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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A new study has shown that people vaccinated against Ebola who still developed the disease had a substantially lower risk of dying than people who were not vaccinated, even if they received the vaccine when they were already infected with the virus. It confirms just how major an advancement the Ebola vaccine remains; the study is the first to show that in addition to preventing infections, the vaccine can save some people who are already sick with the often fatal disease.

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ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

An 86-year-old man with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease, COPD, choledocholithiasis requiring ERCP and sphincterotomy 2 years ago presented with five days of feeling unwell. History was limited due to cognitive impairment. His daughter had reported to staff he had been feeling unwell for five days, intermittently having nausea and generalized abdominal pain, subjective fevers, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

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PharmaVoice

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Belt tightening and streamlined portfolios are critical in 2024 amid continued economic uncertainty.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

More than 100,000 doctors have  left private practice  and become employees of hospitals and other corporate entities since 2019. Today, nearly  three in four physicians  are employees of larger health care entities or other corporations — a record high. As an independent physician, I know exactly why so many are making that choice.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Nearly four decades after its first conception, the first TIL therapy, an immunotherapy that harvests cancer-fighting immune cells from the patient’s own body, received accelerated approval from the Food and Drug Administration for advanced melanoma. The therapy, called Amtagvi or lifileucel from Iovance, is the first cell therapy approved for a solid tumor.

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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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Pharma Times

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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

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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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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A growing body of data show that South Asians are at greater risk of developing heart disease than white people, and they tend to get complications at younger ages, but it’s not been fully clear what explains this disparity. A new study suggests one potential reason is that South Asians have a decreased ability to repair blood vessels that get injured from cardiovascular problems.

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has been awarded a £2.4m contract by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to monitor the Pharmacy First service in England. The LSHTM research team will work in partnership with experts at the UK Health Security Agency and the Oxford, Manchester and Nottingham […] The post Pharmacy First AMR impact under spotlight in £2.4m research project appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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BioPharma Dive

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Latigo Biotherapeutics has raised $135 million to develop drugs that block NaV1.8, a target shared by a Vertex therapy that just succeeded in Phase 3 testing.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Medicxi has combined six biotechs with dermatology medicines in development in a single drugmaker, called Alys Pharma, which starts life with $100 million in financing.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

There was a time when an allegation of data mishandling, scientific misconduct, or just a technical error felt like a crisis to Barrett Rollins, an oncologist and research integrity officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Now, it’s a Tuesday. The renowned cancer treatment and research center is in the midst of a lengthy review of possible discrepancies involving around 60 papers co-authored by four of its top researchers over a period of over 15 years, including CEO Laurie Glimcher and C

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Almost two-thirds (62%) of Covid-19 vaccines were administered in community pharmacies in December 2023, according to the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA). The CCA’s analysis, based on data from NHS England and Freedom of Information requests, found that community pharmacy had administered more than 40 million Covid-19 vaccinations by the end of 2023 – a quarter […] The post Quarter of all Covid vaccines administered in community pharmacies appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The HHS provides guidance on using online tracking technologies in a HIPAA-compliant manner. Learn how to ensure your analytics practices align with healthcare regulations and protect patient privacy.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

WASHINGTON — A new trove of internal emails and other documents from the e-cigarette maker Juul reveals the company’s extensive behind-the-scenes efforts to promote its interests in Washington — a rare insight into the otherwise opaque methods corporations use to influence the government. It’s well documented that Juul spent significant sums on registered lobbyists and political donations back in 2018 and 2019, when the head of the Food and Drug Administration declare

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BioPharma Dive

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The company and partner Biogen say signs from payers and doctors suggest the launch of Zurzuvae, the first oral therapy for PPD, is off to a good start.

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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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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In this episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, web editor Nicole Raleigh welcomed Dr Hans Eriksson, chief medical officer at HMNC Brain Health, a precision psychiatry biopharma company, to discuss his work exploring current studies into the use of ketamine in mental health, HMNC Brain Health having last year announced topline results from a Phase 2 study looking at a take-at-home, oral ketamine option for Treatment Resistant Depression (or TRD).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Super Bowl ads are a show within the show, an opportunity for brands and advertising creatives to put their work in front of more than 100 million viewers. And while the occasion is most closely associated with ads for beer, cars, and soft drinks, pharma giant Pfizer dished out millions of dollars for its own message: “Here’s to science.

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Pulses

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By: Morgan Lewis PharmD Candidate, Sara Stallworth PharmD, and Jeff Cain EdD, MS Introduction Nestled in library corners, pharmacy students sit hunched over desks, meticulously poring over their class notes, portraying a picture-perfect scene of “traditional studying.” Yet this romanticized version of studying may not be the best for learning. Students often use i nput-based study strategies , which can involve reading notes or rewatching video recordings, which have a goal of “cementing” the in

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

NHS England (NHSE) is launching 12 ‘demonstrator sites’ to test ‘new and innovative’ models of vaccination delivery, it has said. Slides from a webinar aimed at general practitioners last week revealed that the sites would be launched in March, and would explore ‘how more flexible approaches to ICB [Integrated Care Board] commissioning can enable ways […] The post NHSE pilot to test new models of vaccination delivery appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CAR-T therapies can achieve remarkable efficacy in the treatment of haematological cancers, but the risk of side effects means that the cell infusions are almost always administered to inpatients under close supervision in clinics.

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STAT

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Public health messages have told us for decades that if you smoke, you should quit. And if you don’t smoke, don’t start. But a new study suggests smoking may be even worse than we thought. The study , published Wednesday in Nature, underscores the importance of never lighting up that first cigarette, based on its conclusion that smoking has much longer harmful effects on immune responses than previously understood.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A clinical trial in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has demonstrated the first successful combination of chemotherapy with a drug targeting cancer’s metabolism developed for the asbestos-induced disease in two decades. The anti-cancer treatment combines the new drug ADI-PEG20 and traditional chemotherapy. The Phase III ATOMIC-meso trial was led by Queen Mary University of London in the UK and studied 249 patients with the disease.

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Express Pharma

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As part of the collaboration with IISc, BFI-Biome Network will allocate up to $1 million over three years to drive its Translational Research Projects ranging from TRL 2-4 Blockchain for Impact, the philanthropy initiative by Sandeep Nailwal, has announced a $15 million fund dedicated to advancing biomedical research and innovation in India, under the BFI-Biome Virtual network.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Investing in women's health research and funding is not a charity, but a priority. Discover the importance of allocating resources and supporting initiatives that promote women's health and well-being.

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