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Pharmaceutical Trends for 2017: Biosimilars
Pharma Trends 2017: Biosimilars Frank Magliochetti Report The FDA approved 56 new drugs in 2015 and, of these, 33 were specialty drugs and 23 were traditional. One was a biosimilar. Development, approval and acceptance of biosimilars may become an important trend in 2017. The FDA is approving more specialty drugs than ever before and specialty […]
Wearable Sensors: Identify Early Signs of Disease
Wearable Sensors May Help Identify Early Signs of Disease Wearable technologies may be able to do much more than monitor a person’s blood pressure or total number of steps each day, according to a new study, which suggests wearable sensors can detect early signs of serious disease. Wearable biosensors, otherwise known as wearables, are a low-cost […]
Color Compounds in Foods Lowering Risk of Lung Cancer?
Color Compound in Some Fruits and Vegetables Could Lower Lung Cancer Risk in Smokers A pigment in oranges, sweet red peppers, and other fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of lung cancer in smokers, according to a new study. Nicotine is the primary addictive component of tobacco and some e-cigarette liquids. Medical scientists believe nicotine […]
Augmented Reality: A Disruptive Trend that is Changing Healthcare
Augmented Reality: A Disruptive Trend that is Changing Healthcare Google Glass and other types of augmented reality (AR) never really took hold in the consumer market but the advanced technology is now poised to be a disruptive trend that will forever change healthcare for patients and providers. A Q4 2016 report by ABI Research suggests […]
Trends 2017: Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV)
Human Metapneumovirus Trends Frank Magliochetti Report Human is a respiratory virus that can cause lower and upper respiratory tract infections, including bronchitis and pneumonia, and may even trigger asthma. Acute respiratory tract infections are the most common reason for doctor office visits, according to the American College of Physicians. Illness associated with hMPV can be severe; the […]