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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Moderna’s RSV vaccine, Aurobindo problems, and more

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We accept all manner of confidential communications and secret dossiers … New diabetes and weight loss drugs may benefit patients undergoing hip replacement without adding to complication risks , Reuters reports, citing preliminary data released at a meeting of orthopedic surgeons. Meanwhile, here are a few tidbits to digest.

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UK £62 billion behind in R&D global investment share, report reveals

European Pharmaceutical Review

The report suggested health research is a key area for R&D investment to align activity with broader social goals, communicate a clear strategic direction and improve R&D funding by crowding novel investment. . percent of GDP by 2030, to level with R&D investment in Sweden, the US and Taiwan. billion over a decade.

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Eli Lilly to help fund cold chain initiative

European Pharmaceutical Review

.” “Efforts to expand access to medicines, especially insulin, are only beneficial when effective cold chain systems are in place to keep them at the right temperature on their way to patients,” commented Leigh Ann Pusey, Executive Vice President of corporate affairs and communications for Lilly.

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Lilly and EVA Pharma to aid affordable insulin access in Africa

European Pharmaceutical Review

Lilly’s 30×30 initiative aims to improve access to quality healthcare for 30 million people living in limited-resource settings, annually, by 2030. Communication with WHO encourage implementation of and accountability for the commitments and contributions toward improving access to insulin.

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BioNTech and UK Government announce strategic partnership to provide mRNA cancer immunotherapies

Pharmafile

It is hoped this acceleration will lead to up to 10,000 patients receiving such therapies by the end of 2030. German biotech company BioNTech and the UK Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will accelerate clinical trials of personalised mRNA immunotherapies. read more.

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Too Much of a Good Thing? Unpacking the Rise of Polypharmacy in Seniors

PharmD Live

Their projections indicate that approximately 10,000 people will turn 65 each day over the next 19 years, with the population of older adults expected to double to 80 million by 2030. At this rate, nearly half of the older population could be impacted by polypharmacy by 2030. Data from the U.S. in 1994 to 42.4%

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Why the next blockbuster in mental health might be a video game

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According to a 2018 landmark report by the Lancet Commission, the growing mental health epidemic could cost the international economy up to $16 trillion by 2030 , with a dramatic impact on productivity and quality of life. Economically speaking, Americans lose approximately $193.2