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Wisconsin hospitals filed 37% more lawsuits against patients from 2001 to 2018, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Wisconsin hospitals filed 37% more lawsuits against patients from 2001 to 2018, study finds. Tue, 12/07/2021 - 12:07.

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Officials Release Draft Legislation Aimed at Prescription Drug Shortage Issues

Pharmacy Times

Ongoing and active shortages are currently at the highest number since January 2001.

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Regulatory-first for gene editing therapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Intellia Therapeutics’ in vivo CRISPR-based candidate NTLA-2001, has been cleared as a gene editing therapy for transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) in the US. This supports NTLA-2001’s potential as a single-administration therapeutic.

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Number of ongoing US drug shortages reaches new high, pharmacist group says

Fierce Pharma

as of 2024’s first quarter—the highest number recorded since ASHP began tracking shortage data back in 2001. . | The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has released new data showing there were 323 drugs in shortage in the U.S.

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5 takeaways from the Human Genome Project investigation

STAT

But that’s not how it turned out: One individual’s DNA accounted for the vast majority of the genome when a first draft was released in 2001. Read the rest…

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Opinion: Stigma and the return of syphilis

STAT

at epidemic rates that have been climbing since 2001. Syphilis, one of the oldest infections known to humans, has returned to the U.S. In 2022, the last year with complete data, the highest number of infections were recorded in more than 70 years.

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STAT+: Drug shortages reached a record high as 2023 drew to a close

STAT

stood at 323 during the fourth quarter of last year — the highest figure reached since such data began being tracked in 2001 — underscoring growing concerns about patient harm across the country. The number of ongoing and active drug shortages in the U.S.