Sat.Jan 06, 2024

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JPM24: Amazon rolls out service to connect customers with digital health benefits, taps Omada Health as launch partner

Fierce Healthcare

SAN FRANCISCO—Amazon plans to collaborate with digital health companies to connect customers with virtual care benefits for managing conditions like diabetes and hypertension. | Amazon plans to collaborate with digital health companies to connect customers with virtual care benefits for managing conditions like diabetes and hypertension. The online retail giant tapped virtual-first chronic care provider Omada Health as its first partner.

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Cell therapy bigwigs endorse CAR-T in Nature Medicine article amid FDA safety probe

Fierce Pharma

A group of cell therapy experts, including CAR-T pioneers Drs. Bruce Levine and Carl June, wrote in support of continued use of CAR-T therapy.

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JPM24: Uber Health, Socially Determined team up to connect patients to healthy food, prescription delivery

Fierce Healthcare

Uber Health and analytics company Socially Determined are collaborating to help providers and payers link patients with resources like rides to medical appointments and grocery and prescription med | Uber Health is tapping Socially Determined's social risks analytics data to help payers and providers connect patients to needed resources like healthy food and prescription medication delivery.

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Opinion: STAT readers on Census data, nutrition education, and a better approach to epinephrine

STAT

STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays to encourage robust, good-faith discussion about difficult issues. Submit a Letter to the Editor  here , or find the submission form at the end of any First Opinion essay. “ There’s a public health crisis lurking in our data: the Census option ‘some other race ,’” by Juan Carlos Gonzalez Jr.

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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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Will weight loss drugs kill the fast food business?

The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

Many firms see the dire forecasts as ‘overblown’ but they know they will have to adapt products to make ‘every bite must count’ On a drizzly morning Luton’s takeaways are preparing for the lunchtime rush. McDonald’s is busy with shoppers, while chains from Subway to German Doner Kebab are opening their doors for the approaching army of hungry stomachs.

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FDA's authorization of Florida drug importation plan draws heat from US, Canadian trade groups

Fierce Pharma

Florida has secured a major win in its yearslong quest to import cheaper drugs from Canada—though the backlash from pharma trade groups on both sides of the border has been swift and fierce. | The FDA on Friday authorized Florida’s drug importation program, which will be valid for two years after it officially begins. The program quickly drew fire from pharma trade groups in both Canada and the United States.

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