Drug Topics
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Florida-based pharmacist Brad Phillips, PharmD, BCACP, speaks to the importance of pre-planning, emergency refills, medication storage, and post-storm safety measures to ensure medication security during hurricanes.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Vice President Harris’ presidential campaign released a proposal to crack down on middlemen in the pharmaceutical industry. It seems billionaire business mogul Mark Cuban had a heads up.
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Drug Topics
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Research presented at CHEST 2024 outlined the heart failure risks associated with COVID-19 infection and emphasized the importance of vaccination to prevent adverse outcomes.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
On June 17, He Jiankui received an email that wasted no time getting to the point: An American cryptocurrency entrepreneur had learned about the Chinese scientist’s recent proposal to use CRISPR gene-editing technology on human embryos to lower their future risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, and he was offering funding and other help to turn those plans into a new commercial venture. He rose to international infamy in 2018, when it came to light that he
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
PharmaVoice
OCTOBER 8, 2024
This year’s PharmaVoice 100 encompasses the industry’s ongoing revolutions and leaders who are not only navigating these changes, but at times, forging new paths for others to follow.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
John Maraganore, the former CEO of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals turned biotech elder statesman and venture capitalist, is launching a new startup that he hopes can expand upon his previous company’s success. His new venture, City Therapeutics, launched Tuesday with $135 million from ARCH Venture Partners, Fidelity, Invus, Rock Springs Capital, Regeneron Ventures, and others, he told STAT exclusively.
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STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
A new NIH program will allocate nearly $30 million to 10 groups over five years to examine the impact of ableism on various health outcomes for people with disabilities and to develop strategies to combat these disparities. The studies investigate ableism towards several different populations, including people with low vision trying to access services and maternal health outcomes among Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test is the first at-home test to be granted marketing authorization using a traditional premarket review pathway.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
A trade group representing large compounding pharmacies has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a “reckless and arbitrary” decision to remove a widely prescribed Eli Lilly drug for combating diabetes and obesity from an official shortages list. The Outsourcing Facilities Association argued that a shortage of the drug, known as tirzepatide, actually still exists and the agency action was a coup for the company that came at the expense of the public.
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 8, 2024
With an estimated 2 million people in the United States taking copycat vers | A compounding industry group has sued the FDA, claiming its action to remove Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound from its drug shortage list is a “reckless and arbitrary decision—lacking any semblance of lawful process.” In declaring the end of the shortage, the FDA has halted the ability of compounding pharmacies to manufacture the in-demand products.
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.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Amid ongoing scrutiny of pharmacy benefit managers, the U.S. Supreme Court has asked the solicitor general to weigh in on an Oklahoma law that seeks to regulate the retail networks created by these controversial middlemen in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The law, which was enacted in 2019, was designed to ensure that pharmacy benefit managers maintain access to a large number of pharmacies and do not steer patients to favored outlets, among other things.
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Stay updated on the latest insights from EASD 2024 with a comprehensive breakdown of key themes, topics, and influencers. Learn more about the essential information you need to know.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
As Biogen aims to grow sales of postpartum depression drug Zurzuvae, it’s turning to well-funded telehealth company Talkiatry to boost awareness of and care for the often overlooked condition. Under the deal, Talkiatry, which recently raised $130 million and employs over 350 psychiatrists, created a new landing page on its website with information about postpartum depression.
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Editor's Note: Is your company bracing for Milton or working to provide aid in anticipation of the storm? | Pfizer—which opened a global hub in Tampa, Florida, in 2021—is setting out to bolster emergency services, pool donations and ease medical supply needs as Hurricane Milton touches down this week.
