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Earlier this year, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries , one of India’s largest generic drug producers, reported a major cybersecurity breach , impacting its business operations. A ransomware group later claimed responsibility for the incident, which was one of several high-profile cybersecurity breaches in India over the past three years. Pharma companies around the world have also faced similar threats , some of which have impacted national security and public health.
WASHINGTON — Grail is aggressively lobbying to get Medicare to pay for its cancer-screening test Galleri — but experts tell STAT that the company has a far more complicated path to that end than the makers of most medicines or medical devices. Grail’s controversial blood test Galleri screens for multiple cancers. The Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved it, so Medicare hasn’t had to make a decision on whether to cover it or not.
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Join us as we explore the inspiring journey of Cayden Miller, a passionate pharmacy graduate from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville School of Pharmacy. Cayden’s experience as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community has shaped his path in pharmacy, driving him to become an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the profession.
Which cardiotoxic plant is shown? Lily of the valley Moonflower Morning glory Water hemlock White snakeroot Reveal the Answer 1. Lily of the Valley What type of plant is lily of the valley? Lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis ) is a woodland perennial with a sweet scented, white bell-shaped flower. It blooms from April to June in North America and bears orange-red berries in July [1].
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals said Friday that, over a year after receiving the company’s stem-cell therapy, two type 1 diabetes patients no longer need to take insulin injections and saw stark reductions in a biological marker of disease. The results, presented at the American Diabetes Association conference in San Diego, bolstered experts’ hopes that the treatment could provide a functional cure for some patients.
Father’s Day weekend was anything but calm on Twitter, which erupted as vaccine expert Peter Hotez was challenged online to a debate by podcaster and former reality TV host Joe Rogan. Rogan’s challenge began when Hotez, a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine and vaccine expert, tweeted his concern about Rogan’s three-hour interview with longtime anti-vaccine activist and presidential candidate Robert F.
Police drug busts are strongly associated with a large and sudden spike in overdose deaths, according to a new study. In the week following a major opioid bust, fatal overdoses in the same neighborhood in Indianapolis doubled, the analysis showed. Calls to 911 and the use of naloxone , the overdose-reversal medication, also spiked.
In a bold move, Coherus BioSciences plans to sell a biosimilar version of Humira — one of the world’s best-selling medicines — at a steep discount, and will work with Mark Cuban’s generic drug company to make the medicine available directly to consumers for even less. Specifically, the Coherus medicine will carry a $995 list price for a carton of two autoinjectors, an 85% discount from the $6,922 that AbbVie charges for Humira, which is used to treat rheumatoid arthri
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Expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously in favor of expanding the approval of Leqembi, an Alzheimer’s disease treatment from Eisai and Biogen, further clearing the way for what could be the first widely available medicine that delays the disease’s progress. The group voted 6-0 that an 1,800-patient study of Leqembi confirmed its benefits for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, recommending the FDA widen the drug’s
SAN DIEGO — Months after announcing plans to cut costs by $100 million, DNA sequencing giant Illumina has begun to lay off 10% of its research and development team, according to internal emails obtained and reviewed by STAT. The layoffs, which began last Wednesday, impact research teams across the company’s California sites in San Diego and Foster City, as well as locations in Madison, Wisconsin; Singapore; and the United Kingdom.
SAN DIEGO — The American Diabetes Association said Sunday that all adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes should be screened for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, an increasingly prevalent condition that can lead to serious liver damage. There are no approved medications for the disease, but among available diabetes drugs, the ADA singled out GLP-1 treatments as an option doctors could consider, according to recommendations published during the annual ADA conference.
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CHICAGO — The American Medical Association on Tuesday strongly criticized the body mass index , urging doctors to de-emphasize its use in assessing health and obesity and acknowledging that the measurement has been used for “racist exclusion” and has caused “historical harm.” The AMA, one of the largest medical groups in the U.S., voted to adopt this policy during its annual meeting here.
Adolescents who seek treatment for opioid addiction at an inpatient facility are more likely to be offered horseback riding than given full access to a common, highly effective addiction medication. According to a new research paper, just one out of every eight residential treatment facilities open to patients ages 16 or 17 offers full access to buprenorphine.
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Heart monitoring company iRhythm is in hot water with the Food and Drug Administration, which issued a stern warning letter to the device maker this week for marketing its product for “high risk” patients and changing its algorithm without seeking the FDA’s permission. The letter highlights FDA’s growing scrutiny of digital health and patient monitoring tools — as well as the grave impacts even small device glitches can have on patients.
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GSK reached a settlement with a man who claimed its Zantac heartburn medication caused his cancer, avoiding the first such case that was about to go to trial in the U.S. In a brief statement , the company disclosed that it reached a settlement with James Goetz, who filed a lawsuit in a California state court. The deal reflected its desire “to avoid distraction related to protracted litigation in this case.
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The Gates Foundation unveiled plans Wednesday to fund a long-awaited trial for what, if proven effective, would be the first new tuberculosis vaccine in over a century. The 26,000-person, Phase 3 study, set to begin next year, will test a vaccine known as M72/AS01 that showed promising results from a smaller trial in 2019. The findings stoked excitement at the time.
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This article was co-published with The Markup , a nonprofit newsroom that investigates how powerful institutions are using technology to change our society. Sign up for its newsletters here. Websites for mental health crisis resources across the country — which promise anonymity for visitors, many of whom are at a desperate moment in their lives — have been quietly sending sensitive visitor data to Facebook, The Markup has found.
For young life scientists hoping to land a prestigious faculty job in academia, postdoctoral research is practically a requirement. But it’s not a path equally open to everyone. Freshly minted life science Ph.D. graduates who have started families or have big loans, or are Black or female, say they plan to pursue postdoc positions at lower rates than their peers, according to a STAT analysis that includes previously unreported data from the National Center for Science and Engineering Stat
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