Drug Topics

MARCH 20, 2023

The CGM provides accurate readings over 10.5 days of continuous wear.

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MARCH 20, 2023

Fungal infections are a growing challenge for hospitalized patients, and new treatments are badly needed.

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Drug Topics

MARCH 20, 2023

Stipulations of the settlements include data reporting, annual training, and an independent compliance officer.

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PhRMA

MARCH 20, 2023

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis recently published annual trade data indicating that U.S. exports of goods exceeded $2 trillion in 2022. According to the report, U.S. exports of pharmaceutical preparations exceeded $90 billion in 2022 — an increase of $7 billion over the previous year. Recent PhRMA comments to the U.S.

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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

Patient Care

Drug Topics

MARCH 20, 2023

According to 2 conference abstracts, CGM’s are effective in treating T2D and chronic kidney disease, but more data may be required to complete the picture.

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PharmaVoice

MARCH 20, 2023

The company’s using a unique component-based platform to develop functional cures for diseases, including HIV.

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PharmaVoice

MARCH 20, 2023

While a TV spot still has its allure, the level of engagement provided through the pharmacy channel is more than a little compelling.

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Drug Topics

MARCH 20, 2023

Various issues were mitigated when patients were given proper training and supplies.

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

This is part of a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives, dividing medical experts, and spurring one of the biggest business battles in years. Read more about The Obesity Revolution. The rise of childhood obesity in the United States did not happen quickly. But, to medicine, “it sort of cropped up overnight,” says Bob Siegel, a pediatric obesity specialist at Cincinnati Children’s.

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Drug Topics

MARCH 20, 2023

APhA 2023 will take place March 24 to March 27 in Phoenix, Arizona

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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.

STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

In the emergency room today, everyone is suffering. Many emergency medicine physicians are struggling to provide quality care amid staffing shortages, increased pressure to meet productivity metrics, and frustrated patients battling prolonged wait times. Their situation is compounded by a sense that they have been abandoned by hospital leadership, leading to increasing levels of physician burnout and attrition.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

Hospitals sue HHS for 'tens of millions of dollars' in long-overdue DSH payments dmuoio Mon, 03/20/2023 - 13:19

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Drug Store News

MARCH 20, 2023

COVID-19 moved the needle on pharmacy reform, but shifting the industry to its ideal model will take more time.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

Veterans Health Administration teams with About Fresh to scale up 'food is medicine' demonstration project aburky Mon, 03/20/2023 - 17:08

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Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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MARCH 20, 2023

Renee Wegrzyn has been assembling teams her whole career — in academia, industry, and government. Now she’s in charge of a multibillion-dollar operation tasked with spotting talent, incubating breakthroughs, and doing for the life sciences what DARPA did for technology. Wegrzyn is director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health , or ARPA-H, a newly formed organization tasked with investing in promising ideas across the life sciences.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

New investments in Iron Health, Tia and Kindbody mark continued momentum in women's health hlandi Mon, 03/20/2023 - 12:37

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

An AI medical scribe platform is the latest entrant into the AI arms race. On Monday, Microsoft-owned Nuance Communications announced it is integrating GPT-4 into its Dragon Ambient Intelligence platform, which is used by hospitals around the country to ease doctor workloads by using AI to listen to patient–provider conversations and write medical visit notes.

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Drug Store News

MARCH 20, 2023

Thunlwyn Garcia, an entrepreneurship major at Mount St. Mary's University, and his soccer teammate, Anthony Milazzo, expect to bring their patented footwear technology product to market.

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain, and launch those aircraft are also getting sick. The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

MACPAC calls for states to have power to restrict Medicaid coverage of some accelerated approval drugs rking Mon, 03/20/2023 - 16:13

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

DALLAS — A top Food and Drug Administration official said Monday that the agency needs to start using accelerated approval , a much-debated path commonly used for advancing cancer drugs, to advance gene therapies for rare disease. “We always are going to keep safety, front and foremost,” Peter Marks, head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, told attendees at the annual meeting of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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Drug Store News

MARCH 20, 2023

The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. consumer healthcare industry, recognizing the outstanding work and contributions of individuals whose actions have impacted the industry and directly improved self-care for consumers.

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MARCH 20, 2023

Karuna Therapeutics said Monday that its treatment for schizophrenia reduced psychosis reported by patients — achieving the main goal of a large clinical trial and supporting similarly positive results from previously conducted studies. The company intends to file a marketing application for its drug, called KarXT, with the Food and Drug Administration by the middle of the year.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

MedPAC in no rush to recommend major hospital Medicare payment increases, despite industry's pleas dmuoio Mon, 03/20/2023 - 17:06

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

Hospitals’ financial situations are not nearly as dire as industry groups are making them out to be, Medicare policy experts are telling Congress. Profit margins hit all-time highs in 2021, and almost $200 billion of taxpayer subsidies provided hospitals with ample cushion to get through the worst of the pandemic, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission said in its newest report.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 20, 2023

Getting a stuffy nose, or more technically, having rhinitis with congestion, happens to everyone at some point. Whether it’s a bad cold or a cat allergy running rampant, being forced to mouth breathing is never fun. So what can you do when your stuffy nose won’t clear up? Experts explain. Why is my nose always stuffy? There are a few reasons you may have nasal congestion, but why does your nose become congested in the first place?

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

When testing new treatments, drugmakers must show that their formulation bears out better results than a placebo in clinical trials. In fact, the new drug must outperform the placebo by a statistically significant margin using a measurement called “p-value.” In this short video, STAT national biotech reporter Damian Garde explains what p-value is, how it is used, and why it is still considered the gold standard for statistical significance , despite its shortcomings.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 20, 2023

BioNTech has signed an exclusive worldwide licence and collaboration agreement with OncoC4 to co-develop and commercialise a new checkpoint antibody in multiple solid tumour indications. Under the deal, the two companies will co-develop OncoC4’s ONC-392, an anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody candidate, as a monotherapy or as a combination therapy with anti-PD-(L)-1 antibodies in several solid tumour indications, including NSCLC.

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was relaxing and invigorating, because that oh-so familiar routine of phone calls, online meetings, and deadlines has returned. To cope, we are firing up the coffee kettle and brewing a few cups of stimulation. Our choice today is chocolate marshmallow, for those tracking this sort of thing.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 20, 2023

RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The collaboration, under a sponsored research agreement, will focus on mRNA vaccines that can help in modulating the normal immune response of the body for the treatment of certain autoimmune diseases as well as allergic conditions.

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

A U.S. lawmaker wants the federal government to probe potential conflicts of interest held by members of a panel created to set dietary guidelines after learning one panelist was a paid consultant to a drug company that sells weight loss treatments. In January, the federal health and agriculture departments formed the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to generate a report that provides advice on meeting dietary needs, promoting health, and preventing disease.

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Drug Store News

MARCH 20, 2023

The three-step system includes a cleanser, a moisture treatment and a mask.

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STAT

MARCH 20, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Arizona Department of Corrections is promising a federal judge that it will dramatically increase the number of incarcerated people it tests and treats for hepatitis C. In a court filing Friday, the department outlined a plan to clear its backlog of incarcerated people waiting to be treated for the virus. Under the plan, Arizona promises to treat at least 110 people each month who have been awaiting treatment, as well as at least 70% of all people who newly tested positiv

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