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.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
LONDON — Two pioneers behind machine learning — a technology that is already transforming society in ways big and small and that carries profound ethical questions — won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday. The award went to John Hopfield, 91, of Princeton University and Geoffrey Hinton, 76, of the University of Toronto, “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks,” the Nobel committee announced.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Substance use disorder continues to be a pervasive health challenge in the U.S. | Carrum Health, a company that established value-based Centers of Excellence for employers, unveiled Tuesday a new value-based treatment model for substance use disorders.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Responding to growing pressure, ViiV Healthcare announced steps to widen access to its HIV prevention medicine in low- and middle-income countries, marking the second time in two years the company is taking such steps. But as before, the move was met with criticism over certain details. The latest effort involves tripling the annual supply of the drug, a long-acting medication known as cabotegravir, in hopes of making more than 2 million doses available during 2025 and 2026.
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Collaboration is essential for the future of healthcare, and events play a pivotal role in fostering it. Learn how collaboration can drive innovation in healthcare through impactful events.
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STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Good morning! We’ve got a lot of news to share today, including another dispatch from Drew on the Nobels. Let’s get to it. Physics Nobel goes to pioneers of machine learning John Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toronto, two researchers behind the development of machine learning, won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The 70-plus-page lawsuit is directed at Express Scripts for its dealings with drug manufacturers in fueling the US opioid crisis.
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Discover the latest advancements in weight loss treatments as developers race to create the next blockbuster solution. Stay informed about the cutting-edge options available.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 8, 2024
This marks India’s first trial for a novel autologous BCMA directed CAR-T cell therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Chronic kidney disease is a silent threat. | This week on "Podnosis," Fierce Healthcare's Emma Beavins chats with Healthy.io CEO Geoff Martin about how his company is helping to address the hidden crisis of chronic kidney disease.
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Merck & Co. hopes a new positive trial readout can return Keytruda to glory in head and neck cancer. | Merck & Co. hopes a new positive readout can return Keytruda to glory in head and neck cancer about two years after a prior failure.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Denials by commercial health plans rose 56 percent in 2023. | Health system executives and end users convened with health plan attendees across a variety of disciplines – revenue cycle, utilization management, physician advisor, and case management.
Drug Topics
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Medication therapy management can change the trajectory of patient health outcomes. Here is how pharmacists can ensure adherence and compensation.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
NEW YORK — More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids. The lawsuits stem from a national investigation into TikTok, which was launched in March 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from many states, including California, Kentucky, and New Jersey.
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Shares in Scholar Rock have gone into overdrive after the biotech reported positive phase 3 results with apitegromab in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), setting up regulatory filings in early 2025.The stock rocketed 362% after the announcement, taking Scholar Rock's market cap above $2.7 billion, as analysts started to talk about a blockbuster sales opportunity for the selective myostatin inhibitor.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Top of the morning to you. And a fine one it is. Lots of sunshine and clear blue skies are once again enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of creatures to annoy. As for us, we are as busy as ever hunting and gathering items of interest. We trust you have your own hectic agendas. So join us as we hoist the ever-present cup of stimulation — our choice today is coconut rum — and attack the fast-growing to-do list.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 8, 2024
One of the key selling points of Medicare Advantage (MA) is the supplemental benefits plans can offer, especially extending coverage for dental, vision and hearing care that the traditional program | A new study published in Health Affairs finds that while these benefits are common in MA, low-income beneficiaries still face significant access barriers to dental, vision and hearing services.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
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. Otsuka and Amalgam partner on Alzheimer’s care tech Precision health company Otsuka — which, you may remember, decided to price its depression digital therapeutic lower to make it more accessible even if it’ll lose money on it — is now partnering w
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 8, 2024
One year ago, we brought together top minds in the health insurance industry at our first Fierce Health Payer Summit. | One year ago, we brought together top minds in the health insurance industry at our first Fierce Health Payer Summit. This November, we're back in Austin, Texas with an agenda and speaker line-up that's even bigger.
STAT
OCTOBER 8, 2024
This story first appeared in The Readout newsletter. Sign up for The Readout and receive STAT’s award-winning biotech news delivered straight to your inbox. Good morning. Lots of great stories from my colleagues today so we’ll jump straight into it.
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