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Cost of IVF Medications Increased by 84% Over 10-Year Period

Drug Topics

The financial burden of in vitro fertilization (IVF) medications has become increasingly prohibitive, limiting the availability of fertility treatments for many.

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AlphaFold’s Nobel Prize is ‘the dawn of a new era’ in mapping drug development potential

PharmaVoice

A Nobel Prize in chemistry for Google’s DeepMind protein-structure mapping is the tip of the iceberg for advances in drug discovery and development.

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Clinical Pharmacists Play Pivotal Role in Managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Drug Topics

In a systematic review, researchers explored the role of clinical pharmacists within a multidisciplinary team treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores by 2027 as part of ongoing turnaround strategy

Fierce Healthcare

Walgreens reported a loss of $3 billion in the fourth quarter and plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as part of the retail drugstore chain's ongoing turnaround strategy amid a ro | Walgreens reported a loss of $3 billion in the fourth quarter and plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as part of the retail drugstore chain's ongoing turnaround strategy amid a rocky fiscal 2024.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Q&A: How Pharmacists Stand in the Gap for Value-Based Care

Drug Topics

David Pope, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer at XiPhin, shared his thoughts on value-based care and how it is used within a pharmacy setting.

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Drugmakers are racing to find the next Wegovy. These obesity trials are ones to watch.

PharmaVoice

Data readouts over the next six months could set expectations for how the highly lucrative market for weight loss therapies will look in the future.

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UnitedHealthcare rolls out new therapy restrictions for Medicare Advantage plans

STAT

You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow of money in medicine. Sign up  to get it in your inbox every Monday. Hello, you spry bunch. We’re coming to you on a Tuesday after yesterday’s holiday. What are you looking to read more about as the year winds down? Let us know: bob.herman@statnews.com.

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Research Evaluates Real-World Safety, Efficacy of B/F/TAF Regimen in HIV | ACCP 2024

Drug Topics

The first-line B/F/TAF regiment was evaluated in Hispanic/Latino patients, as well as in those with chronic kidney disease.

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Opinion: Why I’m wary of the new schizophrenia miracle drug

STAT

On Sept. 26, the FDA approved the first truly new antipsychotic in decades: Cobenfy. In clinical trials, it didn’t cause certain side effects that traditionally interfere with medication adherence, including weight gain, lethargy, and movement disorders. I have schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type — a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder — and I agree that this is a monumental development for my community.

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Medication Adherence Impacts Breast Cancer Outcomes | ESMO 2024

Drug Topics

Research from ESMO 2024 focused on the relationship between survival outcomes and medication adherence.

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay

Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.

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11 experts on why gains in cardiovascular disease are stalling and what we can do about it

STAT

It was a dramatic call to action by the American Heart Association: The organization declared its decade-long goal culminating in 2020 was to slash deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20%. It also promised in its scientific journal to move all Americans toward “ideal cardiovascular health.” That never happened. Deaths did decrease by 15% from 2010, but it was a “disappointment” that fatalities linked to conditions like high blood pressure, heart failure,

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Chain Pharmacist Leads the Way in Patient Care Innovation

Drug Topics

Drug Topics sat down with Adam J. James, PharmD, to discuss learnings from his extensive experience at Rite Aid.

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STAT+: Yale tested 6 early-warning algorithms used by health systems. Epic’s AI tool didn’t fare well

STAT

In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, hospitals were desperate for ways to manage the flood of seriously ill patients. Many turned to an artificial intelligence algorithm developed by Epic Systems , the electronic health record company, to predict which patients were most likely to rapidly deteriorate so they could get the critical care they needed.

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FDA Approves Ensifentrine, Novel Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Drug Topics

On June 26, 2024, the FDA approved ensifentrine (Ohtuvayre) for the treatment of COPD.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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FDA Approves Imuldosa, Stelara Biosimilar For Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Conditions

Pharmacy Times

Imuldosa has received approval for all indications of its reference product, including ulcerative colitis, psoriatic arthritis, and Crohn disease.

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Blues plans agree to $2.8B settlement in provider class action suit

Fierce Healthcare

Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement to resolve legal allegations from a slew of providers who claim the insurers colluded to prevent competition and lower reimburs | Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement to resolve legal allegations from a slew of providers who claim the insurers colluded to prevent competition and lower reimbursements.

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Heart disease experts in their own words: ‘This is solvable and this is preventable’

STAT

Why aren’t we doing better in the battle against cardiovascular disease?  Over the last few months, STAT put that question to nearly a dozen experts in cardiology, primary care, endocrinology, and vascular disease. Nearly all of them, as a related article details, pointed to a crisis in primary care.

