Pharmacy Times
MAY 5, 2023
There are still significant unresolved issues in artificial intelligence and machine learning, which must be addressed before they can be safely and effectively used more broadly in medicine.
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
A new study sheds light on what may be causing very rare cases of heart inflammation in young men after receiving an mRNA Covid vaccine. Early hypotheses as to what was driving the heart inflammation, called myocarditis , included an allergic response to the vaccine, vaccine-induced antibodies, or an autoimmune response in which the immune system attacks the body’s own healthy tissue by mistake.
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Pharmacy Times
MAY 5, 2023
Illegal online sellers threaten the health, privacy, and security of patients by failing to comply with the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are located, or the jurisdiction in which they are selling their medicines.
Drug Topics
MAY 5, 2023
While acknowledging remaining uncertainties posed by potential evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the organization advised it’s time to transition to long-term management of the pandemic.
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.
Pharmacy Times
MAY 5, 2023
Mental health interventions are a critical part of the global response to HIV, with multiple potential roles for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
The ending of the public health emergency for Covid-19 will force the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cut back on the data it collects to analyze how much illness the SARS-CoV-2 virus is causing in the future, the CDC announced Friday. But some of the data metrics the CDC will no longer be able to collect are of lesser value now than they were at earlier points in the pandemic, agency officials explained in a press briefing Thursday in advance of Friday’s release of two arti
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Drug Topics
MAY 5, 2023
WHO ends COVID-19 public health emergency, privacy concerns around mental health apps, and astronomical interest with medical credit cards.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
OIG flags $580M in improper Medicare payments for psychotherapy, with the bulk billed for telehealth services aburky Fri, 05/05/2023 - 15:03
Drug Topics
MAY 5, 2023
Inhaled corticosteroids were observed to be associated with increases in rates of pneumonia and tuberculosis, according to a recent study.
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
The World Health Organization ended the Covid-19 global health emergency on Friday, saying it was time for countries to transition from treating Covid as an emergency to dealing with it as a disease that is here to stay. The decision was made on the advice of a panel of independent experts, the so-called Covid-19 emergency committee, which met Thursday.
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.
Pharmacy Times
MAY 5, 2023
Data from the expanded trial suggests that the NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 vaccine protects against multiple viral variants.
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, announced Friday that she will leave the agency at the end of June. “I took on this role with the goal of leaving behind the dark days of the pandemic and moving CDC — and public health — forward into a much better and more trusted place,” Walensky said in an email to her staff, a copy of which was obtained by STAT.
The Honest Apothecary
MAY 5, 2023
Do you find yourself frequently needing to remind your boss about something they were supposed to do? Or are you, perhaps, frequently guilty of dropping the ball on a piece of a project that you needed to get done? Maybe your particular struggle is in responding to requests for information or feedback. Or do people need to reach out to you 2, 3, 4 times or more to try and get your input or advice?
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
As soon as she heard the Supreme Court decision, LaVarne Burton began to worry. As CEO of the nonprofit American Kidney Fund, she knew that the court’s ruling on Marietta v. DaVita last June — which allows employer-sponsored health insurance plans to limit outpatient dialysis coverage — was going to put the health of kidney failure patients at risk.
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Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Verizon will supply VA with mobile devices, emergency tech in $448M deal aburky Fri, 05/05/2023 - 16:17
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
“I cannot tell you how much it means to me that my extra chromosome might lead to the answer to Alzheimer’s,” Frank Stephens, a self-advocate with Down syndrome, told Congress in 2017. His heart-wrenching comment, which was followed by thunderous applause and a standing ovation, got it exactly right. People with Down syndrome have an extra copy of the 21st chromosome — the chromosome on which the gene that codes for amyloid precursor protein is located.
The Checkup by Singlecare
MAY 5, 2023
Ativan is a brand-name prescription drug used to treat anxiety and insomnia. It is commonly prescribed for the short-term relief of anxiety symptoms. However, the use of Ativan often comes with side effects like drowsiness, fatigue, and problems with coordination, which can overlap with the effects of alcohol. If you have been prescribed Ativan, you might be wondering whether it’s safe to take Ativan with alcohol.
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
Jennifer Doudna may be just months away from seeing the first CRISPR-based therapy gain approval, but sitting on stage Thursday, the Nobel laureate sounded as ambitious and hungry as ever. “How do we make sure that a technology like CRISPR — you know, no offense intended — is not just going to make a few people rich?” she told a room full of executives and investors at the STAT Breakthrough Summit in San Francisco, “but it’s going to actually have a broa
Pharmacy Times
MAY 5, 2023
The 2022-2023 COVID-19 season did not have a significant surge of COVID-19 like it did early on in the COVID-19 pandemic.
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
This week, the “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton made news when he left Google and aired his concerns about how powerful artificial intelligence has become. In the last few months alone, ChatGPT has fueled frenzied efforts to use AI in nearly every industry — including health care. “In the last 10 years we’ve seen very steady acceleration of the technology,” said Suchi Saria, CEO and founder of Bayesian Health, at the STAT Breakthrough Summit in San Fran
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 5, 2023
Sanofi Canada has received approval from Health Canada for its Dupixent (dupilumab injection) to treat eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in adults and in adolescent patients aged 12 years and above. It is being jointly developed by Sanofi and Regeneron under a global collaboration agreement. In Canada, it is commercialised by Sanofi Canada and Regeneron Canada.
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
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Pharmacy Times
MAY 5, 2023
The study will be conducted in Brazil, where PrEP use for HIV continues to be lower than desired.
STAT
MAY 5, 2023
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans. And our agenda is quite busy. We are returning to the campus after a stint on the road, but then planning to collect our shortest person from an institution of higher learning. Our official mascot will have a friend arrive for an extended sleepover.
European Pharmaceutical Review
MAY 5, 2023
Researchers have developed a physics-enhanced autocorrelation-based estimator (PEACE) machine learning algorithm that can extract the particle size distribution (PSD) of a pharmaceutical powder surface from its laser speckle. The method provides a real-time, non-invasive, far-field optical probe to monitor particle size distributions quantitatively.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
California lawmakers greenlight $150M of emergency loans for struggling hospitals dmuoio Fri, 05/05/2023 - 15:30
Drug Topics
MAY 5, 2023
HealthWell to also provide best practices programming to foundation donors and patient stakeholders.
Drug Store News
MAY 5, 2023
The sunscreen is designed to eliminate the white cast that is commonly associated with other all-mineral sunscreens, the company said.
Drug Topics
MAY 5, 2023
A new study investigates whether GPT-4 can provide more in-depth analysis than medical professionals.
Fierce Pharma
MAY 5, 2023
Protalix, Chiesi challenge Sanofi with EU approval for Fabry disease med as FDA decision looms kdunleavy Fri, 05/05/2023 - 14:13
Drug Store News
MAY 5, 2023
The move will help provide a fully integrated shopping experience for consumers searching for healthier options, the company said.
pharmaphorum
MAY 5, 2023
Digitisation is fundamental to unlocking a patient-centric industry Mike.
Drug Store News
MAY 5, 2023
The packs will swap the brand's signature rainbow for original designs by artists within the LGBTQ+ community.
Fierce Pharma
MAY 5, 2023
FibroGen's roxadustat fails in 2nd act, endangering AstraZeneca partnership aliu Fri, 05/05/2023 - 09:13
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