National Cancer Institute
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech
VR Can Alleviate Brain Tumor Patients’ Anxiety During Treatment, Study Finds
AppliedVR teamed up with the National Cancer Institute to study the feasibility of VR to alleviate anxiety in brain tumor patients undergoing imaging scans. The research partners recently announced interim analysis results from their clinical study — they said that not only would VR intervention be a feasible option to reduce patients’ anxiety, but that patients would report high satisfaction levels as well.
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Report: Cancer deaths are down but pancreatic cancer is growing, racial disparities persist
Targeted drugs and immunotherapies are among the advances that contribute to declines in incidence and deaths from non-small cell lung cancer, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. But the trends are on the rise for some other cancers and racial disparities persist, highlighting the need to better understand these differences.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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New study ties pharma payments to prescription practices
Recent efforts to improve transparency haven’t made much of a difference, one author noted. But earlier reforms made a dent the “most egregious” practices.
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NCI’s Norman Sharpless named as acting FDA commissioner to succeed Gottlieb
Sharpless, the director of the National Cancer Institute, was reportedly favored by HHS Secretary Alex Azar as outgoing Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s successor.
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University of Utah Health, Intermountain win $3.8M NCI grant to create cancer screening tool
Via a grant from the National Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health, Intermountain Healthcare and the Huntsman Cancer Institute are developing an advanced cancer screening tool.
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Trump budget proposes 19 percent cut in NIH funding, leaving life science institutions reeling
Here’s how the life science research organizations are taking the news that Trump’s budget proposal will chop off $5.8 billion in funding the federal government provides to the National Institutes of Health.
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What are the sources behind Google’s health information effort?
Google shared a few more details on its efforts to bring more accurate, reliable medical […]
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Pharma, Startups
Breast Cancer Startup Challenge taps university teams to move 10 NIH discoveries off the shelf and into the clinic
The National Institutes of Health has quite a bit of patented work sitting on the […]
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Perelman School of Medicine gets $7.5M for breast cancer detection research
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has received $7.5 million from […]
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
