NIH https://www.nih.gov is going to fund clinical trials to assess the benefits, applicability, and efficacy for applying genomic medicine interventions to improve the management of diseases such as high blood pressure, depression, and chronic pain. …Continue reading
Telemedicine Start-Up to Close: Why?
Over the last couple of weeks, several press outlets have reported that the telemedicine startup Call9 https://www.call9.com, using telemedicine technology to help patients in nursing homes avoid going to the hospital was going to shut down operations. …Continue reading
USDA Awards Grant to Nevada
Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV ) https://www.rosen.senate.gov released an announcement that USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) program awarded Nevada grants totaling $226,348 to be used for educational and health benefits. …Continue reading
FDA Updating Medical Device Reporting
Since 2017, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices has been taking steps to update their “Medical Device Reporting” (MDR) program. The goal is to make the MDR program more usable and easier to find. …Continue reading
Nat’l AI Strategic R&D Plan
“The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan: 2019 Update” https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/National-AI-RD-Strategy-2019.pdf was released in June by the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) of the National Science & Technology Council. …Continue reading
Tyto Joins App Orchard Marketplace
New York based Tyto Care’s, https://www.tytocare.com all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform used for on-demand remote medical exams has recently joined the Epic App Orchard Marketplace https://apporchard.epic.com.
DHA Releases Grant Notice
The Health Services Research (HSR) Initiative established in FY 2019, provides intramural and extramural HSR in topic areas directed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. …Continue reading