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Um, about that diabetes drug that helped patients lose weight

World of DTC Marketing

But, will physicians tell patients that results depend on lifestyle intervention and a low-calorie diet? Wegovy’s most common side effects were gastrointestinal problems, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, which 80% of patients reported, according to USA Today. We are an obese country, and diabetes is getting worse.

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Can Salespeople Save Physicians from Selling-Out to Hospital Systems?

ProSellus

More and more physicians today are selling-out to hospitals and becoming employees. In fact, in a 2017 report for the nonprofit Physician Advocacy Institute, revealed that 5,000 physician practices and over 14,000 physicians have been ‘scooped up’ by hospitals between July 2015 and July 2016 alone.

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Largest global clinical site hires all-female key leaders in Europe

European Pharmaceutical Review

The three new European hires are: Maria Lehretz, Medical Director, Velocity Leipzig, Germany Maria has nearly a decade of experience as a clinical research physician, and has worked on approximately 70 clinical trials. She previously worked as Head of Clinical Research at eCovery GmbH, Leipzig.

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Lazurite is Recognized in the 2022 Medical Device Network Excellence Awards & Rankings for its ArthroFree™ System

Legacy MEDSearch

2015), and has raised more than $25M from institutional investors, family offices, and more than 70 physician champions. Lazurite’s IP portfolio also includes the high-efficiency, laser-driven Meridiem light technology, wireless communication technology, and products in development. Lazurite is located in Cleveland, OH (est.

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U.S. market access landscape: A push for control is erasing the boundary between payers and providers in U.S. healthcare

Clarivate

CVS then began affiliating with health systems across the country (like Cleveland Clinic ) for physician oversight of MinuteClinic’s staffed midlevel providers, just as Walgreens was rising as a formidable competitor in the convenient care space through its own walk-in clinics that it launched in fall 2006. Key acquisitions by U.S.

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The Caregiver Vertical: How Pharma Engages

Pharma Marketing Network

Members of a multidisciplinary care team may include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, radiologists, dieticians…the list goes on. 2015-2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data from adults in 44 States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. But one key member is often omitted: the patient’s caregiver.

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How Value Based Health Care Will Impact Medical Sales

Spotio

They cite a 24% increase in drug costs per hospital admission in 2014 and a 12% increase in 2015. Medical devices for home use is determined by physician recommendations and insurance coverage. Physicians and hospitals take on all the risk when deciding to buy medical devices. What will change is the nature of the devices.