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APRIL 24, 2024

The unsettling reality of H5N1 bird flu circulating in dairy cow herds in multiple parts of the United States is raising anxiety levels about whether this dangerous virus, which has haunted the sleep of people who worry about influenza pandemics for more than 20 years, could be on a path to acquiring the ability to easily infect people. To be clear, there is no evidence that this is currently the case — the sole confirmed human case reported in Texas three weeks ago was in a farm worker w

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PharmaVoice

APRIL 24, 2024

While the company is eager to diversify, CEO Chris Viehbacher said that in the near-term any dealmaking would likely focus on collaborations and early-stage assets.

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APRIL 24, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture moved to try to limit spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus among dairy cattle on Wednesday, issuing a federal order that will require an animal to test negative for the virus before it can be moved across state lines. It also requires laboratories and state veterinarians to report to the USDA any animals that have tested positive for H5N1 or any other influenza A virus.

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PharmaVoice

APRIL 24, 2024

After a successful mid-stage study, the companies aim to upend traditional wet AMD treatments with a one-time gene therapy.

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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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APRIL 24, 2024

Heart failure mortality rates are moving in the wrong direction, a new analysis reports, reversing a decline in deaths that means more people in the United States are dying of the condition today than 25 years ago. The concerning conclusion comes as newer medications are raising hopes for better outcomes in the years to come. A research letter published Wednesday in JAMA Cardiology tracked U.S. death certificate data from 1999 through 2021, revealing a steady drop in deaths until 2012, when rate

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 24, 2024

Pfizer and its Germany partner BioNTech have urged London’s High Court to invalidate competitor Moderna's patents over technology instrumental in the Covid-19 vaccines development as the latest phase of a global legal fight that started yesterday (23 April), reported Reuters.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 24, 2024

A new FDA initiative is seeing how augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) can make patients’ own homes an integral part of the healthcare system

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APRIL 24, 2024

Physicians, researchers, CEOs, reporters, and more gathered in downtown Boston Wednesday night to celebrate STAT’s 2024 STATUS List , which features 50 leaders in the life sciences. Members of this year’s list (and a few past honorees) spoke about what issues in their fields — ranging from investment to clinical research to bedside treatment — need to be prioritized in order to improve health care across the U.S. and the rest of the world.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Explore the emergence of ADCs as the "hot, new technology" in the biopharmaceutical industry with companies like ImmunoGen, acquisitioned by AbbVie leading the way. Understand the potential of antibody-drug conjugates and their impact on innovative therapies.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

Spending on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy ballooned last year and they’re set to cost the U.S. health care system and the federal government still more this year and beyond, two new reports released Wednesday show. One study from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists found that GLP-1 treatments were a main driver of the increase in overall drug spending by health entities such as pharmacies and hospitals last year.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Explore the concept of embracing a future-ready pharmacovigilance ecosystem and discover how advancements in technology and regulations are shaping the future of drug safety monitoring.

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APRIL 24, 2024

HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, is planning to expand the use of an artificial intelligence tool to document doctor-patient interactions in its emergency rooms. The plans for a broader roll out of the AI tool across its network comes nearly a year after the 184-hospital health system started working with medical documentation company Augmedix to pilot its ambient scribe technology at a handful of ER departments within the HCA network.

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BioPharma Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

An expanded partnership with OpenAI is helping Moderna embed custom-built AI chatbots in a wide range of research and business processes.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

WASHINGTON – Chocolate milk in schools is here to stay. The Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it has abandoned a previous proposal to restrict the sale of flavored milk in elementary and middle schools. Instead, the USDA will enforce a limit on added sugars in flavored milk starting in the fall of 2025.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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The Pharmacist

APRIL 24, 2024

North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) has piloted a retention scheme for clinical pharmacists that offers them portfolio roles across general practice and specialist or academic work. In an interview with our sister title Healthcare Leader the ICB's chief executive Zina Etheridge said the area had particular issues with retention due to the difference […] The post London ICB trialling retention scheme for practice pharmacists appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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APRIL 24, 2024

