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CVS Health, …and Watson, IBM's cognitive computing platform, are joining forces to take on chronic diseases. The plan? Eradicate conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and obesity… to advance care management beyond programs and services typically available today,…has to do with Watson’s ability to read and understand vast amounts of information, and to continuously learn.

Daniel Kraft, MD, chair of medicine at Singularity University  discusses how pharmacists can become more comfortable with new technology. (video)

robotic pill may be the first oral agent to successfully traverse the acidic digestive environment to deliver biologic drugs that, to date, could only be delivered via injection. The pill would facilitate..administration of complex biotech drugs.. ingestible technology increasing convenience...supporting adherence...communicates to caretakers and providers whether a patient has taken his or her doses..

proof-of-concept study…researchers have shown that results of common and routine blood tests are not affected by up to 40 minutes of travel via hobby-sized drones… investigators say that's promising news…people ..in rural and economically impoverished areas ...give health care workers quick access to lab tests.. Drones already have been tested as carriers of medicines…

HealthSpot's…telehealth stations went live inside 25 Rite Aid locations… first-of-its-kind model pairs licensed healthcare providers with state-of-the-art technology…consumers looking for convenient and quality healthcare… allows users to interact with…providers in a private, 40-square foot station using high-definition videoconferencing and interactive medical devices...

first diagnostic test that can differentiate between types of HIV infection has been approved by the FDA...Bio-Rad BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab assay..will allow health care professionals to....help diagnose HIV infection early and differentiate between types of infection..

specialty drug costs continue to rise, insurers are working to implement innovative strategies to offset those increased prices, while still helping their members gain access to important treatments,...

1. personalized care programs
2. copayment assistance programs
3. community support programs
4. integrated condition-level therapy management program
5. condition-specific fulfillment teams
6. drug-specific coaching and support

Pharmacy automation provider TCGRx has released the ATP 2, a next-generation automated tablet packaging system….enables pharmacies to run leaner…by reducing labor and operating costs…system provides continuous operation while focusing on redundancy and uptime…

Roche has launched a diagnostic assay designed to identify Human T-lymphotropic virus I/II in donated blood or routine samples....reducing transmission risk and improving blood safety...and timely supply of blood products...currently no treatment to eliminate HTLV from the body..