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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Pharmacy technicians are crucial to the accessibility and continuity of healthcare.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Norgestrel (Opill) for pregnancy prevention will be accessible at various retail locations, including drug stores, convenience stores, grocery stores, and online platforms.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

There are common symptoms experienced in the workplace that may be linked to hormones instead of stress.

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Drug Topics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Vaxart’s VP1-based bivalent oral tablet vaccine was developed to target the norovirus GI.1 Norwalk and GII.4 Sydney strains, which are the predominant strains affecting humans.

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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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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

On a Friday afternoon in July, as many New Yorkers fled the scorching city streets, a couple of dozen out-of-towners descended on Times Square. They came bearing gold letter balloons spelling out LFVN, the stock symbol for LifeVantage, the company they’d come to promote, and foam cutouts of its navy blue supplement bottles. LifeVantage’s chief executive officer, Steve Fife, rang the Nasdaq exchange’s closing bell, a celebration of the Utah-based company’s new products

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Fierce Pharma

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Demand is so strong for Novo Nordisk’s obesity drugs that the only limitation on sales—in the short term—seems to be the company’s ability to produce them. | Promising heart data for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy are a "paradigm shift," according to J.P. Morgan, which has doubled its market projection for GLP-1 diabetes and obesity treatments to $71 billion for 2032.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Unite Us, tech company focused on social determinants of health, lays off employees amid profitability struggles agliadkovskaya Wed, 09/06/2023 - 14:25

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Heart disease is killing fewer Americans overall, however, cardiovascular deaths where obesity was listed as a key contributing factor have tripled between 1999 and 2020, according to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. And, Black women had the highest mortality rate out of all the population groups studied.

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Fierce Pharma

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Biopharma M&A is on an uptick compared to the post-pandemic doldrums of the last two years. | Biopharma M&A is on an uptick compared to the post-pandemic doldrums of the last two years. Analysts anticipate that the trend will continue in 2023 and into 2024 as companies attempt to beef up their portfolios.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Crovalimab achieved disease control and non-inferiority compared to eculizumab, which is the current standard-of-care for individuals with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Employers' health benefits costs are set to rise 5.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Every day, Marisa Russello was overwhelmed by suicidal thoughts. Even one negative thought might cause her to spiral. A writer working on her book manuscript, she’d be unable to change a word without questioning the entire project’s value altogether. Her depression made it hard to fall and stay asleep. She developed insomnia and took to sleeping during the day.

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Fierce Pharma

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

IBM disclosed "unauthorized access" to J&J’s Janssen CarePath patient assistance program, which helped over 1 million U.S. patients last year.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Applying novel and effective behavioral economics for pre-exposure prophylaxis dissemination programs could help to tailor the programs to the populations and settings of high HIV burden areas.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Intermountain Healthcare, a health system that operates 33 hospitals across seven western states, is transitioning from Oracle Health's Cerner electronic health record to rival Epic, citing higher | Intermountain Healthcare, a health system that operates 33 hospitals across seven western states, is transitioning from Oracle Health's Cerner EHR to its rival Epic, citing higher physician satisfaction scores as one key factor.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While it’s widely accepted that the pharma industry is innovative in R&D, it is also true that it can be slow at embracing technological revolutions. Many people have criticized pharma companies for being slow to adopt AI. Indeed, some CEOs I talk to are concerned about too widely adopting AI, citing fears of unknown threats. But as the CEO of Sanofi, I don’t believe those challenges should guide our thinking or adoption of AI in the pharma business, as AI has the potential to

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Five takeaways from the CAR-TCR cell therapy conference Mike.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Correctly diagnosing specific follicular lymphomas and marginal zone lymphomas requires knowledge of the clinical context, including the site of involvement, age, and clinical presentation.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major blind spot for many Americans, a new survey suggests. | Though many respondents used the internet for medical information and had a regular doctor and blood work done once or twice a year, 58% of respondents were unfamiliar with the illness.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

University of California graduate students were thrilled last December when they won what they thought were big pay increases after an unprecedented strike. Most of them could expect a 10% salary increase the first year of the new three-year contract, the university system said. But students contend it hasn’t worked out that way. Graduate students on some of the academic system’s 10 campuses are accusing their universities of wage theft, claiming they’re using sleight of han

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Combining new and existing immunity: A 3D approach to killing cancer Mike.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Pharmacists can make clinical recommendations tailored to patients’ individual needs.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

YouTube announced two programs Thursday that the Google-owned video platform said will give healthcare content creators new opportunities to educate diverse audiences. | The two new initiatives leverage cultural representation and targeted messaging to reach audiences impacted by health inequity, Google's Garth Graham, M.D., said.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Health care leaders and technology companies are investing heavily in large language models, a powerful class of deep learning models that are trained on vast troves of data. But while enthusiasm for generative AI is high and research is booming, it’s just starting to gain a toehold in clinical settings. Generative AI could be a revolution in health care — but along the way, it will have to address concerns about whether tools meet standards of safety, privacy, equity, and practica

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Inceptive raises $100m, plus other digital financings Phil.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Using metagenomic information, the technology isolates phages whose enzymes can specifically target the bacteria that causes C. difficile infection.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Value-based healthcare with two-sided risk led to a savings of about $14 million over two years, according to the Florida-based insurance plan and national primary care provider company that overse | The collaborative effort by Florida Blue and Aledade not only led to $14 million in savings, but also a reduction in hospitalizations and emergency department visits, according to the companies.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The organization that runs the infectious diseases surveillance system ProMED terminated at least three of the program’s top moderators on Thursday. The three were leaders of a strike that began in early August — one that is scheduled to end on Monday. Longtime moderators Marjorie Pollack and Maria Jacobs, along with associate editor Leo Liu, received notification from ISID CEO Linda MacKinnon that their consulting agreements with the International Society for Infectious Disea

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Drug Topics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Patients who were vaccinated and reinfected showed symptoms of few lesions, little mucosal disease, and minimal analgesia requirements.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Researchers Have Identified New Uses for Them, Including in the Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Infertility.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A trio of House committees unveiled new legislation (PDF) Friday to lower costs and increase transpar | Several house committees dropped new legislation Friday meant to improve price transparency for patients and employers. Here's what they're proposing.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Ever since Medicare was given power to negotiate prices for certain medicines, the pharmaceutical industry has argued the move will end badly for patients. Beyond complaining about price controls and unconstitutional mandates, the key message aimed at the American public has been that innovation will suffer. This is a familiar but tiring refrain.

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Drug Topics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Charitable patient assistance foundations do crucial work to help individuals access necessary health care.

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