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DECEMBER 19, 2023

American taxpayers footed the bill for at least $1.8 trillion in federal and state health care expenditures in 2022 — about 41% of the nearly $4.5 trillion in both public and private health care spending the U.S. recorded last year, according to the annual report released last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. On top of that $1.8 trillion, third-party programs, which are often government-funded, and public health programs accounted for another $600 billion in spendin

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PharmaVoice

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Healey center is at the front of ALS research and care, earning acclaim from patients, doctors and scientists. Still, the complexities of the disease and of drug development have brought hard-felt losses.

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ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A 19-year-old female with a past medical history of epilepsy presented to the emergency department for evaluation of rash and fever. Two days prior to presentation she began to experience fevers with a Tmax of 103°F. One day before presentation she developed a rash that began on her face and slowly spread down her body, now involving her palms. The patient endorsed associated pruritus and cervical lymphadenopathy with the rash.

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BioPharma Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Healey center is at the front of ALS research and care, earning acclaim from patients, doctors and scientists. Still, the complexities of the disease and of drug development have brought hard-felt losses.

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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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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Pfizer is this year’s anti-Eli Lilly. If David Ricks is the best biopharma CEO of 2023 , then Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is, unfortunately, the worst. My annual Worst Biopharma CEO list is typically populated with blockheads and scoundrels. That’s not why Bourla is here. The reason is accountability. Strategic missteps , financial miscalculations, and scientific setbacks have plunged Pfizer into a deep crisis.

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PharmaVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Advancements in cloud and AI technology will transform clinical trial efficiency and engagement.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 18, 2023

To effectively combat rare diseases, it is essential to prioritise the collection and analysis of data. This article explores how pharmaceutical companies are leveraging AI and focusing on orphan drugs to tackle rare diseases.

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STAT

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Mary Brown was sipping coffee at home in Ontario, Calif., Sunday morning when a friend sent a video clip that ruined her breakfast. It contained a skit from “Saturday Night Live” the night before about the new gene therapies for sickle cell disease. In it, workers gather for an office white-elephant-style gift exchange. A white employee, played by Kate McKinnon, gives a Black employee with sickle cell, played by Kenan Thompson, enrollment in “Vertex Pharmaceutical and CRISPR

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PharmaVoice

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In a shifting market focused on targeted therapeutics, drugs that generate big profits are still a priority.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Findings from a small Phase II clinical trial indicate that psilocybin, a hallucinogenic chemical found in certain mushrooms of the genus Psiloybe , may benefit individuals with cancer and major depression. The open-label trial involved 30 adults with cancer and major depression and was conducted by Sunstone Therapies in Rockville, Maryland. The participants each received a single 25mg dose of synthesised psilocybin, a one-to-one session with a therapist and group therapy support.

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PharmExec

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the coming year, efficiency and automation will take center stage to maximize constrained resources but balancing sensible financial management with strategic investments will be vital.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Odds are, you’ve gotten at least one of the unnerving letters in your mailbox this year: “We’re writing to inform you of a cybersecurity incident,” it might start. It’s the standard notice many health care organizations are required to provide when your protected health information gets exposed — and in 2023, data leaks, hacks, and mishandling led more of them to be delivered than ever before.

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PharmaVoice

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The last year showed how some of the world’s biggest pharma companies are leveraging AI tech.

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Pharma Times

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The findings could lead to new treatments to target the mTOR and ease PD symptoms - News - PharmaTimes

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Shares in CureVac have plummeted after a German court ruled that a patent it holds on mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines was invalid. The validity of the patent is at the heart of patent litigation between CureVac and fellow German biotech BioNTech and its partner Pfizer, claiming infringement by their Comirnaty coronavirus shot.

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STAT

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?  Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hey there. Today, we get into why Amy Abernethy is leaving Verily, and why the ongoing reckoning with AI doesn’t necessarily need the voice of Google to chime in. Plus, Jason Mast pops in to give an update on Uniqure’s puzzling approach to presenting trial results.

