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 Purchase agreement with flight specialist Spright will enable large-scale medical drone deliveries in the US.

This week's top stories include SCOTUS blocking the Biden Administration vaccination rule for employees of large companies, while upholding a mandate for healthcare workers at facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid funding, and digital medicine platform Akili plans to go public through merging with SPAC Social Capital Suvretta.

The open letter from Blackwells Capital comes days after CEO John Foley said the company was "right-sizing" its production and evaluating layoffs.

Plus, Northern Ireland’s GPs get prescribing decision support. 

Also: AI-enabled documentation tool DeepScribe raises $30 million, cancer risk stratification platform PreciseDx scores $10.75 million and care navigation startup HeyRenee brought in $4.4 million.

Also, Tech accelerator calls for gut health startups in the EMEA region

A postponed launch and technical hurdles have hampered the testing phase of digital prescriptions in Germany, and the country now enters a prolonged piloting phase at the start of 2022.

The company merge will further innovate digital healthcare in the UK.

The new rules aim to improve access to innovative technologies.

The tech giant shut down its dedicated health division this year, but it released a variety of consumer- and clinician-facing projects.