After months of deliberation, the Colombian government has issued a compulsory license for an HIV medicine, the first time the country has taken such a step, one that also marks a significant move in the increasingly global battle over access to medicines. The license is designed so that tens of thousands of Colombians can obtain a lower-cost version of dolutegravir, a medicine that is manufactured and sold by ViiV Healthcare, a company that specializes in HIV treatments and is largely controlle

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APRIL 24, 2024

Roche chief executive Thomas Schinecker said today that one in five of the pharma division’s pipeline of new molecular entities (NMEs) has been culled in the last few months as part of a shift in focus on “high impact” projects.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Two years after biosimilars became available in the U.S., a higher proportion of patients using brand-name biologics were paying out-of-pocket costs, which were also, on average, 12% higher than before, according to a recent study. In addition, patients who used biosimilars often did not pay lower out-of-pocket costs than those who were given brand-name biologic medicines.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 24, 2024

Researchers have evaluated microbial contamination surface sampling methods to assess the recovery efficacy of naturally occurring microbe-carrying particles (MCPs). Sterile tryptone soya agar 55mm diameter tryptone soya agar RODAC contact plates were used in the investigation. Three different manual sampling methods were tested on contaminated hard surfaces containing MCPs dispersed from a person within heavily populated environments.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

Genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus was  found in grocery store milk in the United States this week, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The news follows the discovery that the avian flu has been detected in dairy cows. But what do traces of virus in pasteurized milk mean for consumers? In this video, STAT explains what is known about the safety of milk on grocery shelves.

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Outsourcing Pharma

APRIL 24, 2024

From a child's chemistry set given to her by her grandfather to watching Open University maths programs, Karen Ooms seemed destined for a career in science.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Biogen on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations largely on reduced expenses. Total revenue was slightly weak overall, but sales were stronger for two newly launched medicines — Leqembi and Skyclarys — that matter most to the biotech’s turnaround effort. Shares rose 5% to $202 in early trading.

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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.

BioPharma Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

Growing demand has convinced Biogen that it's worth expanding the sales force around Leqembi by 30%.

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APRIL 24, 2024

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! Today we have some developments about Novo Nordisk’s insulin business, a side of the company that people don’t really talk about anymore, and some news about their GLP-1 business, a side that people can’t stop talking about.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 24, 2024

in clinical trials [the combination treatment was shown] to halt tumour growth for low-grade gliomas for an average of more than two years” The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended a new targeted drug combination treatment for young people with BRAF V600E mutation-positive glioma. Dabrafenib (Finlee) in combination with trametinib (Spexotras) is indicated for patients aged one and over, based on the agency’s proposal in its final draft guidance.

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

WASHINGTON — Takeda Pharmaceuticals has left the biotechnology industry’s main lobbying group, the fourth departure of a major member since December, the company confirmed. “Takeda decided not to renew its membership with the Biotechnology Innovation Organization at the end of March 2024, aligned with the end of Takeda’s Fiscal Year,” a company spokesperson said.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 24, 2024

New biotech Xaira Therapeutics emerges with $1bn in funding for its plan to apply AI to drug discovery in ways hard to achieve with conventional technologies

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STAT

APRIL 24, 2024

NEW YORK — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Lisa Pisano’s combination of heart and kidney failure left her too sick to qualify for a traditional transplant, and out of options. Then doctors at NYU Langone Health devised a novel one-two punch: Implant a mechanical pump to keep her heart beating and days later transplant a kidney from a genetically modified p

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 24, 2024

An oral therapy that can allow children and adolescents with an aggressive form of brain cancer to be treated at home rather than in hospital has been recommended for use by the NHS in England and Wales.

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Outsourcing Pharma

APRIL 24, 2024

Today (April 24), Astellas Pharma Inc. revealed that XTANDITM (enzalutamide) has received a label extension from the European Commission, marking it as the inaugural and only novel hormone therapy endorsed for high-risk biochemical recurrent non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (nmHSPC) treatment in the European Union (EU).

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 24, 2024

Explore why healthcare organisations are often targeted by cyberattacks and learn about the common vulnerabilities that make them susceptible to security breaches in this informative article.

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