Dina Bass reports: Microsoft is releasing new cloud technologies to fight disease and help health care companies abide by privacy laws as the software giant looks to win more business as the medical sector moves to internet-based computing. Microsoft unveiled a tool for its Azure service that puts powerful computing resources to the task of gene-analysis for precision medicine…
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Uber Launches Service To Get People To The Doctor’s Office
Emily Sullivan reports: Uber wants to get you from your home to your doctor’s office — and you won’t even need to open the Uber app. The company announced Thursday that it’s teaming up with health care organizations to provide transportation for patients going to and from medical appointments. The rides can be scheduled for…
Doctor admits disclosing pediatric patients’ info to drugmaker Aegerion
Nate Raymond reports: A Georgia pediatric cardiologist pleaded guilty on Wednesday to wrongfully disclosing information about his young patients to an Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc sales representative seeking to identify potential new users of an expensive cholesterol drug. Dr. Eduardo Montana, 55, entered his plea in federal court in Boston after Aegerion, a unit of Novelion…
Big pharma, big data: why drugmakers want your health records
Ben Hirschler reports: Drugmakers are racing to scoop up patient health records and strike deals with technology companies as big data analytics start to unlock a trove of information about how medicines perform in the real world. Studying such real-world evidence offers manufacturers a powerful tool to prove the value of their drugs – something…