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neurology
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Pfizer devotes $150 million to neuroscience in venture capital funding increase
The company, which cut 300 neuroscience R&D jobs in January, is making the funding a centerpiece of its $600 million VC boost.
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Hospitals, Devices & Diagnostics
FDA-cleared wearable for Parkinson’s disease patients gets $6M+ funding boost
The funding is aimed at commercializing the device in the U.S. and other markets, according to the company’s website citing The Australian Financial Review.
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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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FDA greenlights marketing of AI-enabled stroke analysis, alert for clinicians
Viz.AI’s product uses a form of artificial intelligence to analyze computed tomography images of the brain to detect signs of a stroke.
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Specialists On Call acquires teleneurology provider NeuroCall
The deal comes five months afterSpecialists On Call announced $50 million in new funding. At the time, the company said it would take some of the money to look for acquisition opportunities.
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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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Morning Read: St. Jude’s deep brain stimulation system launches in Europe
Also, Bob Abraham, Pfizer’s head of oncology research and development, talks about the ups and downs of drug development and Philadelphia becomes the first major city to pass a soda tax.
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Does third-party neuromonitoring encourage healthcare fraud?
In an investigation published Sunday, The Austin (Texas) American-Statesman could find no specific case of someone being charged with fraud related to neuromonitoring, but payers and regulators are concerned.
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NorthShore customizes Epic EMR to address deficiencies for neurology
NorthShore built structured clinical decision support toolkits into the Epic EMR to capture discrete data for 10 specific neurological disorders. The next step is to build a neurology research network among like-minded health systems.
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Morning Read: Cyborg brains, blindness cure get close to reality
“Cyborg brains,” in the form of brain implants, are in development at the University of Southern California.
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Wearables help manage neurological disorders, predict symptoms
New, wearable technology not only helps monitor symptoms automatically, it may be able to predict seizures and disease progression in patients with neurological disorders.
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What if we could predict emotional reactions before they happen by looking at the brain?
More complex understandings about the connection between brain activity and emotional responses could lead to better mental healthcare.