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Scene Health's $17.7 million Series B funding round was led by ABS Capital Partners and includes participation from Claritas Health Ventures, PTX Capital, Kapor Capital and Healthworx, the investment arm of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Since Scene Health was founded in 2014, it has raised more than $25 million total.

Virtual reality and podcasts are two innovative tools that can help captivate your audience and differentiate your healthcare brand. By utilizing these cutting-edge technologies, you can stay ahead of the competition and create more engaging marketing campaigns.

The new year always brings hope, but this January that hope was palpable for the over 50 million people with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) worldwide, their families, friends, and clinicians when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for Leqembi to treat mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to AD. For the first time, a therapy will be available to slow the otherwise relentless progress of AD. Compared with prior medications in the same class, the clinical trial re...

Three months after Alentis Therapeutics’ lead program posted positive Phase 1 data, the biotech has raised cash to advance that program to mid-stage testing in fibrosis. The Series C financing will also support a cancer drug candidate ready to start human testing.

Mifepristone and misoprostol, two pills that are taken together to terminate a pregnancy, have been approved by the FDA since 2000. But access to these drugs have been in serious jeopardy this year, and a federal judge in Texas recently ruled to suspend the FDA's decadeslong approval of mifepristone. The final outcome for abortion pill access in the U.S. is still unclear among confliction federal rulings — the issue will likely end up in the Supreme Court.

As margins at health systems continue to contract, and insurance company profits continue to surge, contract negotiations are becoming increasingly contentious. With billions of dollars potentially at stake, you need to be prepared and aligned well in advance.

Papa's Social Care Navigation offering provides users with a team of social care navigators, including social workers, registered nurses, case managers and dieticians. This team can help with social issues the patient may be experiencing, including housing, paying for groceries and overdue health screenings. After only offering the program to a select group of health plan clients last year, Social Care Navigation is now available to all of Papa's payer customers.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association announced it is partnering with Cyversity, a nonprofit working to create a diverse and inclusive workforce in the cybersecurity field. The two organizations are forming a training and mentorship program available to Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies and Cyversity members.

MedArrive's new $8 million funding was led by Cobalt Ventures, a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. With the funding, the company will grow its team, as well as improve on its product and technology, said Dan Trigub, CEO and co-founder of MedArrive.

Risk-based quality management, or RBQM, is the process by which pharmaceutical organizations monitor and manage quality throughout clinical trials.