American Well rolls out acute care telehealth cart for specialty access

Dive Brief: American Well on Tuesday launched a new acute care telehealth cart to connect patients and care teams to remote specialists. The American Well 760 Cart is designed for health systems performing telemedicine via the company’s software or an existing Cisco infrastructure.  Features include a touch panel and 20x zoom to increase image clarity,… Read More »

As drug prices took daily fire last year, PhRMA racked up a record lobbying bill

Between President Trump on Twitter and critics in Congress, pharma and its pricing faced daily fire last year. But the industry’s top lobbyists shot back—and shelled out a record amount of cash to do it. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) spent a little over $ 27.5 million on lobbying in Washington last year,… Read More »

Sydney CBD warning after infections

Sydney’s CBD has been pointed to as the possible origin of four new cases of Legionnaires’ disease. The city’s building owners are now being warned to check their water-cooling towers following the infections. All four cases were recorded in people who had spent time in Sydney’s CBD during the past month, but that may be… Read More »