STAT

MARCH 28, 2024

While an increasingly anxious world watched a new coronavirus spread across the globe in early 2020, veteran immunologist Rafi Ahmed quickly grasped that his field was about to experience something truly extraordinary. His former student Ali Ellebedy was gnawed by frustration as Covid shutdowns stalled his influenza research; it took until the summer, when mass vaccination planning hit his radar, before the same realization kicked in.

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ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

MARCH 18, 2024

A 30-year-old female with a past medical history of Crohn’s Disease presented to the ED for evaluation of an acutely bruised right 4th finger. She stated she was typing on a computer keyboard approximately 10 minutes prior to presentation and she noticed a sudden popping sensation at the base of her right ring finger. After the popping sensation, she noticed a cool sensation of the finger and numbness to the entire finger.

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PharmaVoice

MARCH 25, 2024

As the new weight loss drugs take the world by storm, companies in other areas are battening the hatches for when slimmer patients need fewer medical interventions.

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Express Pharma

MARCH 26, 2024

Chandru Chawla, a pharma veteran writes an open letter to those CEOs of Pharmaceutical companies who have NOT purchased Electoral Bonds and have NOT made political donations through other means Dear Pharma CEO who did NOT make political donations Compliments from an ordinary soon-to-be senior citizen and a consumer of medicines. Recently, ordinary folks like me have been bombarded with this alleged scam being referred to as Chanda Do Dhanda Lo.

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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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The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

MARCH 10, 2024

Confronted by the huge salaries on offer in the US, London boardrooms are lobbying to be allowed to make their own bosses even wealthier There was a sharp intake of breath last month when the pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca cemented chief executive Pascal Soriot’s position as the best-paid FTSE 100 boss with a £17m pay package , up from £15.3m a year earlier.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 4, 2024

Inhaled cannabinoids have been shown to perform better than placebo in providing pain relief for people suffering from acute migraine in a clinical trial

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ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

MARCH 5, 2024

Which medication can be derived from the bark of the pictured tree? Aspirin Atropine Colchicine Quinine Reveal the Answer 1. Aspirin Background The photo shows a weeping willow, a member of the Salix genus of trees. Willow tree bark contains salicin from which aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) can be derived. For over 3500 years, willow bark has been used as a traditional medicine to treat fevers and pain [1].

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PharmaVoice

MARCH 15, 2024

The company’s combo treatment Relyvrio was approved in 2022, but after failing a phase 3 trial, may be pulled from the market.

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BioPharma Dive

MARCH 8, 2024

The results have led Amylyx to pause promotion of Relyvrio and potentially pull it from the market in the coming weeks, a major blow to the company and ALS patients.

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 20, 2024

Senior clinical pharmacist Brendon Jiang is vice-chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) English Pharmacy Board and leads North Oxfordshire Rural Alliance (NORA) primary care network (PCN), a large team of eight pharmacy staff working across the Cotswolds. Here he tells The Pharmacist how PCN pharmacists are working with community heart failure nurses to upskill, […] The post Pharmacist in practice: working with community nurses to support heart failure patients appeared first on T

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Commonwealth Pharmacists Association

MARCH 8, 2024

International Women’s Day 2024: Invest in women—accelerate progress Leading with Impact: How Women of the CPA are Accelerating Healthcare Progress Across the Commonwealth At the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, we believe that investing in women leaders is a catalyst for transformative change in healthcare worldwide. Our leadership team, predominantly composed of women, exemplifies this commitment.

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STAT

MARCH 21, 2024

In a new test of xenotransplantation, a medical team at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Thursday that, for the first time, it had transplanted a kidney from a CRISPR gene-edited pig into a living patient. Surgeons performed the milestone procedure over four hours on Saturday, March 16, without complications. As of Thursday morning, the organ recipient, a 62-year-old man named Richard Slayman, was “recovering well” and expected to be discharged soon, the hospital said in a

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 26, 2024

Nanoscope Therapeutics is on the brink of filing for FDA approval of what could be the first gene therapy for incurable eye disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP) that can be used regardless of underlying genetic mutations.

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The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

MARCH 17, 2024

Cheri Nel cannot afford Vertex’s Trikafta medicine, so she is suing to end ‘patent abuse’ and allow a generic version Cheri Nel has a blunt message for the multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical company Vertex: “Any person that dies from today – that’s on you.” Vertex makes a “miracle drug” called Trikafta that can transform the lives of people with cystic fibrosis.

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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.

BioPharma Dive

MARCH 14, 2024

Rezdiffra’s clearance is a turning point in the fight against the liver disease. But its sales potential is unclear, and competition could emerge from popular weight loss drugs.

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 8, 2024

This International Women’s Day focuses on the theme ‘Inspire Inclusion’: championing diversity in leadership and highlighting the experiences of women from all walks of life. The Pharmacist spoke to four female pharmacy leaders to hear how their different experiences of being women and pharmacists have influenced their work and leadership within the profession.

