STAT

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A Florida state policy set amid a measles outbreak in Broward County has vaccination proponents aghast, with many saying it leaves unvaccinated children especially vulnerable to the highly contagious disease. In a letter dated Tuesday about an outbreak at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston, located northwest of Miami and west of Fort Lauderdale, the state’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, said that while it is normal policy to tell unvaccinated children to stay home during an outbrea

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PharmaVoice

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The first-of-its-kind TIL therapy for solid tumors developed by Iovance Biotherapeutics won FDA approval last week.

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Using Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) funding for GPs would be ‘ridiculous’ given the difficulty of recruiting doctors and the efficiency of utilising other roles within the surgery, a pharmacist partner in a south coast general practice has said. Shilpa Patel, lead prescribing pharmacist and partner at WellBN health centre in Brighton and Hove, spoke […] The post Adding GPs to ARRS not the way forward, says pharmacist partner appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Explore the opportunities and challenges facing rare disease therapies developers, including the impact of Rare Disease Day, FDA regulations, and cutting-edge technologies like CRISPR 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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BioPharma Dive

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Analysts pressed Alnylam executives on the reasons for the changes to HELIOS-B, a Phase 3 study in ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy that is important to the company’s future.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

India’s Tata Institute has developed a tablet combining resveratrol and copper that has the potential to prevent the recurrence of cancer.

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Pharma Times

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The aggressive type of cancer accounts for 13% of all lung cancer cases worldwide

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Hundreds of community pharmacies have begun offering a tirzepatide injection as part of a new weight loss service beginning this week. The move follows the approval of a new four-dose version of Mounjaro last month. It is hoped that the new service will expand the availability of private weight-loss treatments amid ongoing shortages of alternatives […] The post Mounjaro weight loss service hoped to ease supply issues appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Fast approaching the end of its patent life, Roche and Novartis’ Xolair is going out with a bang, picking up a new approval as the first and only drug therapy for people with food allergies in the US.

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BioPharma Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The new firm intends to carefully select its startups and fund them for the long haul. “We're not a company formation factory,” said Aaron Kantoff, the firm’s co-founder.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The UK MHRA has granted approval for a variation in licence of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty XBB.1.5 vaccine targeting Omicron variant.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Of all the lingering symptoms of long Covid , difficulty focusing and thinking, known as brain fog , may be the most frightening and baffling. A new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, which looks at how much cognition is impaired in the months after a coronavirus infection, shows that Covid-19’s impact can be measured in the equivalent of IQ points.

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Express Pharma

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Rx Propellant (RxP), a platform focused on providing real estate solutions, including research and development (R&D) laboratories and associated facilities for the life sciences and associated sectors in India, has announced an initial investment of $75 million in phase 1 of the Navi Mumbai Research (NMR) District, as part of its continued regional expansion strategy across India.

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Nearly 400,000 vape kits are set to be sent to smokers in England under the government’s swap-to-stop scheme, our sister title Healthcare Leader has exclusively revealed. At least four integrated care boards (ICBs) and more than 80 localities have expressed interest in the scheme with 379,562 ‘vape starter kits’ requested as of February 2024, data […] The post Nearly 400,000 vape kits to be sent to smokers appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Explore how innovation in healthcare can be scaled across hospitals and nations, driving transformation through research & development, biotech collaborations, and fostering start-ups in the industry.

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BioPharma Dive

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The biotech’s drug led to significant weight loss in a Phase 2 trial, causing shares to double as analysts compared results to the marks set by drugs from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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

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STAT

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The outage caused by the Change Healthcare cyberattack could last weeks, a top UnitedHealth executive suggested in a Tuesday conference call with hospital cybersecurity officers, according to a recording obtained by STAT. UnitedHealth Group Chief Operating Officer Dirk McMahon said the company is setting up a loan program to help providers who can’t submit insurance claims while Change is offline.

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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.

Putting Patients First Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Guest Post: February is Marfan Awareness Month! February 15, 2024 By: April Dawn Shinske, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, The Marfan Foundation During Marfan Awareness Month 2024, members of the community living with Marfan syndrome — a genetic aortic and vascular condition that impacts connective tissue — have been sharing their diverse perspectives through short videos called #marfanrealreels.

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced the appointment of five new members to its governing council, including a community pharmacist. Adeyemi (Ade) Williams, superintendent pharmacist and director of M J Williams Pharmacy, and lead pharmacist at the Bedminster Pharmacy, Bristol, will begin his term on 1 April 2024. Joining him will be Professor Dianne […] The post GPhC announces five new council members appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the drug development process and transforming the way FDA-approved drugs are produced, ensuring compliance and optimising the supply chain. Learn more about the future of AI in pharmaceuticals.

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BioPharma Dive

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The full results spotlight cell therapy’s potential to treat lupus and other inflammatory conditions, but also the problems drug developers must solve first.

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A dive into this market reveals that the latest numbers yield promising results—a global value of a worldwide $1.6 trillion—but it will continue to be attributed to past, present, and future healthcare spending.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO — Outside, the August sun wasn’t yet visible through the thick folds of fog blanketing the San Francisco skyline. Its warmth did not reach the operating room tucked into the sprawling Parnassus Heights hospital complex. In there, the light was all cold and blue fluorescence washing over the sea of scrub caps huddled around an anesthetized young woman on a gurney.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By John A. Gilbert — Last week, DEA and DOJ announced a $59 million civil penalty settlement with eBay related to the failure to comply with Controlled Substances Act (CSA) requirements for identifying purchasers, maintaining records, and filing reports of individuals selling/purchasing pill presses and encapsulating machines. As stated in the press release , this was the fourth largest civil penalty settlement under the CSA and, ironically, did not involve the sale or distribution of any contr

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Just 52% of pharmacists enjoy ‘some aspects’ of their work or study, a new wellbeing survey from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and charity Pharmacist Support has found. And nearly nine in 10 pharmacists are at high risk of burnout, the survey suggested, prompting calls to address the underlying factors contributing to poor mental health […] The post Only half of pharmacists enjoy their work, survey suggests appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Learn how biotechnology trials are transforming clinical data management systems, leveraging machine learning and advanced protocols to enhance efficiency and accuracy in data collection and analysis.

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BioPharma Dive

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The biotech set a price of roughly $515,000 per patient for its therapy Amtagvi, the first to be approved based on a decades-old technique of using tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The first CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy has been granted a marketing authorisation by the European Commission (EC). Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ CASGEVY ( exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]) is conditionally approved individuals 12 years and over with severe sickle cell disease characterised by recurrent vaso-occlusive crises or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In 2023, enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the version of Medicare run by private insurers, surpassed 50% of eligible beneficiaries for the very first time. Going by this headline, or perhaps the predictable flood of advertisements for plans during the fall’s open enrollment period, you might be fooled into thinking 2023 was MA’s best year yet.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

By Steven J. Gonzalez & Allyson B. Mullen — On January 31, 2024, FDA announced its intent to initiate the reclassification process for most in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products that are currently class III (high risk) into class II (moderate risk). Most of these reclassified tests will supposedly be infectious disease and companion diagnostic IVDs.

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