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Disparities in Digital Health Portal Use Persist Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drug Topics

Although the pandemic spurred a greater need and use of online health resources, certain demographics continue to report significantly low participation in digital health portals.

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Black Diamond looks to outwit cancer mutations

PharmaVoice

Why the company’s novel therapeutics could have a competitive edge in a crowded cancer indication.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Timing May Affect Menstrual Cycle Length

Drug Topics

Study findings clarifying what to expect regarding the menstrual cycle after COVID-19 vaccination could help address low vaccine uptake.

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Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps, large study shows

STAT

Having Covid-19 increases a person’s risk of developing an autoimmune disease in the year after infection, a large study out of South Korea and Japan reports, but vaccination helps decrease that risk. Researchers used the medical records of 10 million Korean and 12 million Japanese adults to see whether those who had Covid were more likely to be diagnosed with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases, or AIRDs, in the year following infection.

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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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Flip The Pharmacy March Schedule & Sign-Ups

Drug Topics

Check out these can't-miss Workflow Wednesdays sessions in March.

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Cannabinoids show promise in acute migraine clinical trial

pharmaphorum

Inhaled cannabinoids have been shown to perform better than placebo in providing pain relief for people suffering from acute migraine in a clinical trial

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Change's temporary funding program 'not even a Band-Aid,' AHA president says, as White House reportedly mulls financial relief

Fierce Healthcare

Change's temporary funding program 'not even a Band-Aid,' AHA president says, as White House reportedly mulls financial relief agliadkovskaya Mon, 03/04/2024 - 14:07

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In a first, fetal cell organoids generated from amniotic fluid, new study reports

STAT

As a fetus develops, its body is bathed in amniotic fluid: a warm, salty soup of nutrients, hormones, and antibodies produced by its mother. And into that fluid, a fetus is constantly sloughing off or peeing out cells, which provide genetic material that doctors can pull out with a needle and examine for signs of disease in a process called amniocentesis.

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Mark Cuban says Cost Plus Drugs targeting generic meds in short supply as it opens manufacturing facility

Fierce Healthcare

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company will begin manufacturing its own generic medications this week, starting with sterile injectables, founder and CEO Dr. | Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company will begin manufacturing its own generic medications this week, starting with sterile injectables, founder and CEO Dr. Alex Oshmyansky said Monday during a White House roundtable on lowering healthcare costs.

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STAT+: White House is told the big three PBMs are ‘everything wrong with this industry’

STAT

As part of its battle to blunt the growing cost of medicines, the White House on Monday held a so-called listening session in hopes of finding ways to rein in big pharmacy benefit managers, which occupy an opaque but crucial role in pharmaceutical pricing in the U.S. The gathering resembled something of a fact-finding mission as a small group of policymakers and business people briefly shared their experiences dealing with the largest industry middlemen, who negotiate with drugmakers on behalf o

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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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Did the FTC get it wrong when it blocked the Sanofi-Maze deal?

PharmaVoice

In its zeal to stamp out anticompetitive practices and lower drug prices, a consultant said the FTC might have overlooked the unique considerations in rare disease drug development.

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STAT+: Federal regulators, scrambling to keep up with AI in health care, team up with industry to set standards

STAT

At first glance, the Coalition for Health AI looks like any technology lobbying group. Its membership — including Microsoft, Google, and many of the nation’s largest academic hospitals — forms a formidable presence in Washington. But on Monday, the coalition forged a different deal with federal regulators. It will work with them to develop quality and safety standards for artificial intelligence, an experiment that will test whether industry and government can effectively pa

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Congress reaches spending deal with doc pay bump, delayed DSH cuts and more

Fierce Healthcare

A bipartisan spending bill unveiled Sunday narrows some of this year’s cuts to physician Medicare pay, pushes back scheduled disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment cuts and increases annual | A 1,050-page bill unveiled Sunday included several key lobbying focuses for providers but excludes other hot-button topics like potential pharmacy benefit manager and ghost network regulations "until December or longer.

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STAT+: Medicare is a tricky market for telehealth companies. Why is Talkspace betting on it?

STAT

Over the last few years, virtual mental health company Talkspace has been on a relentless quest to conquer the insurance market. The next step in that journey, Medicare, may prove the most challenging yet. Talkspace’s pivot away from its direct-to-consumer roots has so far been a success. The company claims its 130 million people have access to its services through deals with  insurers, employers, or through other arrangements, and it is now knocking on the door of profitability 

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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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Opioid use disorder treatment retention improves with insurance coverage: study

Fierce Healthcare

Insurance network coverage dramatically impacts whether a person remains in treatment for opioid use disorder, according to results shared by treatment provider Ophelia. | In-network insurance coverage goes a long way in making sure individuals continue opioid use disorder treatment, according to a study out of Health Affairs.

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STAT+: Longer treatment gave better liver outcomes for MASH patients, Akero drug study shows

STAT

Akero Therapeutics said Monday that extending treatment with its experimental drug for the liver disease known as MASH from six months to two years resulted in better outcomes for patients — most notably reductions in liver scarring at a rate three times higher than placebo without worsening other symptoms. The mid-stage study of the Akero drug called efruxifermin achieved its main goal in September 2022.

