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Bird Flu Infects Second Human as Outbreak Continues

Drug Topics

While US health officials continue to monitor the outbreak in dairy cattle across the country, a second human recently tested positive after a mutation of the bird flu virus.

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The new menstruation: Girls are getting their periods earlier and less regularly

STAT

Menstruation is a critical indicator of health. Whether and when someone with a uterus gets their period — for the first time, and throughout their life — can reflect not only their reproductive health, but their risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, miscarriage, and premature death. That also makes menstruation a useful measure of population health.

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FDA Approves Clonidine Hydrochloride For Treatment of ADHD in Pediatric Patients

Pharmacy Times

The treatment is the first liquid non-stimulant for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to be approved in the United States.

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New obesity drugs are seemingly everywhere. Black Americans feel left out

STAT

STAT teamed up with Word In Black, a network of 10 Black news publishers, to report over the past year on the impact of new weight loss drugs on Black America. Jonathan Gustave was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last August after decades of struggling with his weight. To help lower his blood sugar levels, his doctor prescribed Ozempic, the diabetes drug that has become wildly popular for its weight loss effects.

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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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FDA Approves Eculizumab-Aeeb as Interchangeable Biosimilar for 2 Rare Diseases

Pharmacy Times

Eculizumab-aeeb (Bkemv; Amgen) is approved for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

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Black voices, Black bodies: Life in the age of Ozempic

STAT

STAT teamed up with Word In Black, a network of 10 Black news publishers, to report over the past year on the impact of new weight loss drugs on Black America. When was the last time you thought about your weight?

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STAT+: Health insurers boast to investors about using AI, but they’d rather not talk about it

STAT

Health insurers are telling shareholders that they are ramping up the use of artificial intelligence and are hiring talent to implement the technology across their organizations. They say their artificial intelligence models can increase efficiency and “cut costs,” but they refused to discuss what models they’re using, how those models were developed, or exactly what they’re using them for.

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Growth of MS Treatment Options Presents Challenges, Opportunities for Pharmacists to Get Involved

Pharmacy Times

Although questions remain about ideal treatment strategies, consistent data have shown that patients should be treated early.

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STAT+: Akili, maker of a video game to treat ADHD, to be acquired for $34 million

STAT

A month after announcing it was seeking strategic alternatives , Akili Interactive, maker of a video game designed to treat ADHD, said it will go private in a merger with Virtual Therapeutics. The deal is expected to net Akili’s shareholders $34 million. Akili made headlines in 2020 when it received Food and Drug Administration clearance for EndeavorRx, a video game designed to treat pediatric ADHD.

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Pharmacy Preceptors Play Key Role in Educating Future Pharmacists

Pharmacy Times

Penelope Murphy discusses the role that preceptors play in mentoring students and new pharmacists to help bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world practice.

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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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Wegovy linked to lower risk of alcohol use disorder in real-world study

STAT

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 hope everyone had a restful Memorial Day weekend. I myself was engaged in what my editor calls one of the greatest joys in life — packing up all my belongings, moving two miles, and then unpacking all of my belongings.

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Self-funded health plan saves employers 20% more than major plans: analysis

Fierce Healthcare

Imagine360, a self-funded health plan out of Pennsylvania, reduces healthcare costs significantly more than major national carriers, an actuarial analysis by Axene Health Partners found. | Imagine360, an alternative health plan in Pennsylvania, is pointing to an independent analysis showing its clients save 20% on health benefit costs when compared to traditional carriers.

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NIH-funded clinical trials often miss racial, gender diversity enrollment goals, report finds

STAT

WASHINGTON — Clinical trials that the National Institutes of Health funds often enroll fewer Black patients and other underrepresented racial groups than they plan to, according to a study of 30 NIH-funded trials sampled by the HHS Office of Inspector General. Policymakers want to get researchers to enroll a racially representative sample of patients in clinical trials that test whether products work and are safe.

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Strategies for Conducting Strong, Efficient Peer Reviews of Papers

Pharmacy Times

A methodical approach can optimize the evaluation of a paper.

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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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STAT+: Clinical lab trade group sues FDA over plan to regulate lab-developed tests

STAT

A group representing clinical labs across the country sued the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday over the agency’s plan to actively regulate lab-developed tests. The suit, filed in a Texas federal court by the American Clinical Laboratory Association and PCR lab HealthTrackRx, claims the FDA does not have the authority to scrutinize lab-developed tests.

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A look at telehealth's future and an omnichannel approach to care

Fierce Healthcare

This week on "Podnosis," we dive into the topic of telehealth and its role in a comprehensive approach to healthcare. | This week on "Podnosis," Emma Beavins from Fierce Healthcare interviews CVS Health Chief Medical Officer Sree Chaguturu, M.D., to dive into the topic of telehealth and its role in a comprehensive approach to healthcare.

