USDA is investing $243 million in 50 rural community facility projects in 22 states through the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program. The program invests in more than 100 types of projects in hospitals, healthcare facilities, medical clinics, dental clinics, nursing homes or assisted living facilities. USDA is investing funds to use for utility services such as telemedicine or distance learning equipment, and for other infrastructure improvements. (more…)
HHS & ASN Partnering on Kidney X
For the past 50 years, advances in treatments for kidney diseases and kidney failure have been modest with few major innovations reaching people who live with kidney disease. Several barriers may be limiting kidney health innovation such as the lack of capital, risks associated with early-stage R&D, and low levels of meaningful input from other medical, scientific, or technological fields. (more…)
Geisinger & Merck Unveil New Apps
Geisinger https://www.geisinger.org, an integrated health services organization, and Merck https://www.merck.com, a global biopharmaceutical company have just launched two innovative web-based workflow solutions. (more…)
Walgreens Providing More Care Options
The VA https://www.va.gov is working with pharmacy services at Walgreens to coordinate patient and pharmaceutical care for VA-enrolled patients. With a click of a button, VA providers will be able to see the entire medication and immunization history for VA-enrolled patients who receive their prescriptions and immunization needs at Walgreens. (more…)
PIH Receives $15 Million Grant
The Wagner Foundation http://www.wfound.org, a private Boston-based foundation has awarded Partners in Health (PIH) https://www.phi.org, an international medical charity, a grant for $15 million. The funding will go toward establishing new healthcare programs. (more…)
NIH Awards to Develop Imaging
Perceptive Navigation http://perceptivenavigation.com, a Johns Hopkins https://www.jhu.edu spinout, was awarded $3 million in funding from NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) https://www.nihibi.nih.gov to commercialize the company’s ultrasound system called VuPath. This system provides medical imaging from within the body. (more…)
Advancing Tech for 1st Responders
The Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD) http://www.birdf.com encourages and facilitates cooperation between U.S and Israeli companies in a wide range of technology sectors and also offers funding to selected projects. (more…)