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Chartis: A look at Medicare Advantage enrollment trends in 2024

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare Advantage (MA) growth has broadly slowed, but the biggest players in this space continue to claim the lion's share of this expansion, according to a new report from healthcare consultant C | Medicare Advantage growth has broadly slowed, but the biggest players in this space continue to claim the lion's share of this expansion, according to a new report from healthcare consultants Chartis.

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Opinion: Missing data is making it difficult for the pharmaceutical industry to help LGBTQ+ people

STAT

Lack of health data on LGBTQ+ people has real-world consequences. A participant in a 2020 report from the National LGBT Cancer Network said: “There are no guidelines for cancers that are more prevalent among Trans women. I had to fight like hell to have an anoscopy, and sure enough we found [precancerous lesions]!” That same year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine issued a hallmark report  on the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people.

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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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Pfizer stops buildout of $350M Seagen plant, leaving 120 workers' roles in question

Fierce Pharma

When Pfizer completed its $43 billion buyout of Seagen in December | Less than three months after completing its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen, Pfizer has confirmed a report that it is shutting down construction of a $350 million manufacturing facility in Everett, Washington. The decision will affect 120 employees working on the initial setup of the site, the company said.

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Q&A: Stem cell biologist predicts human embryo models could pave the way to organ transplants

STAT

A lot happens in the first month of human embryo development as a single cell morphs into multitudes. Yet despite its significance, this period is basically a “black box” to researchers, says stem cell biologist Jacob Hanna. He and his team at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have taken steps toward probing that puzzle. Last year, they announced they had grown a synthetic human embryo , equivalent to a 14-day-old human embryo, in the lab without the aid of a human sperm

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NACDS letter to President Biden urges PBM reform for Americans, pharmacies

Drug Store News

An NACDS letter to President Biden urges Executive Branch action and support of immediate Congressional action on PBM reforms.

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STAT+: ‘It’s a nightmare’: One of the most common children’s asthma meds is no longer available, leaving families scrambling

STAT

A commonly prescribed medication for children’s asthma is disappearing from pharmacists’ shelves, forcing parents and pediatricians to scramble for alternatives just as  allergy seaso n  is about to start. In a move unusual for such a widely used drug, GlaxoSmithKline discontinued Flovent HFA, the brand name of its corticosteroid treatment fluticasone propionate, at the end of December.

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Dark factories for a bright future

pharmaphorum

Explore the future of drug manufacturing with dark factories, robotic and automated facilities that promise efficiency and innovation. Learn how these advancements are shaping a bright future for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Industry Voices—Code blue: Rescuing America's healthcare system by bolstering the workforce pipeline

Fierce Healthcare

Unless the U.S. attracts more nurses and allied health professionals into the workforce, our healthcare system will soon face catastrophic consequences. | Unless the U.S. attracts more nurses and allied health professionals into the workforce, our healthcare system will soon face catastrophic consequences.

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Sandoz closing Fougera facilities on Long Island, N.Y.

Drug Store News

Sandoz is closing the Fougera manufacturing and packaging facilities located in Melville and Hicksville on Long Island, N.Y.

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Oncology emerges as dominant therapy area for CRISPR technology

Pharmaceutical Technology

In late 2023, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved Vertex’s Casgevy, which became the inaugural clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based drug for the haematological indications beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease (SCD).

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Tutch brings digital platform to U.S. retailers

Drug Store News

Tutch is displayed on interactive screens or digital devices throughout stores, providing shoppers access to retailers’ entire inventories.

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FDA approves J&J’s Rybrevant with chemotherapy for NSCLC treatment

Pharmafile

Johnson & Johnson have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Rybrevant (amibantamab-vmjw) following a priority review. The drug has been approved in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin-pemetrexed) for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 […] The post FDA approves J&J’s Rybrevant with chemotherapy for NSCLC treatment appe

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First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. begins shipping to stores

STAT

WASHINGTON — The first over-the-counter birth control pill  will be available in U.S. stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin. Manufacturer Perrigo said Monday it has begun shipping the medication, Opill , to major retailers and pharmacies. A one-month supply will cost about $20 and a three-month supply will cost around $50, according to the company’s suggested retail price.

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Diabetes market faces disruption

Drug Store News

Ozempic and the Inflation Reduction Act represent seismic shifts in what pharmacies can offer its customers.

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STAT+: He’s 19 months old and has one of the world’s rarest diseases. His parents are determined to find a cure.

STAT

SOMERVILLE — At 19 months old, Lucas Guo has never crawled, walked, or stood by himself. He babbles but can’t say words. He struggles to chew and swallow. He gets most of his nutrition through a feeding tube attached to his belly. Lucas has one of the world’s rarest diseases, ZTTK syndrome, a complex neurological disorder caused by a genetic mutation.

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Elemis expands into U.S. with Sephora launch

Drug Store News

The beauty retailer will carry the brand's Pro-Collagen line and an assortment of Elemis' other products.

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Pharma Pulse 3/4/24: Local Pharmacies on the Brink, People in MA Plans Experienced Delays in Accessing Care & more

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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