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DEA sends 3rd temporary extension of telemedicine prescribing rules to White House

Fierce Healthcare

The Drug Enforcement Administration is poised to extend pandemic-era telehealth prescribi | The third temporary extension is rumored to be for just one year, punting the deadline for the next administration to negotiate permanent rules to December 2025. Telemedicine companies, including those that prescribe Adderall, will be able to continue prescribing as they have since 2020.

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.

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Is PBM Reform Nearing the Finish Line?

Pharmacy Times

Legislative efforts in the states and Washington, DC, have made progress, but there is still a way to go.

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UnitedHealth beats the Street with $6B in Q3 profit

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group kicked off another round of earnings calls for major health insurance companies Tuesday morning, when it

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Fulfilling My Purpose as a Future Bilingual Pharmacist – Honoring Hispanic Heritage in Pharmacy

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

Hello everyone, my name is Diana Martinez-Nava and I am a fourth-year student pharmacist at The University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy. I would like to take some time on this special month celebrating our Hispanic Heritage to share my story on my pharmacy journey. My interest in becoming a pharmacist began around the time I was 8 years old. I was that small child who could barely see over the counter at our neighborhood pharmacy next to my father’s arm who would be reaching out to collect,

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CareNu transitions to payer world with Florida-based Medicare Advantage plan

Fierce Healthcare

CareNu is starting to sign members up for health insurance through its Medicare Advantage plan for the first time. | CareNu's subsidiary is launching an Institutional Special Needs Medicare Advantage plan in Florida for patients with chronic illness.

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TRUST-I and TRUST-II Trials Show Promising Results for Taletrectinib in ROS1+ NSCLC

Pharmacy Times

Shirish Gadgeel, MD, discusses an integrated analysis of the regional TRUST-I study and global TRUST-II study presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2024.

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GSK turns its guns on Moderna in mRNA jab patent dispute

pharmaphorum

GSK has filed lawsuits against Moderna, claiming infringement of patents covering mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 and RSV

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Study: Inactivated Vaccines Prevent Influenza for Children, Remaining Effective After COVID-19 Pandemic

Pharmacy Times

Investigators state that health care providers should consider the potential use of 2 doses to increase the effectiveness against influenza B.

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Does AI make patient portal responses better? Depends on who you ask

STAT

You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences.  Sign up to get it  delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Why nurses liked an AI bot more than doctors did An interesting research letter out in JAMA Network Open suggests attitudes toward large language models in health care could vary based on license and professional role.

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Transgene cervical cancer shot misses the mark in phase 2

pharmaphorum

Transgene's therapeutic vaccine for cervical and anogenital cancers failed a phase 2 trial, but an efficacy signal warrants further study

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Opinion: STAT+: What the Sandoz CEO is thinking about the 2024 elections

STAT

As Election Day 2024 gets closer, STAT’s First Opinion asked executives from leading biotech and pharmaceutical companies to reflect on how their industry is being portrayed in the presidential campaign — and what their hopes are for a new presidential administration.  With all eyes currently on the upcoming U.S. elections, it’s easy to forget that this year more than 75 countries have headed to the polls or will soon.

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US digital health spending set to increase, survey finds

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Health plans, employers, and healthcare providers plan to increase their spending on digital health technologies in the next 12 months, says PHTI survey

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Sanofi abandons phase 2 trial of Denali’s multiple sclerosis candidate

Outsourcing Pharma

The big pharma company Sanofi has discontinued a phase 2 trial of U.S. partner Denali Therapeuticsâ oditrasertib for the treatment of multiple sclerosis after the drug failed to perform.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about generic weight loss drugs, anxiety over a Sanofi deal, and more

STAT

Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially after a lengthy weekend respite. Of course, we have returned to the usual routines, so we are firing up the trusty coffee kettle as we brace for another round of deadlines, online meetings, and the like. No doubt, you may relate. So please join us as we hoist our cup of stimulation — our choice today is cinnamon vanilla — and get cracking.

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Creepy, Stalking Bosses

The Honest Apothecary

Social media has managed to blur the lines between work life and home life. These days many of us are growing more comfortable openly sharing things about ourselves that might not normally be public knowledge to our co-workers or our boss. With just a few clicks our pals at work can be flipping through our […] The post Creepy, Stalking Bosses appeared first on The Honest Apothecary.

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The biotech news you missed this weekend

STAT

Hello! Hope you had a restful and reflective Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Today, we talk about how the autoimmune disease space is hotter than ever, see more gene therapy contraction, and the CEO of a generics giant talks about how elections affect industry. The need-to-know this morning Johnson & Johnson reported third-quarter earnings. Investment in autoimmune disease is soaring Investment has surged this year in autoimmune disease: More than $1.7 billion has been committed to this spac

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