IDStewardship
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
On this webpage you will find “The Bug Name Emoji Game” which is just like “ The Drug Name Emoji Game ” and meant to be a fun medical emoji puzzle game for people who deal with different types of microbial pathogens. Simply use the emoji symbols to decipher the corresponding organism name! These puzzles have been developed by Dr.
PhRMA
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
You are probably reading a lot about a surge of cases of respiratory viruses like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (the flu) and SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. The triple threat of these highly contagious respiratory viruses circulating simultaneously is causing a ripple of effects on patients, health care providers and our health care system as a whole.
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Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
CBD therapy has had positive outcomes in other inflammatory conditions.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Despite evidence of a higher risk of myocarditis or pericarditis with COVID-19 vaccination, immunization should still be recommended because the benefits likely outweigh the harms, study shows.
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
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
More vaccinated than unvaccinated died from COVID-19 in August: analysis. fdiamond. Mon, 11/28/2022 - 16:34.
STAT
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
A viral hurricane is making landfall on health care systems battered by three pandemic years. With the official start of winter still weeks away, pediatric hospitals are facing crushing caseloads of children sick with RSV and other viral illnesses. Schools that promised a “return to normal” now report widespread absences and even closures from RSV and flu in many parts of the country , contributing to parents missing work in record numbers.
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PhRMA
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
There is only one place in the health care system where middlemen refuse to share negotiated prices with patients, and that’s at the pharmacy counter. A new report reveals how this harmful tactic leads to higher costs for patients.
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
CVS is the first pharmacy to offer this service nationwide.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
A session presenter at the ASCP 2022 Annual Meeting addresses research investigating the value of preventative treatments when patients have a limited life expectancy.
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
AstraZeneca withdraws US COVID vaccine application, shifts focus to antibody treatments. aliu. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 09:02.
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
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
As the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world two years ago, one of India’s leading biotech companies was racing to develop a vaccine with crucial backing from the Indian government. The shot engineered by Bharat Biotech was, in part, an important effort to create a home-grown product that could bolster the fortunes of the Indian pharmaceutical industry.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
From finding the right candidates to keeping them, how hospitals are using AI to address workforce needs. aburky. Fri, 11/18/2022 - 15:25.
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Discount cards and manufacturer coupons can cost pharmacies in the long run.
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.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Investigational broadly neutralizing antibody shows promise as potential as a first-in-class treatment option for HIV.
Pharmaceutical Technology
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
In a field dominated by antibodies and small molecules, two cell-therapy based approaches have come under the spotlight for showing early signs of efficacy in treating lupus. In September, a group from Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg reported that five patients with lupus achieved remission after an infusion of autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells led to a deep depletion of B cells.
STAT
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
A federal judge on Friday sentenced disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley’s culture of audacious self-promotion. The sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila was shorter than the 15-year penalty requested by federal prosecutors but far tougher than the leniency her legal team sought for the mother of a year-o
PharmaVoice
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
After nearly five years, the homicide case involving pharma billionaires continues to perplex investigators.
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PhRMA
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
The June decision by WTO members to waive commitments to protect intellectual property (IP) for COVID-19 vaccines under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement was a political and ineffective measure that does not address the true barriers to vaccine equity. Now, some are pushing to extend this harmful waiver to COVID-19 treatments, even though production exceeds demand for treatments, including for the most effective antivirals and monoclonal antibodies.
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Medication only works when it's taken, which makes adherence necessary. The approach can't be "one size fits all".
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Research also focuses on connection between oral hygiene and other chronic diseases, neurological disorders, pulmonary infections.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Amazon's latest push into digital health—a virtual clinic for common conditions like allergies and hair loss. hlandi. Tue, 11/15/2022 - 09:18.
STAT
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
He Jiankui, the Chinese biophysicist who created the first gene-edited children , had been quiet since completing a three-year prison sentence in April, leaving many to wonder whether he had plans to return to scientific research. Earlier this month, we got his answer. On Nov. 9, He posted photos to Twitter of himself sitting at a computer in a white office.
European Pharmaceutical Review
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
The first-in-human gene therapy trial for heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA). SRD-001, the adenovirus associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy is delivered to cardiac ventricular muscle cells via an intracoronary infusion system (produced by Sardocor, a clinical-stage gene therapy subsidiary of Medera), to increase the protein expression and functional activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase
PhRMA
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Research has shown that 340B hospitals are more likely to prescribe more expensive medicines and significantly mark up the price of medicines. For example, 340B hospitals received nearly five times what they paid, on average, to acquire oncology medicines through 340B. These practices have implications for what patients pay out of pocket — and new research adds to the evidence.
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Health disparities in care were made worse by the pandemic.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Active patient care with chronic kidney disease may provide enormous benefits for patients, the economy, and society.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
In face of 'tripledemic,' masking mandates might make a comeback. fdiamond. Mon, 11/28/2022 - 14:46.
STAT
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO — A closely watched new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease held up to scrutiny in a detailed scientific presentation Tuesday, as its developers, partners Eisai and Biogen, begin the lengthy process of turning this medicine into what they hope could be a groundbreaking therapy. The drug, lecanemab, slowed the cognitive and functional decline of patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s by 27% relative to placebo in a roughly 2,000-volunteer clinical trial.
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Digital therapeutics are rapidly coming into the foreground to treat a variety of conditions. Ben Hargreaves discovers how chronic pain could be a key area for digital therapeutics, as they offer non-addictive and effective relief from the condition. The struggle to manage pain for individuals has been one that goes back a long way in history, with one of the earliest recorded medical prescriptions being for opium.
PhRMA
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The Arnold-Venture funded advocacy group Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge, Inc. (or I-MAK) is on a global media tour, espousing their point of view on the patent system. Some experts and congressional leaders don’t buy the rhetoric, and neither should you.
Drug Topics
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Cannabinoids lack the habit-forming mechanism of action found in methadone and buprenorphine, unlocking new potential for the drug.
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
When diabetes is uncontrolled, higher percentages of hemoglobin become glycated, which causes elevated HbA1c and glucose levels to rise within the body.
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