STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the spread of mpox in multiple African countries a public health emergency of international concern, the second such declaration in the past two years called in response to transmission of the virus. The latest decision came on the recommendation of a panel of experts convened to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the issue.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 14, 2024
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban wants to "f--k up" the U.S. healthcare system to make it more affordable, the billionaire told "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart this week. | Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban wants to "f--k up" the U.S. healthcare system to make it more affordable, the billionaire told "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart this week.
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STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
In February 2021, I received my second Covid-19 shot — the newly developed vaccine that would eventually save millions of lives worldwide — with great anticipation. It proved to be a life-changing event: Two hours later as I was driving home, the shock of a sudden loud and high-pitched whistling nearly caused me to veer off the road. It was as if an audible dog whistle began blaring right next to me.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
The seroprotection rate of antibody titers was 100% against the 3 viruses, and geometric mean titer also increased from administration to day 43.
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
STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
By definition, sudden cardiac arrest seems to come out of nowhere. The most shocking cases are when young athletes collapse on the field, but this type of calamity also strikes dedicated middle-age runners, retirees whose health problems seemed well under control, adults of all ages and class. If the person is lucky, medical help is close enough to get the heart beating again after it stops and before brain damage sets in, and the search for the hidden cause can begin.
Fierce Pharma
AUGUST 14, 2024
With an FDA appro | The FDA has approved Gilead's primary biliary cholangitis treatment Livdelzi. The drug, which was acquired in a $4.3 billion buyout of CymaBay Therapeutics six months ago, is the first inflammatory treatment launched by Gilead.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 14, 2024
Getting seniors enrolled into the right Medicare plan is typically an inefficient process that many older patients find confusing and frustrating, spending hours on the phone with human call center | Startup Fair Square Medicare is using advancements with generative AI to build AI-based voice agents to screen seniors for Medicare coverage and improve the customer experience.
STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
On Tuesday, Eli Lilly unveiled a towering 346,000-square-foot laboratory in Boston’s Seaport District, a building that will house 500 of the company’s scientists — 300 of whom are still to be hired — who will focus on medicines that work by exploiting the basic mechanisms of human genetics. Another 200 people will be part of companies Lilly will incubate.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
The decision is based on clinical findings demonstrating seladelpar’s ability to effectively regulate of alkaline phosphatase values in patients.
STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
Brain-computer interfaces are still years, and several FDA approvals, away from being available on the market. Even though industry leaders tout their eventual use for the general public , the first users of these technologies have been and will continue to be people with disabilities. One of the primary uses for BCIs is to provide better communication for people who have been paralyzed.
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.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
Individuals with Parkinson disease reported a decrease in bacterial genes for biosynthesis of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and biotin (vitamin B7).
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 14, 2024
Startup Abridge has notched it's largest partnership to date as Kaiser Permanente is making its generative AI tools for medical documentation available to more than 24,000 doctors across its system | Startup Abridge has notched it's largest partnership to date as Kaiser Permanente is making its generative AI tools for medical documentation available to more than 24,000 doctors across its system.
STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new treatment for primary biliary cholangitis, an autoimmune liver disease mainly affecting women that causes decreased liver function, debilitating itching, and fatigue. The drug, called Livdelzi, will be sold by Gilead Sciences, following the $4.3 billion acquisition of CymaBay Therapeutics, its developer, earlier this year.
Fierce Pharma
AUGUST 14, 2024
Johnson & Johnson and Roche are at the top of S&P Global’s pharmaceutical industry power ratings, which assess the strength of the world’s top 17 drugmakers. | Johnson & Johnson and Roche are at the top of S&P Global’s pharmaceutical industry power ratings, which assess the strength of the world’s top 17 drugmakers.
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.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 14, 2024
Medtronic also announced it has entered a global partnership with Abbott in an effort to expand CGM device options for patients living with diabetes.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
The data builds off prior studies supporting bendamustine-rituximab as a first-line treatment for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Drug Topics
AUGUST 14, 2024
Tom DePietro, PharmD, owner of DePietro’s Pharmacy in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, talked about current movement toward PBM reform and his hopes for the future of pharmacy.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 14, 2024
In this week's episode of "Podnosis," we’re discussing the challenges and opportunities for telehealth, given some notable setbacks for the industry in recent months. | In this week's episode of "Podnosis," we’re discussing the challenges and opportunities for telehealth, given some notable setbacks for the industry in recent months.
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Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
In recent years, telestroke services have transformed stroke care delivery, especially in rural or underserved areas.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 14, 2024
Cancer. Heart disease. Mental health disorders. Cognitive impairment. Stroke. Diabetes. | Evidence points to overconsumption of ultra-processed foods leading to severe health outcomes, but food is medicine interventions with insurers rarely set out to directly restrict or limit these foods from their members' diets.
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 14, 2024
Recent advancements in multi-omics, artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning (DL), ageing biomarkers, precision imaging, ageing clocks, robotics, and smart technologies have empowered researchers to pinpoint common pathways amenable to drug manipulation, with encouraging data now surfacing in early human clinical trials.
Pharmaceutical Commerce
AUGUST 14, 2024
In this part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Michael Rowe, Two Labs’ Senior Director of DSCSA/Serialization Compliance Services, describes the outcome of the joint public meeting held by the Partnership for DSCSA Governance and the FDA.
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 14, 2024
CDMOs like Lannett play a critical role in tackling tech transfer challenges in the pharmaceutical industry. Learn how they navigate diverse challenges to ensure successful transfers.
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 14, 2024
Roszak highlighted pharmacy data interoperability and food is medicine programs as 2 examples of innovative projects at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 14, 2024
Baxter International has agreed to sell its kidney treatment division to private equity firm Carlyle Group in a $3.8 billion cash deal, continuing its efforts to streamline its operations and reduce debt.
Fierce Pharma
AUGUST 14, 2024
Bluebird Bio is making progress on the launch of its three approved gene therapies but appears to be trailing Vertex in its competition to attract patients to their respective treatments for sickle | Bluebird Bio is making progress on the launch of its three approved gene therapies but appears to be trailing Vertex in competition to attract patients to their respective treatments for sickle cell disease.
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 14, 2024
The rapid spread of a new variant of mpox – previously known as monkeypox – has prompted the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to declare a public health emergency.
STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
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pharmaphorum
AUGUST 14, 2024
Otsuka and Click Therapeutics' first-in-class prescription digital therapeutic for depression launches in US through mobile app stores
Med Ed 101
AUGUST 14, 2024
Pharmacy abbreviations are an essential part of a healthcare professional’s education. It can sometimes feel like a foreign language to patients but that’s what we are here for! Abbreviations can lead to significant risk for medication errors and when used should be used with the utmost caution. We’ve created a crossword puzzle to help you […] The post Pharmacy Abbreviations Quiz – Crossword Puzzle appeared first on Med Ed 101.
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 14, 2024
Firefly Neuroscience lists on Nasdaq via a $45m merger with IT firm WaveDancer, as it rolls out an AI-powered platform for managing brain function.
STAT
AUGUST 14, 2024
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. I have learned that a local brewery has been fined by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission for selling cicada-infused malört. A sobering sign that summer is coming to an end.
Outsourcing Pharma
AUGUST 14, 2024
In an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, pharmaceutical companies face significant challenges in maintaining transparency and accountability across their global supply chains.
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