Apple launches app to let users enroll in health studies
Apple Inc. launched an app that will let users of the company’s devices to enroll in three health studies, allowing them to share health-related data for medical research.
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Pharma Innovators Special Feature 2018: Focus on innovation
In seeking innovative players that could change pharma and healthcare, Med Ad News found the developer of an app that helps people determine what illnesses are in their neighborhoods; the creator of a wearable injector that allows patients on biologics to receive these drugs outside the clinic; and a designer of a deep learning network aimed at giving pharma and healthcare companies a handle on their data.
Special Feature: Mobile in the hospital
As private practices close and the number of doctors joining rep-restricted hospital-based and integrated delivery networks of healthcare increases, pharma needs to look at the advantages of mobile marketing to “detail” these hospital-based professionals.
Veeva Acquires Physicians World
Veeva Systems has acquired Physicians World, a leading provider of speakers bureau services.
Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance and Fitbit Collaborate to Address Gaps in Atrial Fibrillation Detection
The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance and Fitbit announced at the TIME 100 Health Summit in New York that they are working together to help drive timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AFib) with the aim of improving earlier detection in individuals at increased risk of stroke.
Datavant and Parexel Partner to Harness Real-World Evidence
Parexel will tap into real-world data to connect the biopharmaceutical services provider to data from the company’s clinical trials through a multi-year partnership with Bay Area-based Datavant.
Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton
A man paralyzed from the shoulders down has been able to walk using a pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton, that is commanded and controlled by signals from his brain.
French researchers build massive new scanner to tackle brain disease
French researchers are developing what they say is the most powerful Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner in the world, which will use a supermagnet the weight of a blue whale and should allow earlier diagnosis of diseases such as Parkinson’s.
McCann Worldgroup and Cigna inspire the world to see stress differently
McCann Worldgroup has partnered with Cigna International Markets in their latest initiative, which is helping the world see stress differently.
Sanofi and Abbott partner to integrate glucose sensing and insulin delivery technologies
Sanofi and Abbott are partnering to integrate glucose sensing and insulin delivery technologies that would help to further simplify how people with diabetes manage their condition.
Busting 3 Myths on Adapting TV Ads for Social Media
While pharma brands have made great strides in engaging with people on social media, Shuttlerock CEO Jonny Hendriksen has found that several myths have been perpetuated about translating existing video into shorter, mobile ads.
Fitbit eyes one million new users in Singapore health scheme
Fitbit Inc. won a contract with the Singapore government to provide fitness trackers and services to up to one million of the country’s citizens as part of a health initiative that begins in October 2019.
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