Wed.Nov 22, 2023

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CGM Technology Bridges the Gap in Type 2 Diabetes Care for Underserved Patients

Drug Topics

Increased health care access to devices like the continuous glucose monitor (CGM) could improve health outcomes for underserved patients who may otherwise be hindered from their use.

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Pharmacy Technician Roles Are Growing and Expanding

Pharmacy Times

The rapidly changing environment is creating new responsibilities for all staff, including technicians

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Maternal Diet Plays Role in Shaping Childhood Wheeze Trajectories

Drug Topics

Maintaining a healthy diet before pregnancy was associated with a 10% reduced risk of children developing 'transient early' and 'persistent' wheeze patterns.

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Expert Discusses Biosimiliars Influencing Pricing of Biologic Drugs

Pharmacy Times

Denise Giambalvo, director of Member Engagement & Business Strategy at the Washington Health Alliance and recently led a biosimilars initiative for the coalition, discusses biosimilar influence of pricing for biologic drugs, trends to expect in 2024, and why education on biosimilars are important for patients, pharmacists, prescribers, and more

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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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Study Links False-Positive Mammography Result to Increased Breast Cancer Risk

Drug Topics

Findings detailing long-term breast cancer outcomes for women who receive a false-positive result underscore the significance of false-positive results as a critical public health issue.

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STAT+: U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Welsh Carson face class action over monopoly allegations

STAT

Union health plans that represent electricians and plumbers in Texas have filed a class-action lawsuit against physician group U.S. Anesthesia Partners and private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. The lawsuit builds on the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint filed in September, which argued USAP and Welsh Carson illegally bought up anesthesia practices across Texas as a way to concentrate market power, gain negotiating leverage over health insurance companies, and raise p

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Talking techbio with NVIDIA: Accelerated computing, NLP, and GenAI in drug discovery

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Talking techbio with NVIDIA: Accelerated computing, NLP, and GenAI in drug discovery Mike.

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Researchers Create Growth Chart from AI-Based Tool to Measure Muscle Mass

Pharmacy Times

The growth chart could be a fast and accessible resource to indicate lean muscle mass in children.

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What’s behind the urge to scratch that itch? Harvard researchers have a theory

STAT

That itchy feeling isn’t just in your head, in some cases it might actually be all over you. And it may literally get on your nerves. New research published Wednesday in Cell indicates that a common skin bacterium — Staphylococcus aureus — can make you feel itchy by directly acting on nerve cells. Even though itchiness is an everyday sensation, its causes remain mysterious.

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4.5M have signed up for coverage on the ACA exchanges so far in open enrollment: CMS

Fierce Healthcare

Open enrollment on the insurance marketplaces began on Nov. | Open enrollment on the insurance marketplaces began on Nov. 1, and more than 4.5 million people have selected plans in the early weeks of the process, according to new federal data.

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

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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Organon’s chief medical officer wants to change how the world sees women’s health

PharmaVoice

Dr. Juan Camilo Arjona Ferreira joined Organon in September and says the company is “like a lighthouse in women’s health” in its visibility and focus.

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Ayble Health, Mayo Clinic collaborate to treat high-acuity patients in person

Fierce Healthcare

Ayble Health, a digital health platform for patients with chronic gastrointestinal conditions, has announced a new collaboration with the Mayo Clinic. | Ayble is working with the Mayo Clinic Complex Care Program to offer a hybrid care model to match patients with the appropriate virtual and in-person care based on acuity and need.

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STAT+: Health tech startups warn that overregulating AI could hamper innovation

STAT

Entrepreneurs across the country desperate to bring the power of AI into health care are urging Washington to consider the risk of blocking innovation, bringing into focus a chasm between the startup world’s race toward deployment and regulators’ attempts to protect patients from harmful, biased algorithms. Over the next two months as the Department of Health and Human Services stands up its own AI task force — a mandate under the White House’s recent 111-page order o

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Memorial Hermann implementing Laudio's AI platform to reduce admin burden on frontline workers

Fierce Healthcare

Memorial Hermann Health System is implementing Laudio’s platform to enhance employee efficiency and engagement. | Memorial Hermann Health System is tapping Laudio’s AI platform to promote efficiency and engagement among its employees.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

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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STAT+: Evelo Biosciences, a microbiome company launched by Flagship, shuts down

STAT

Evelo Biosciences, a startup hoping to use the trillions of microbes in and on the human body to fight disease, is shutting down after running low on cash and seeing multiple drug trial failures. The biotech, which was based in Cambridge, Mass., launched in 2015 and was one of the first companies in the microbiome field, which seeks to treat disease by leveraging bacteria naturally found in and around the body.

