral Health is Key to Improving Quality Measures
Tom Zaubler, MD, Chief Medical Officer of NeuroFlow Since the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act in 2008, the U.S. healthcare […]
VillageMD Acquires Patient Education Platform Healthy Interactions
What You Should Know: – VillageMD announced it has acquired Healthy Interactions, which helps patients manage chronic conditions through interactive educational programming as part of […]
Respira Labs’ wearable device listens for lung diseases
US company Respira Labs has developed a device worn on the chest that uses tiny speakers and microphones to project sound into the lungs and […]
Respira Launches AI Wearable for Lung Function for COPD, COVID, Asthma
What You Should Know: – Today, Respira is introducing its AI wearable technology to monitor for certain very serious lung conditions. According to the Institute […]
Wellinks Secures $25M to Expand Virtual COPD Management Solution
What You Should Know: Wellinks, a digital health company for virtual COPD, announced it has closed a $25M funding round, led by new investor Morningside […]
PharmaShots Interview: Kaia Health’s Konstantin Mehl Shares Insight on the Funding to Transform the Treatment for MSK and COPD
In an interview with PharmaShots, Konstantin Mehl, President, CEO, and Founder at Kaia Health shared his views on the grant of $75M Series C funding […]
ViewPoints Interview: Organicell’s Dr. Maria Ines Mitrani Shares Insights on the Zofin for COVID-19
In an interview with PharmaShots, Mari Mitrani, Chief Science Officer of Organicell shares her views on the positive results from the first ten COVID-19 patients […]
Kaia Health raises $75m for digital musculoskeletal disease therapy
Kaia Health has raised a further $75m to expand its AI-based treatment for Musculoskeletal (MSK) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The company’s technology is […]
Kaia Health gets $75m for digital solution to strains and pains of pandemic workplace
Kaia Health has just announced a $75 million funding round for its technology, aimed at improving musculoskeletal (MSK) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care. […]
Digital Therapeutics Startup Kaia Health Raises $75M to Optimize MSK & COPD Care
What You Should Know: – Digital therapeutics company, Kaia Health, has raised $75M Series C round (total: $125M) to expand clinical capabilities and transform the treatment path for Musculoskeletal […]
Hikma shares rally after US launch of Advair generic resumes
Shares in Hikma have rallied as it resumed the launch of its generic Advair Diskus in the US, after clearing up a final piece of […]
AstraZeneca breathes sigh of relief as court blocks US Symbicort generic
A US court has upheld AstraZeneca’s patents on its respiratory drug Symbicort, blocking cheaper competition for the ageing blockbuster. The US District Court for the […]
Highmark Health Taps Verily to Build Digital Health Tools for Living Health Model
What You Should Know: – Highmark Health has engaged Verily to build out digital health tools for patients and analytics solutions for Highmark’s clinicians as part of […]
Boost for Verona Pharma after trial win with inhaled COPD drug
UK-based Verona Pharma has scored a new win with its chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drug ensifenitrine, after a formulation delivered with an inhaler met […]
ViewPoints Interview: Kaia Health’s Jonas Duss Shares Insights on COPD Pulmonary Rehabilitation App
In a recent interview with PharmaShots, Jonas Duss, US CEO and Co-Founder at Kaia Health shared his views on the Kaia Health’s COPD Pulmonary Rehabilitation […]
ViewPoints Interview: GSK’s Dr. Riju Ray Shares Insights on the Role of Community-Based Pulmonologists in Improving COPD Management Among PCPs
In a recent interview with PharmaShots, Dr. Riju Ray, MD, PhD, Senior Medical Lead at GSK, leading US medical affairs across asthma and COPD shared […]
Wolters Kluwer Launches Alexa Skill to Keep Patients Engaged With Their Care Team at Home
What You Should Know: – Wolters Kluwer, Health launches new Alexa skill, Emmi Care Plan to keep patients engaged with their care team at home […]
Health Innovators: David Van Sickle on digital innovation in respiratory medicine
In the first episode of our Health Innovators series, Paul Tunnah speaks to David Van Sickle, CEO of Propeller Health about how digital technologies are […]
Aptar Pharma Acquires the Assets of Respiratory Startup Cohero Health
What You Should Know: – Apstar Pharma acquires the assets of respiratory health company Cohero Health to expands its digital portfolio with a focus on […]
Mayo Clinic Launches Vocal Biomarker Study for Pulmonary Hypertension Detection
What You Should Know: – Mayo Clinic announced a collaboration with Vocalis Health to to research and develop new voice-based tools for screening, detecting and […]
Rural Hospital Execs Can Beat COVID-19 By Shifting From Reactive to Proactive Care
Eric Tran, Tulane School of Medicine Donald Voltz, MD, Aultman Hospital The COVID-19 virus is ravaging the planet at a scale not seen since the […]
Blue Cross NC Launches No-Cost Virtual Programs to Quit Smoking and Reverse Diabetes
What You Should Know: – Today, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina partners with Carrot Inc. and Virta Health to help address two […]
AstraZeneca’s Trixeo Aerosphere Receives CHMP’s Recommendation for Approval to Treat COPD
Shots: The CHMP’s positive opinion is based on P-III ETHOS & KRONOS studies, which are a part of AstraZeneca’s P-III ATHENA program assessing Trixeo Aerosphere […]
AireHealth builds connected nebulizers to help patients manage respiratory conditions
AireHealth, which makes portable nebulizers for patients with respiratory conditions, plans to launch its first connected product next year.
Verona Pharma to trial lung drug ensifentrine for COVID-19
Verona Pharma is to develop its lung drug ensifentrine for patients with COVID-19, joining the legions of drug companies repurposing their medicines to fight the […]
Innovaccer, CareSignal Partner to Enable Deviceless Remote Patient Monitoring
What You Should Know: – Innovaccer has recently partnered with CareSignal to address healthcare’s urgent need amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: to create and maintain solid, […]
AstraZeneca’s Breztri Aerosphere Receives the US FDA’s Approval for the Maintenance Treatment of COPD
Shots: The approval is based on P-III ETHOS study assessing of Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyrronium/formoterol fumarate) vs dual therapies [Bevespi Aerosphere (glycopyrronium/formoterol fumarate) and PT009 (budesonide/formoterol […]
AZ’s COPD triple therapy approved in the US
AstraZeneca’s triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide+glycopyrrolate+formoterol fumarate), has been approved in the US following a rejection last year. Approval […]
Teva launches digital asthma and COPD rescue inhaler in US
Teva has launched new digital inhaler and drug combination in the US, containing built-in sensors that connect to a phone to help manage asthma and […]
Propeller Health, Novartis Co-Package Asthma Medication in Europe for Prescription
What You Should Know: – Propeller Health announced it will co-package a new asthma medication from Novartis, which was approved by the European Commission this […]
Reducing Respiratory Failure Readmissions While COPD Is on the Rise
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