Archives: 2019-07-09

Europe urged to adapt faster to gene therapy challenges

Resistance to high prices, even with novel payment models Europe’s leading nations should commit to a rapid overhaul of health technology assessment (HTA) and bold initiatives such as new pan-European real world evidence (RWE) frameworks, in order to nurture the nascent cell and gene therapy revolution in the region. That is the conclusion of a

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Medically tailored meals save lives. Health plans should cover their cost

Source STAT If nutritious meals can provide the same kind of benefit as medication, then why don’t health plans cover the cost of medically tailored meals, just as they cover prescription medications? It’s a question my colleagues and I at Community Servings, a nonprofit organization that provides nutritious meals for people with critical illnesses who are

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Microbiome Physiology Can Now Be Studied In Vitro Using Organ Chip Technology

Source Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard The human microbiome, the huge collection of microbes that live inside and on our body, profoundly affects human health and disease. The human gut flora in particular, which harbor the densest number of microbes, not only break down nutrients and release molecules important for our survival

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