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Saving Money, Saving Lives: Replacing Emergency Air Transport with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

When a medical emergency hits – say, a car accident or a heart attack – no one’s first concern should be about the price tag attached to the ambulance or medical air transport. But the sad truth is that many patients will avoid requesting emergency transportation because they fear the cost. million in patient transport costs.

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Five Quick-Takes from the ADA 77th Scientific Sessions

Insulin Nation

Another major study that was trumpeted by the ADA found SGLT2 use reduced heart disease and kidney disease risk for those with Type 2 diabetes. Another presenter described how he wasn’t allowed to disparage insulin companies for their pricing because of a gag order clause in his contract.

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$100+ Billion spent on myriad of acquisitions across Pharma and Biotech industries in H1 2018

Lloyd Price

As BioSpace noted when the deal was announced, Takeda will also take on a significant amount of debt through the deal, sending the price tag closer to $80 billion when that amount is included. In April, GSK divested its rare disease gene therapy portfolio to Orchard Therapeutics for a 19.9 The deal will help open U.S.

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