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Outsourcing Pharma

MARCH 11, 2024

On March 7, Celadon Pharmaceuticals plc, a leading UK-based pharmaceutical company specializing in cannabis-based medicines, unveiled promising findings from an early economic analysis of its chronic pain clinical trial, dubbed CANPAIN.

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STAT

MARCH 19, 2024

The news is everywhere in my social news feeds this morning: A popular fad diet is apparently lethal, scientific research says. Specifically, a study found that caloric restriction, also known as intermittent fasting, has a 91% risk of death due to cardiovascular disease. Except scientific research doesn’t say that — and not only should you not be worried about this study, you shouldn’t be wasting brain glucose thinking about it.

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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

MARCH 18, 2024

Guest Blog: Kidney Month Marks 31 Days of Action to Equip and Empower People to Prioritize their Kidney Health and Fight Kidney Disease March 18, 2024 LaVarne A. Burton, President and CEO, American Kidney Fund March is Kidney Month , a month in which the American Kidney Fund (AKF) marks 31 days of action that are focused on equipping and empowering people with the tools and knowledge they need to prioritize their kidney health and fight kidney disease.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 20, 2024

Understanding the employee experience in healthcare is essential for improving the patient experience. Learn more about the importance of employee experience in healthcare and how it impacts patient care.

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BioPharma Dive

MARCH 11, 2024

Publicly traded companies raised nearly $10 billion in follow-on stock offerings in January and February, a financing surge that’s driving a “sector recovery,” the investment bank said.

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 21, 2024

Pharmacy closures are a 'worry' for patients and could 'double' if action is not taken to prevent them, community pharmacy representatives have said as they gathered outside the Houses of Parliament yesterday before meeting with MPs. Complete with a giant map to illustrate the scale of the closures in regions across England, the event marked […] The post Pharmacy closures 'could double' without action, contractors warn appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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EMCrit Project

MARCH 20, 2024

Eyelid opening apraxia refers to a specific inability to open the eyelids. This may result from non-dominant hemispheric strokes. On superficial examination it will mimic unconsciousness, but upon further examination the patient is awake and able to respond to stimuli with their extremities. I've seen a similar phenomena of eyelid opening apraxia a few times […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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STAT

MARCH 19, 2024

Since colorectal cancer is on the rise in people younger than age 50, national guidelines have recently pushed the starting age for colorectal cancer screening down to 45. We need to spread the word. Yet we specialists continue to provide outdated and disproven recommendations on colonoscopy bowel preparation that make the process more difficult for the millions of patients who undergo colonoscopy every year: We tell them to adopt a clear liquid diet the day before their procedure.

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Pharma Times

MARCH 14, 2024

In the study, the Lymphoma Artificial Reader System accurately detected 90% of lymphatic cancers

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 10, 2024

The FDA has said it will seek the advice of independent advisors before it concludes its review of Eli Lilly’s amyloid-targeting Alzheimer’s disease therapy donanemab, delaying its review of the drug. Lilly said the US regulator “wants to further understand topics related to evaluating the safety and efficacy of donanemab,” which includes the safety and efficacy results of its pivotal TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study.

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BioPharma Dive

MARCH 15, 2024

The company expects initial uptake of Rezdiffra, which costs $47,400 per year, to be slow as doctors and insurers establish the protocols needed to find patients eligible for treatment.

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 12, 2024

Working together with other healthcare professions will be crucial to embedding community pharmacy within the future of the NHS, pharmacist and academic Dr Mahendra Patel has told The Pharmacist. And the new cross-sector Independent Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board is an opportunity for community pharmacy to have an ‘equal voice’ in ‘difficult conversations’ that set […] The post Mahendra Patel: 'Let’s have the difficult conversations' appeared first on The Pharmac

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

Upcoming regulatory events for pipeline AAV gene therapies, with a focus on neuromuscular and blood disorders, are setting high expectations for the space in 2024.

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STAT

MARCH 19, 2024

Private equity firms have acquired stakes in nearly one-third of all methadone clinics in recent years, gaining outsize control of the U.S. addiction treatment industry even as the country’s opioid epidemic has developed into a full-fledged public health crisis. A small handful of little-known financial institutions now has an ownership stake in 562 methadone clinics across the country, according to a first-of-its-kind STAT analysis.

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Pharmafile

MARCH 25, 2024

AstraZeneca has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ultomiris (ravulizumab-cwvs) as the first and only long-acting C5 complement inhibitor for the treatment of adult patients with anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody-positive (Ab+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). This approval follows positive results from the phase 3 CHAMPION-NMOSD trial, which were published in […] The post FDA approves AstraZeneca’s Ultomiris for NMOSD treatment appeared fir

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