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A scholar of the patient ‘revolution’ tracks the arc from powerlessness to influence

STAT

At the end of each chapter in “Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care,” there’s a box. It summarizes the chapter, distilling what a reader just encountered into easy-to-digest bullet points. The author, Susannah Fox, admits she stole that idea from “The Long Covid Survival Guide,” which was written by patients for patients.

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STAT+: AI can speed up drug discovery but don’t expect it to cure cancer, yet

STAT

David Reese calls it a “hinge moment” — the turning point when biotech and big tech merge to attack human disease with artificial intelligence. At Amgen, where he’s led drug research and development since 2018, Reese said this moment has finally arrived. The proof lies not only in organizational changes, such as his recent appointment as the company’s first chief technology officer, but also in Amgen’s broader push to embed AI into every aspect of the dr

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Consumers opting for deals over store loyalty amid inflation

Drug Store News

Three-in-four consumers still feel concerned about rising prices, even as inflation moderates, according to Deloitte’s 2024 U.S. Retail Industry Outlook.

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CGM Can Help Pregnant Patients With T1D Improve TIR, Outcomes

Drug Topics

Despite previously suggested benchmarks, investigators found that spending less time-in-range (TIR) can still improve maternal and perinatal outcomes among pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

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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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Breathing Pattern of Longer Exhales Can Relieve Symptoms of Long COVID

Pharmacy Times

This breathing pattern is called resonant breathing and has been shown to improve heart rate variability.

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STAT+: Government warns Medicare Advantage insurers not to deny care based on AI

STAT

In recent months, the federal government has repeatedly told Medicare Advantage insurers that they cannot use artificial intelligence or algorithms to deny medical services the government routinely covers. But in finalizing a rule to that effect, it also stepped into a thicket of questions from insurers about a technology that is especially difficult to pin down: What is AI?

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Diabetes Can Serve as Traumatic Stressor for Adolescents, Young Adults

Drug Topics

A new study found that over a quarter of participants with type 1 daiebets exhibited clinically relevant levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms related to a diabetes event that they experienced.

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Black Women Experiencing Racism in 3 Categories Have Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

Pharmacy Times

The investigators found that perceived racism in everyday life was not associated with a higher risk of coronary heart disease—only racism in the 3 specific categories.

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‘Where you live shouldn’t determine how you get cancer’: An oncologist on global disparities

STAT

The prediction is dire: Cancer cases around the world are expected to surge 77% by 2050, a new report from the World Health Organization estimates. That attention-grabbing statistic, based on an analysis of 185 countries, cites a growing, aging population and factors including tobacco, alcohol, obesity, and pollution. Perhaps the most damning part of the report reveals the disparities determined by income.

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Alternative therapies are needed to combat the impending threat of AMR

Pharmaceutical Technology

The potentially disastrous consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) were highlighted at the recent World Economic Forum Meeting 2024.

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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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COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Significantly Lower in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Drug Topics

Patients with SCD are more vulnerable to hospitalization due, in part, to SCD’s impact on the spleen, which filters infections in the blood and is a crucial organ for the immune system.

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CMS Announces Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model Will Focus on Sickle Cell Disease

Pharmacy Times

The model was designed to help improve health outcomes, improve access to care, and lower costs for gene therapy.

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Opinion: Moving from crisis response to crisis prevention in U.S. mental health systems

STAT

Despite widespread promises of reform after the murder of George Floyd in 2020, in 2023, police killed at least 1,246 people — the most in more than a decade. This police violence is intertwined with a parallel public policy disaster: America’s abysmal mental health systems that force police officers to function as de facto mental health workers.

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Centene boosts guidance amid 'stronger than expected' marketplace enrollment

Fierce Healthcare

Centene posted $45 million in profit for the fourth quarter of 2023, with its profitability for the full year growing notably compared to 2022. | Centene posted $45 million in profit for the fourth quarter of 2023, with its profitability for the full year growing notably compared to 2022.

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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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Inside the NCVR evolution in the UK

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Explore the commercial research landscape in the UK and the evolution of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) through an informative webinar.

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Combination Therapy Reduces Blood Pressure for Those Taking Ibrutinib

Pharmacy Times

Ibrutinib and other Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors can cause the development of or worsen pre-existing hypertension.

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Opinion: Aduhelm was a mess — and it could happen again

STAT

Last week, Biogen announced it will cease both the study and sale of Aduhelm, its FDA-approved monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Its decision, the company explained, is not a response to new data about the drug’s safety or efficacy, but instead “a reprioritization of resources.” Simply put, it wasn’t about science or medicine.

