New Report Shows How COVID-19 Could Impact Tech in Healthcare
June 23rd 2020A new report from the U.C. Berkeley Labor Center and Working Partnerships USA released today shows how technology is likely to impact job quality in healthcare and suggests that technological adoption may accelerate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ACAP Encourages Americans to Learn about Their Coverage Options
June 12th 2020Filling a void left by the Trump Administration, the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) recently announced a campaign to remind Americans who need health insurance because of the COVID-19 that they may be eligible for coverage through healthcare.gov.
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The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Role in a COVID-19 Vaccine
June 11th 2020Drug makers around the world are racing to develop the first effective COVID-19 vaccine. Early efforts show promise, but an anticipated jump in the novel coronavirus cases in the fall means the sooner a vaccine is developed, the more lives can be saved-and the pharmaceutical industry plays a major role in this discovery.
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CHOP Researchers Repurpose Cancer Immunotherapy Tools for COVID-19 Vaccine Research
June 9th 2020Cancer researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are repurposing tools used for the development of cancer immunotherapies to identify regions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to target with a vaccine, employing the same approach used to elicit an immune response against cancer cells to stimulate an immune response against the virus.
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Preparing for Post-Pandemic Transformation in Healthcare, Life Sciences
June 8th 2020Nothing can bring a healthcare system to its knees quite like a pandemic. What COVID-19 is leaving in its wake is a new respect for numbers - for accurate data that can predict new threats, track current ones and trigger an avalanche of innovative responses.
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ASTRO Survey: Radiation Oncologists Are Seeing a Sharp Drop-off in Patient Volume, Revenue
May 25th 2020Despite facing challenges such as limited access to personal protective equipment (PPE) following the COVID-19 outbreak, radiation oncology clinics quickly implemented safety and process enhancements that allowed them to continue caring for cancer patients.
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How COVID-19 May Change a Trip to The Dentist’s Office
May 21st 2020As the coronavirus pandemic swept the U.S., state governments mandated dental offices open only for emergency procedures. But in the coming weeks, some dental practices may resume regular appointments in individual states where businesses considered “essential” are allowed to re-open.
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Tecentriq Gets Fifth FDA Approval in Lung Cancer
May 18th 2020FDA today approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab) as an initial treatment for adults with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for certain patients with high programmed-death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression, marking the fifth approval of the immunotherapy in lung cancer and the fourth in advanced NSCLC.
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