Teaching Your Body To Make Designer Antibodies

Editing a small number of blood-forming stem cells to encode powerful antibodies turns the immune system into a living drug factory.

Public Health Officials Believe The Hantavirus Outbreak Is Under Control

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the latest on the hantavirus outbreak, using quantum physics for metabolic MRIs, how AI can help fill prescriptions and more.

How The U.S. Is Making The Same Mistakes With Hantavirus As It Did With COVID-19

A public health expert explains why the United States is repeating the same mistake with the Hantavirus response as with COVID-19, particularly with communication and testing.

The Doctor Shortage Is Getting Worse. Your Pharmacist Can Help.

The physician shortage is real and worsening. Trusted and accessible pharmacists can help, and looking for business model to support the investment.

This $250 Million Startup Tracks How Cancer Reacts To Treatment In Real Time

NVision raises $38 million led by health diagnostics giant Abbott to scale up its groundbreaking cancer imaging system. Next up: using its quantum technology to design new drugs.

Alignment Healthcare CEO Adds Chairman Role As Medicare Business Grows

Alignment Healthcare is bolstering its C-suite, adding the chairman’s role to CEO John Kao’s duties while promoting executives as the provider of Medicare Advantage grows.

Gene Therapy May Finally Reach The Right Cells

Engineered exosomes that naturally go to brain and kidney cells can deliver gene‑silencing drugs far beyond the liver.

Billions In Prescriptions Go Unfilled. This Startup Is Using AI To Fix That.

Forus reached $1 billion valuation by dealing with the unglamorous admin work of processing scrips so patients can get the drugs they need.

Lessons The United States Can Apply From COVID-19 To The Andes Hantavirus Outbreak

Dr. Omer Awan details lessons from COVID-19 that should be driving the U.S. response in order to contain the Andes hantavirus outbreak.