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Banking on telehealth to reach rural patients, University of Rochester Medical Center rolls out innovative virtual care pilot

Fierce Healthcare

Banking on telehealth to reach rural patients, University of Rochester Medical Center rolls out innovative virtual care pilot hlandi Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:36

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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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AstraZeneca brings its cell therapy ambitions to Maryland with $300M plant investment, 150 planned hires

Fierce Pharma

Following a slew of cell therapy biotech team-ups, AstraZeneca is taking manufacturing into its own hands. | AstraZeneca is plugging $300 million into a new facility in Rockville, Maryland, to launch its cell therapy platforms in the United States for cancer trials and future commercial supply. In turn, AZ will create more than 150 new jobs.

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Celltrion Seeks Approval From FDA for CT-P47 as Biosimilar of Tocilizumab

Pharmacy Times

The company seeks the approval for both the intravenous and subcutaneous administration routes.

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STAT+: Juul spent big to court Black leaders to promote its e-cigarettes, new documents show

STAT

Documents released this week shed new light on an aggressive strategy from vape maker Juul to court Black leaders, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, to publicly support its e-cigarettes. Beginning in 2018, Juul executives, including the company’s CEO, discussed six- and seven-figure partnerships with civil rights organizations, one of which would have seen it send as much as $7 million to Sharpton’s group, according to internal emails and documents that were released this week as par

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Senators working on legislation to reform how Medicare pays physicians

Fierce Healthcare

A bipartisan group of senators announced Friday that they are working on new legislation for “long-term reforms” to physician payments under Medicare and other program changes. | The lawmakers plan to investigate and pass "long-term reforms" that will "ensure financial stability for providers," among other goals. They plan to seek stakeholder input "in the coming weeks.

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Data science in healthcare

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Data science in healthcare is transforming the industry, from drug discovery to patient care. Learn about the role of data, artificial intelligence (AI), and the impact of initiatives like the NHS Datastore in revolutionising healthcare outcomes.

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Pharmacist-led Primary Care Team Improves Clinical Outcomes in Severe Mental Illness

Pharmacy Times

This approach may help prevent premature deaths attributed to preventable or treatable cardiovascular disease.

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Wegovy is usually taken indefinitely. Amgen wants a version that can be tapered down

STAT

Amgen is trying a unique strategy with its obesity drug candidate: testing whether it can wean patients toward lower or less frequent doses over time. Very early data hints that Amgen’s candidate, called MariTide, may provide longer-lasting weight loss than highly popular obesity drugs on the market like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound.

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AstraZeneca hit CEO Pascal Soriot's $45B revenue goal after all. But is Enhertu approaching a plateau?

Fierce Pharma

With $45.8 billion in 2023 revenues, AstraZeneca has met the $45 billion-by-2023 goal CEO Pascal Soriot established in 2014 when he was fending off a takeover bid from Pfizer. | AstraZeneca has met the $45 billion-by-2023 revenue goal that CEO Pascal Soriot established in 2014. But questions have emerged for one of the company's key growth drivers.

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Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs in One Medical, Pharmacy units

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon is eliminating a "few hundred roles" across One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, the company confirmed Tuesday. | Amazon is eliminating a "few hundred roles" across One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, the company confirmed Tuesday.

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Study Results Highlight Importance of Overcoming Stigma When Addressing Brain Health

Pharmacy Times

The study authors note that to effectively implement tools, processes, and strategies within practices, the stigma surrounding cognitive impairment must be addressed.

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Higher naloxone doses have no impact on overdose survival, study shows

STAT

People receiving a double dose of naloxone are no more likely to survive an opioid overdose than people receiving a standard, 4-milligram nasal spray, according to a new study. The new paper , published Thursday in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, showed no significant difference in survival rates between people who were revived using 4- and 8-milligram sprays of naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan.

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As cancer drug shortages persist, ASCO official urges congressional action at hearing

Fierce Pharma

A year into a dire shortage of essential cancer medicines in the U.S., the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) is again pushing Congress to act to end the crisis. | The oncology drug supply crisis has entered its second year, and doctors still face "impossible choices" without access to standard-of-care therapies, ASCO's chief medical officer, Dr.

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How payers can help fix broken mental healthcare system

Fierce Healthcare

The mental healthcare system in the U.S. | Commercial health plans might do a better job of making community-based healthcare that relies on laypeople a reality than the pilots launched by government officials, one expert says.

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FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Nipocalimab for the Treatment of Rare Disease in Pregnancy

Pharmacy Times

In a study, nipocalimab helped more than 50% of patients with high-risk of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn achieve a safe live birth.

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STAT+: A sweeping new lawsuit against J&J asks: Are employers liable if they overpay for drugs?

STAT

Johnson & Johnson faces a consequential new class action lawsuit — not in its role as a manufacturer of drugs, but as an employer and purchaser of prescription drugs for its workers. Ann Lewandowski, a health care policy and advocacy director at J&J, sued her company on Monday for allegedly overpaying its pharmacy benefit manager for its employees’ medicines, citing previous STAT reporting to support some of the allegations.