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FDA | April 24, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday cautioned against the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, touted by President Donald Trump, in COVID-19 patients outside of hospitals and clinical trials, citing risks of serious heart rhythm problems. The decades-old drug has been called a “game changer” by Trump in the fight against the novel coronavirus and anecdotal reports that it may provide some benefit have spurred sales of the drug. Within hours of Trump&rsquo...

Fiercehealthcare | April 30, 2020

Some House lawmakers want to ensure safety net hospitals wouldn’t lose eligibility to participate in the 340B drug discount program due to their response to COVID-19. Reps. Doris Matsui, D-California, and Chris Stewart, R-Utah, wrote to House leadership (PDF) Tuesday outlining concerns that hospitals will be cut off from the program because they have to expand capacity to fight COVID-19. “To support our safety net hospitals through this crisis, we write to ask that any ...

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MetaCell | September 29, 2021

MetaCell, an innovative life science software company specialized in creating cutting-edge research software for major pharma, biotech, and academic institutions, has launched MetaCell Cloud Hosting – a brand new online product providing advanced cloud computing solutions to facilitate research and innovation in life science and healthcare organizations of all sizes. MetaCell specializes in designing custom software services for the pharmaceutical industry, th...

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GIANT Health | October 13, 2021

Europe's greatest festival of Health Tech Innovation | 30th Nov - 1st Dec 2021 Join us at GIANT this year and immerse yourself in Europe's greatest festival of healthcare innovation. Find inspiration from global leading innovators, and discover the advances in technology that are revolutionizing healthcare provision. GIANT 2021 is set to be our biggest event yet so don't miss out. GIANT Health event is an invaluable, cost-effective global hybrid event. Combinin...