HiTT on tour
health & around thoughts, on the fly & on the flight
Big Data analytical tools project
Health Innovation Technology Transfer (HITT) is working on the development of an European project in Big Data tools. This project tries to understand the needs of the professionals that use Big Data tools in its analytical procedures.
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New acquisition cost of Repatha
Today we learn that Amgen is lowering the acquisition cost of Repatha by 60% in the US.
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Gene therapy: Will it deliver its commercial promise?
On April 10th 2018, Goldman Sachs published “The Genome Revolution” report on gene therapy, in which its analyst posed the thought-provoking question: “is curing patients a sustainable business model?”
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Drugs in the graveyard increase costs
This week we learned that Merck & Co. was ending the Phase III APECS study of Verubecestat (formerly known as MK-8931) for the treatment of prodromal Alzheimer Disease. Yet another drug in AD graveyard!!
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Health Literacy, the resist subject
What is Health Literacy?
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Apps in Africa? Yes, but…
Sometimes, when we think about a new app or technology that will be useful for improving health in African people, we don’t consider the applicability that this app will have.
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