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To address shortage, Novo Nordisk will cut production of Victoza to boost supply of Ozempic

Fierce Pharma

Unable to scale up its manufacturing fast enough to meet the spiraling demand for its GLP-1 weight loss products, Novo Nordisk is employing a new strategy—reducing production of diabetes drug Victo | Unable to scale up its manufacturing fast enough to meet the spiraling demand for its GLP-1 weight loss products, Novo Nordisk is employing a new strategy—reducing production of diabetes drug Victoza to make more Ozempic.

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Chutes & Ladders—New CEO atop Mount Sinai Health System summit

Fierce Healthcare

Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.

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Pfizer's cost-savings mission continues with office shuffle, job cuts in Ireland

Fierce Pharma

Pfizer, working through a $3.5 billion cost-cutting drive, is not done yet making changes to its workforce in Ireland. | Pfizer's commercial office in Citywest, Dublin, will move to its Ringsend office building, the Irish Independent reports. The moves could end in more job cuts in the company's commercial division.

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.

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Former Paige CEO betting big on AI in microbiome medicine with new startup Jona

Fierce Healthcare

Health tech veteran Leo Grady believes the microbiome is going to revolutionize healthcare. | Leo Grady, the former CEO of Paige, saw an opportunity to leverage his work in healthcare AI to unlock the microbiome for health. He launched Jona, a company that provides an at-home microbiome profiling kit and then uses AI to analyze an individual's gut microbiome to deliver actionable, personalized insights.

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Eli Lilly supports Alto Neuroscience in $45m Series C round

Pharmaceutical Technology

The funding will go towards the development of the company's four CNS candidates, with Phase II study data readouts expected by early 2025.

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Blow to Moderna as EU nixes mRNA vaccine patent

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Blow to Moderna as EU nixes mRNA vaccine patent Phil.

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What you need to know about treating skin tags

The Checkup by Singlecare

Skin tags are one of those things you probably don’t think about until you spot one. These small skin growths known as acrochordons are like tiny flaps of skin that don’t belong. At first glance, you may fear it’s a symptom of psoriasis , eczema , HPV warts, or skin cancer —but skin tags are common, noncancerous, and essentially harmless. In fact, according to the American Academy of Dermatology, 60% of American adults will experience skin tags at some point in their lives.

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Boehringer buys cancer immunotherapy firm T3 for $507m

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Boehringer buys cancer immunotherapy firm T3 for $507m Phil.

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Opinion: Listen: Living in cancer limbo

STAT

Fifteen years ago, Mara Buchbinder and colleagues came up with the concept of the “patient in waiting.” The concept described a new category of patients created by cutting-edge testing — say, prenatal diagnostics that alerted parents to potential problems, even though they might not appear. The patient in waiting was, quite literally, someone who was waiting to see if they would become ill.

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AMR could kill 10 million in 2050, but there’s no profit in stopping it

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AMR could kill 10 million in 2050, but there’s no profit in stopping it Mike.

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Signal: Moderna mRNA patent revoked by EPO after Pfizer suit

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pfizer and BioNTech countersued Moderna following an initial August 2022 suit alleging that its patents were overly broad.

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Pharmacy First: Why technology is necessary for safeguarding pharmacies

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Pharmacy First: Why technology is necessary for safeguarding pharmacies Mike.

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Medtronic isn’t afraid of Wegovy’s potential to disrupt

STAT

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?  Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello, everyone. Damian here with an update on biotech’s silly season, a looming showdown in Washington, and the latest twist in the Ozempic panic. This newsletter is taking the next couple days off in the spirit of the holiday, but we’ll be back in your inbox Monday morning.

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A forgotten opioid epidemic, but a mounting problem

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A forgotten opioid epidemic, but a mounting problem Mike.

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Investigating Industry Involvement in Modern Clinical Trials

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Study aims to find ways industry gets involved in the most influential clinical trials, and how transparent these trials are.

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Concerns voiced as Palantir wins £330m NHS data contract

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Concerns voiced as Palantir wins £330m NHS data contract Phil.

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AbbVie flexes litigation muscle with Rinvoq patent lawsuit against Sandoz, other generic players

Fierce Pharma

Looking to protect its lucrative immunology drug Rinvoq, AbbVie is suing a clutch of generic drug makers that are attempting to market copycat versions of the blockbuster. | In a lawsuit filed in Delaware federal court Monday, AbbVie accused Sandoz, Hetero Labs, Aurobindo Pharma, Intas Pharmaceuticals and Sun Pharmaceutical of trying to sidestep dozens of patents protecting Rinvoq through the next decade.

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UK's Autumn Budget welcomed by pharma trade organisations

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UK's Autumn Budget welcomed by pharma trade organisations Phil.

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