The Foundation for NIH (FNIH) https://fnih.org, and the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) https://niddk.nih.gov within NIH, have announced a new partnership to investigate links across serious common diseases that researchers believe may share the same biological causes. …Continue reading
DNA Chip Expands Research
The Veterans Administration’s https://www.research.va.gov Million Veteran Program (MVP), one of the world’s largest databases with health and genetic information, has racial ethnic diversity in its enrollment. …Continue reading
HRSA Posts Funding Notice
HRSA’s Office For the Advancement of Telehealth http://hrsa.gov/rural-health/telehealth, posted the funding notice Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program (TTELP) (HRSA-21-107) with anticipated funding for $4,275,000 with applications due June 25, 2021. …Continue reading
HCDT&I Conference Takeaways
Credit Suisse http://www.credit-suisse.com, virtually hosted 12 digital health companies at their 4th Healthcare Disruptive Technologies & Innovations (HCDT&I) conference for 1x1s and/or small group meetings. The Conference was virtually attended by ~130 institutional investors …Continue reading
Moving Forward with Telehealth
Narayana Murali, MD Executive VP of Care Delivery & Chief Strategy Officer, Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS) https://www.marshfieldclinic.org, and serves as the Executive Director of Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield WI, appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance. …Continue reading
PCORI’s Future Funding Ideas
In April, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) https://www.pcori.org approved more than a dozen high priority research topics for PCORI’s Funding Announcements (PFA) through 2022. …Continue reading
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Today, incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) affect as many as 450,000 people in the U.S with the injury most often being incomplete. Incomplete SCI often disrupts spinal reflexes, causing spasticity and motor impairments that are poorly addressed by existing therapies. …Continue reading