Morning Headlines 12/10/19
etectRx Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of Novel Ingestible Event Marker
EtectRx’s smart pill system receives FDA clearance after news breaks of competitor Proteus facing financial difficulties.
Alleged billion-dollar fraud scheme leads to guilty plea by former Outcome Health exec
Former Outcome Health EVP Ashik Desai pleads guilty to wire fraud and agrees to cooperate with prosecutors.
For Concussion, MS, Other Neurologic Disorders, Telemedicine May Be as Effective as Office Visit
A retrospective analysis of 101 telemedicine studies finds virtual visits may be just as effective as in-person visits for several neurological conditions.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.