Tag Archives: Boost

A Welcome Boost for the Creator Economy as Newsflare Closes Series B Investment Round

London, New York, and Los Angeles 13th January 2022: Newsflare, one of the world’s leading licensing platforms and marketplaces for user-generated video (UGV), has closed a Series B accelerator funding round to fuel faster growth. The £5m investment, from two of the UK’s leading TMT venture funds, will be used to increase Newsflare’s global footprint,… Read More »

COVID antibody drugs from Lilly and Regeneron won’t do much to boost their top lines: analysts

When Eli Lilly won emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 antibody drug, bamlanivimab, earlier this week, beating Regeneron to the finish line in a closely watched race, it was viewed as both good news and bad news. Now that Wall Street analysts have had a couple of days to digest the approval, some have concluded… Read More »

Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study

WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2020 — Sexual health programs appear to help increase condom use and abstinence among black American teens, researchers say. They analyzed data from 29 studies that examined the effect of school- and community-based programs on nearly 12,000 teens. “We focused on black adolescents because they face greater health disparities when it comes… Read More »

Humana eyes doubling primary care membership, reports MA boost in Q4

Dive Brief: Humana on Wednesday reported revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 of $ 16.3 billion, a 15% year over year increase that was above Wall Street expectations, and revenue for the full year rose 14% from nearly $ 57 billion to $ 64.8 billion. The payer touted Medicare Advantage membership reaching nearly 3.6 million… Read More »

Medical News Today: Cancer: Using copper to boost immunotherapy

An interdisciplinary group of scientists has successfully destroyed tumor cells in mice by using nano-sized copper compounds alongside immunotherapy. Importantly, the tumors did not return after the treatment ceased. According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide — in 2018, it was responsible for approximately 9.6 million deaths.… Read More »

Health-care companies use technology and data to boost primary care services

Hero Images | Hero Images | Getty Images In baseball, high-salaried home run sluggers have always gotten the glory. The equivalent in health-care may be high-priced drugs and medical specialties that help save lives in critical cases. But 20 years ago, there was a big shift baseball. Leveraging data analytics, the Oakland A’s found success… Read More »