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Using Social Media Big Data to Combat Prescription Drug Crisis

Researchers at Dartmouth, Stanford University, and IBM Research, conducted a critical review of existing literature to determine whether social media big data can be used to understand communication and behavioral patterns related to prescription drug abuse. Their study found that with proper research methods and attention to privacy and ethical issues, social media big data can reveal important information concerning drug abuse, such as user-reported side effects, drug cravings, emotional states, and risky behaviors.

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FDA Approves Pill with Sensor that Digitally Tracks if Patients Have Ingested their Medication

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug in the U.S. with a digital ingestion tracking system. Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor) has an ingestible sensor embedded in the pill that records that the medication was taken. The product is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder and for use as an add-on treatment for depression in adults.

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Senior Manager Digital Health

Amgen is currently seeking a talented, self-directed Senior Manager Digital Health for Technology Hub in Berlin, Germany to drive insight and project strategy and execution for key technology and digital innovation projects. The successful candidate will be part of a small and diverse team with backgrounds in design thinking, data science, technology prospecting, and more.

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'NHS Cyber Security Batsignal' Peer-to-Peer Alerting System to Launch Next Month

The two chairs of the largest independent communities of NHS digital leaders will launch the 'NHS Cyber Security Batsignal', a new peer-to-peer cyber security warning alerting system, at the first Public Cyber Security conference next month. The new community-developed incident and alerting service is designed to provide immediate alerts of future cyber security incidents and enable sharing of information on how to respond, ensuring digital leaders across the NHS can remain in contact even if official channels are out of action.

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Philips Partners with Dutch Health Insurer ONVZ for Enhanced Oral Care Prevention

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it is collaborating with Dutch health insurer ONVZ to provide an industry first, strategic cooperation focused on oral care prevention. The unique partnership’s first offering is a supplementary health insurance in combination with the advanced Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Smart toothbrush.

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Clinical Researcher (Digital Health)

The University of Oxford is seeking a committed and enthusiastic post-foundation stage clinician with an interest in community-based care, to drive forward an emerging area of clinically-focussed translational research.

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Can Virtual Reality be Used to Manage Pain at a Pediatric Hospital?

Virtual reality has emerged into popular culture with an ever-widening array of applications including clinical use in a pediatric healthcare center. Children undergo necessary yet painful and distressing medical procedures every day, but very few non-pharmaceutical interventions have been found to successfully manage the pain and anxiety associated with these procedures.

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NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group Picks Orion Health for IDCR

NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group has signed a deal with Orion Health to develop an integrated digital care record (IDCR). The IDCR is being piloted by a rapid response team that has been set up to support people at home after a fall or deterioration in their health, and prevent unnecessary visits to hospital and repetition of information.

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B.Braun Accelerator Call for Innovative Solutions & Products

B. Braun is one of the world's leading providers and manufacturers of healthcare solutions today. The company employs more than 60,000 employees in 64 countries and is looking for European early-stage startups with working-prototypes in the HealthTech and MedTech sector for their upcoming accelerator program.

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Director, Digital Business Development and Partnering

The Chief Digital Organization (CDO) within Merck has been founded in 2016 by Merck’s CEO Stefan Oschmann as an integral institution to drive the Digital Transformation at Merck across all its businesses globally. The CDO has been strongly growing ever since and currently has 50+ digital experts on staff coming from world class organizations such as Google, Rocket Internet, and Expedia.

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