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STAT+: Scientists install ‘window’ in the skull to record brain activity using ultrasound

STAT

Researchers may have a new way to watch the brain pulse, thanks to an ultrasound probe and a tiny window in the skull. This acoustically transparent hole allowed a team in California to capture, using functional ultrasound imaging, an extraordinary view of human brain activity of very normal hobbies, according to a study published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine.

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Digital therapeutics firm Akili agrees $34 million takeover

pharmaphorum

More consolidation in the digital health sector as Akili agrees a $34m takeover by Virtual Therapeutics, returning to private hands.

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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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Opinion: Saving rural psychiatry services will require higher Medicaid payments

STAT

If there were ever to be an empty bed in the stress unit my psychiatrist dad manages, I’m certain he would admit himself. He runs the only private psychiatric practice in the rural Michigan town of Owosso and is the sole psychiatrist contracted at the local hospital. With approximately 1 in every 10 of the town’s 15,000 residents being a patient in his practice, he shoulders the responsibility for many more patients than most psychiatrists do.

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With ruling, Pfizer can escape some claims in legal battle over Chantix carcinogen allegations

Fierce Pharma

Pfizer chalked up a key win in its legal battle surrounding the now-recalled smoking cessation drug Chantix after a New York judge narrowed the scope of the arguments in play. | The company still faces some claims in a class action lawsuit over the now-recalled smoking cessation med Chantix.

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Opinion: The uphill battle to provide noninvasive treatment for fibroids

STAT

If an effective treatment is available for one common disease in men, and that same treatment is available for a different common disease in women, a logical expectation would be that the treatments are equally accessible to men and women. That is not the current reality. The treatment I am talking about is focused ultrasound. It has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for a range of conditions, including prostate cancer, fibroids, liver tumors, essential tremor and Parkinsonȁ

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Working for a mature form of genomic medicines

pharmaphorum

In a new episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, Rahul Kakkar, CEO of gene editing company Tome, speaks with web editor Nicole Raleigh about programmable genomic integration (PGI) technology.

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Neurocrine, a regular name on Wall Street’s M&A lists, elevates BD chief to succeed founder and CEO

Fierce Pharma

Neurocrine Biosciences’ dealmaking prospects may soon get another round of attention with the installment of a new CEO. | Neurocrine Biosciences' dealmaking prospects may get another round of attention with the installment of a new CEO. The neuroscience company's three-decade veteran Kevin Gorman will soon hand the top job to long-time BD chief Kyle Gano.

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Telehealth company Ro rolls out GLP-1 supply tracker amid ongoing drug shortage

Fierce Healthcare

Direct-to-consumer health and wellness company Ro launched an online GLP-1 supply tracker as an interactive tool to give patients real-time insights on GLP-1 drug shortages. | Direct-to-consumer health and wellness company Ro launched an online GLP-1 supply tracker as an interactive tool to give patients real-time insights on GLP-1 drug shortages.

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After 5-year quest to streamline cell and gene therapy production, Ori Biotech reveals automated platform

Fierce Pharma

After half a decade spent developing an automated manufacturing platform, Ori Biotech believes it's ready to make a mark on the cell and gene therapy field. | Ori has revealed an automated cell and gene therapy manufacturing platform. The company says its tech is flexible enough to transition between projects at various stages of development.

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Hospital ransomware attacks spike volumes at nearby EDs, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

A new review of California patient volumes is the latest warning that hospital ransomware attacks have consequences that extend to other providers in their surrounding community. | While inpatient admissions and ED visits decline for weeks at a targeted hospital, those in the surrounding areas can expect up to 7% more ED visits, according to a recently published analysis of ransomware attacks among California hospitals.

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Update: MSD confirms $3bn takeover of EyeBio

pharmaphorum

MSD has confirmed a $3 billion takeover deal for ophthalmology biotech EyeBio and its drug candidate for diabetic macular oedema (DME) and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Drug Topics Top 10: Most Read Stories From May 2024

Drug Topics

Check out this list of our 10 most read stories from May 2024.

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AstraZeneca throws its hat into the oral PCSK9 ring

pharmaphorum

AstraZeneca has reported the first clinical data with its oral PCSK9 inhibitor AZD0780, which it hopes could offer an alternative to current injectable drugs used to lower cholesterol.

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CGM, Exercise Can Improve Health Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

Drug Topics

Patients with type 2 diabetes who used continuous glucose monitors combined with regular exercise had improved fasting glucose and 2 hours-postprandial glucose levels.

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MSD said to be looking at $1.3bn takeover of EyeBio

pharmaphorum

MSD is reported to be on the brink of agreeing a $1.

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Can robots break the cell therapy bottleneck?

PharmaVoice

A partnership between the cell therapy delivery specialist Portal Biotechnologies and precision robotics maker Multiply Labs could bring the manufacturing bottleneck under control, the CEOs said.

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Pharma Pulse 5/29/24: OpenAI Forms New Committee to Evaluate Safety/Security, Proposed FDA Rule Could Limit Pharmacy Compounding & more

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