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PharmaVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Dr. Mayukh Sukhatme, president and chief investment officer for Roivant, discusses the long game of partnering and business deals in biopharma.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 22, 2023

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced that it is ending the development programme evaluating tusamitamab ravtansine as a monotherapy for certain patients with metastatic non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The decision comes after interim analysis from a Phase III clinical trial , CARMEN-LC03, did not meet a primary end point. CARMEN-LC03, a randomised, open-label study was evaluating tusamitamab ravtansine as monotherapy compared to docetaxel in patients with metastatic non

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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.

Pharma Times

DECEMBER 18, 2023

MCI patients had 25% lower levels of serotonin compared to healthy patients Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have suggested that serotonin loss in parts of the brain may play a role in cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease , the study was supported by other contributing scientists from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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STAT

DECEMBER 20, 2023

BOSTON — Tony McKoy, Jr. was ready to eat. Black chef’s hat on his head, apron tied on, the five-year-old contemplated his favorite foods, prompted by his mother, Shaquana Peebles. “Pineapple!” he said, savoring its sweetness with his eyes closed while he imagined biting into one. Also, brownies made with black beans. PB&J.

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PharmaVoice

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Arbor Biotechnologies is looking past CRISPR’s recent regulatory wins and into the next stage of gene editing.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Many of today’s vaccines are produced in ready-to-inject liquid formulations that must be kept cold to maintain stability. A requisite cold chain has been designed and implemented to be uninterrupted from factory to patient. However, this greatly complicates both the worldwide distribution and stockpiling of vaccines and other drugs. Since only about 20 percent of the world’s population is lucky enough to live in areas where reliable refrigeration is available, 1 the remaining majority live with

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Express Pharma

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Mukesh Khare, Partner & Head-India Operations, Kaizen Institute highlights that a spiring to become a hub for cost-effective manufacturing and groundbreaking research and development, the pharma industry is embarking on a growth trajectory. However, the path ahead is not devoid of challenges, as there exists a discernible gap between the strategic vision and the practical operational reality of the industry Renowned as the “Pharmacy of the World,” the Indian pharma sector has com

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STAT

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The closely watched gene-editing startup Prime Medicine is embroiled in a multimillion-dollar dispute with another biotech it partnered with to develop a potentially powerful new form of genome editing. Prime and Myeloid Therapeutics, a startup co-founded by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and cancer biologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, have filed competing arbitration claims over a deal they signed in March 2022.

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Pharma Times

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The condition affects around 270,935 people in England and 16,090 people in Wales - News - PharmaTimes

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In a new episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, host Nicole Raleigh welcomes Joel Morse, CEO and co-founder of Curavit Clinical Research, and Andy Molnar, CEO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA), for a discussion on why it is that digital therapeutics (DTx) are effective and safe, but not being prescribed.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Pharmaceutical Technology outlines some of the biggest US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approvals announced in 2023 that are set to make an impact in the coming years.

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STAT

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In ten years, the United States could be short as many as 48,000 primary care doctors. The specialty is underpaid, to a point that doctors are lobbying Medicare to pay it extra. Even medical residents who chose the specialty are leaving primary care ; some 45% of residents who planned to be generalists changed their mind during their residencies. But R.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A study carried out by scientists from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has found that using carbonated water in chromatography makes this relatively common chemical technique more environmentally benign. The research, led by Daniel W. Armstrong, the Welch Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UTA, was published in Green Chemistry.

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Med Ed 101

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Semaglutide products have been popping up in news headlines recently, and not because of their continued popularity as effective weight loss medications. Data from poison control centers across the country indicates a drastic increase over the past year in calls related to semaglutide overdose — an increase of over 1500% since 2019 according to a […] The post Semaglutide Overdose – What Does It Look Like and Why Is It Happening?

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Biogen’s Skyclarys is on course to becoming the first approved medicine for the inherited neurological disease Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) in the EU after it was recommended by the EMA’s human medicines committee.

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