Five healthcare experts—including former top government healthcare officials Scott Gottlieb and Farzad Mostashari—have proposed a plan to build a national COVID-19 surveillance system. A system to effectively track and trace COVID-19 is a prerequisite for gradually reopening the economy, the healthcare leaders said in a recent paper issued by the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. “We need … Continue reading Gottlieb, Mostashari Propose National COVID-19 Surveillance System
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New FDA-approved “trackable” pill transmits information — it will tattle on you if you don’t take your meds
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a digital pill embedded with a sensor designed to inform physicians whether their patients are taking their medications. The federal approval marks a growing trend towards addressing drug non-adherence among patients, according to a New York Times report. The pill, called Abilify MyCite, is a modified version of Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s drug Abilify that … Continue reading New FDA-approved “trackable” pill transmits information — it will tattle on you if you don’t take your meds
