STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
At the end of each chapter in “Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care,” there’s a box. It summarizes the chapter, distilling what a reader just encountered into easy-to-digest bullet points. The author, Susannah Fox, admits she stole that idea from “The Long Covid Survival Guide,” which was written by patients for patients.
STAT
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
David Reese calls it a “hinge moment” — the turning point when biotech and big tech merge to attack human disease with artificial intelligence. At Amgen, where he’s led drug research and development since 2018, Reese said this moment has finally arrived. The proof lies not only in organizational changes, such as his recent appointment as the company’s first chief technology officer, but also in Amgen’s broader push to embed AI into every aspect of the dr
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Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Three-in-four consumers still feel concerned about rising prices, even as inflation moderates, according to Deloitte’s 2024 U.S. Retail Industry Outlook.
Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Despite previously suggested benchmarks, investigators found that spending less time-in-range (TIR) can still improve maternal and perinatal outcomes among pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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
PharmaVoice
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
After a big 2023, Yoshi Shitaka said the company is banking on gene therapies, KRAS degraders and more to keep the momentum.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
This breathing pattern is called resonant breathing and has been shown to improve heart rate variability.
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Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
A new study found that over a quarter of participants with type 1 daiebets exhibited clinically relevant levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms related to a diabetes event that they experienced.
PharmaVoice
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
With a focus on her “three pillars” of being a CEO, Caroline Loew explains how she’s building a new company culture at an Alkermes spinoff — and a pipeline that offers a next-gen approach to oncology.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The investigators found that perceived racism in everyday life was not associated with a higher risk of coronary heart disease—only racism in the 3 specific categories.
STAT
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Three years ago, Jamie Lin, an early-career nephrologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, made findings that could potentially help both save the kidneys of cancer patients and propel her career as a physician-scientist hoping to one day run her own lab. It was a promising start, but that’s when Lin says one of the Texas institute’s most powerful researchers interfered.
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.
Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Participants of a recent study who had pre-existing depression or anxiety were significantly more likely to develop insomnia.
PharmaVoice
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The "small molecule penalty" becomes even riskier for investors as the IRA negotiates prices, and VCs and lawmakers are looking to get a jump on those headwinds.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The model was designed to help improve health outcomes, improve access to care, and lower costs for gene therapy.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Last week, Biogen announced it will cease both the study and sale of Aduhelm, its FDA-approved monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Its decision, the company explained, is not a response to new data about the drug’s safety or efficacy, but instead “a reprioritization of resources.” Simply put, it wasn’t about science or medicine.
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.
Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Cortisol is a stress regulating hormone with associated adverse health outcomes for prolonged exposure including diabetes and high blood pressure.
PharmaVoice
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Investment heavyweights BlackRock and Glass Lewis want compensation clawbacks on execs who don’t protect a company’s reputation.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Ibrutinib and other Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors can cause the development of or worsen pre-existing hypertension.
STAT
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drug sold by Eli Lilly also appears to improve fatty liver disease, according to early clinical trial data the pharmaceutical company released Tuesday. Eli Lilly reported during its fourth quarter earnings call that tirzepatide, which is sold commercially as Mounjaro or Zepbound, succeeded in a Phase 2 test as a treatment for the liver disease MASH.
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Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
As acute and chronic diabetes complications increase, particularly among younger and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, out-of-pocket costs remain a barrier to accessing essential medications.
PharmaVoice
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The biotech’s bone- and muscle-building treatments could someday help humans reach other planets.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The company seeks the approval for both the intravenous and subcutaneous administration routes.
STAT
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Johnson & Johnson faces a consequential new class action lawsuit — not in its role as a manufacturer of drugs, but as an employer and purchaser of prescription drugs for its workers. Ann Lewandowski, a health care policy and advocacy director at J&J, sued her company on Monday for allegedly overpaying its pharmacy benefit manager for its employees’ medicines, citing previous STAT reporting to support some of the allegations.
Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption offers more protection against ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality for individuals with higher socioeconomic status, potentially due to unequal access to health care.
Pharmaceutical Technology
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The potentially disastrous consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) were highlighted at the recent World Economic Forum Meeting 2024.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The study authors note that to effectively implement tools, processes, and strategies within practices, the stigma surrounding cognitive impairment must be addressed.
STAT
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
In recent months, the federal government has repeatedly told Medicare Advantage insurers that they cannot use artificial intelligence or algorithms to deny medical services the government routinely covers. But in finalizing a rule to that effect, it also stepped into a thicket of questions from insurers about a technology that is especially difficult to pin down: What is AI?
Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
As a result of an increase in adolescent inpatient visits with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis in 2020, further work is needed to improve STI care, particularly for this demographic.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Centene posted $45 million in profit for the fourth quarter of 2023, with its profitability for the full year growing notably compared to 2022. | Centene posted $45 million in profit for the fourth quarter of 2023, with its profitability for the full year growing notably compared to 2022.
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
In a study, nipocalimab helped more than 50% of patients with high-risk of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn achieve a safe live birth.
STAT
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Documents released this week shed new light on an aggressive strategy from vape maker Juul to court Black leaders, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, to publicly support its e-cigarettes. Beginning in 2018, Juul executives, including the company’s CEO, discussed six- and seven-figure partnerships with civil rights organizations, one of which would have seen it send as much as $7 million to Sharpton’s group, according to internal emails and documents that were released this week as par
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Explore the commercial research landscape in the UK and the evolution of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) through an informative webinar.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Banking on telehealth to reach rural patients, University of Rochester Medical Center rolls out innovative virtual care pilot hlandi Fri, 02/09/2024 - 14:36
Pharmacy Times
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Investigators also found that the mortality rates for cardiovascular disease from 2020 to 2022 reversed the improvements of reduced mortalities in the preceding decades.
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