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Digital Healthcare

Ochin, Inc | October 08, 2021

OCHIN, a national nonprofit learning network for health equity research and innovation, has been selected to lead the data and research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) AIM-AHEAD program, a new artificial intelligence and machine learning consortium to advance health equity and researcher diversity. Under the overall leadership of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, the $50 million NIH initiative brings together exp...

Future of Healthcare

Winner Medical | June 02, 2022

Winner Medical Co. Ltd. a leading manufacturer of disposable wound care and surgical products, announced on May 18 that it will acquire a majority 65.55% stake in Hunan Pingan Medical Device Technology Co. Ltd. for 652 million yuan as the Company continues to expand its disposable medical supply lineup. Upon the completion of the deal, Winner Medical is set to hold a total of 68.7% stake in Pingan Medical for a total of 752 million yuan. The Company's move comes as it ...

Health Technology

HandsFree Health | June 04, 2021

HandsFree Health™, provider of WellBe®, a secure, HIPAA compliant, voice-enabled virtual health assistant platform, has been selected to join the Microsoft for Startups program to help further develop its proprietary HIPAA compliant voice platform for healthcare. Microsoft for Startups is a global...

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...