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F.D.A.’s Review of MDMA Cites Health Risks and Study Flaws

  • May 31, 2024
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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday raised concerns about the health effects of MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, citing flaws in a company’s studies that could pose major obstacles to approval of a treatment anticipated to help people struggling with the condition. The agency said that bias had seeped into the […]

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Akili to merge with Virtual Therapeutics in $34M deal

  • May 31, 2024
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Akili, the company behind video game-like prescription and over-the-counter digital therapeutics for individuals with ADHD, has signed a definitive merger agreement with mental health and fitness company Virtual Therapeutics in a deal reportedly worth $34 million.  Under the agreement, which is slated to close in the third quarter of 2024, Akili shareholders will receive $0.4340 […]

Gogoro launches its battery-swapping electric scooters in Colombia

  • May 31, 2024
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In yet another stop on Gogoro’s global rollout campaign, Colombia is coming online with Gogoro’s much-lauded battery-swapping electric scooter system. Today, the Taiwanese company Gogoro and Colombian fuel company Terpel announced the official commencement of Gogoro’s operations in the South American country. Starting in Colombia’s capital of Bogotá, Gogoro’s battery swapping will be operated through […]

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Dakota & Zebra Technologies Join Forces to Collaborate on Standardisation Project with Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust – Digital Health Technology News

  • May 31, 2024
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Dakota Integrated Solutions Ltd, a real-time technology, printing, mobility, digital data capture and voice solution specialist, is delighted to announce that it has won a tender alongside Zebra Technologies to collaborate on a standardisation project with Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The project, part of an initiative to homogenise data capture devices and technology where appropriate […]

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CHEC launches premium NHS EDoF lens solution to cataract patients – Digital Health Technology News

  • May 31, 2024
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CHEC, one of the largest community-based ophthalmology services in the UK, has become the first provider of its type to offer premium Extended Depth of Focus (EDoF) lenses free of charge. As part of its mission to elevate patient care quality and become the industry’s leader in innovative ophthalmology solutions, CHEC will now offer extended monofocal lenses […]