STAT

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Manil Suri and Daniel Morgan are an unusual team: Manil is a mathematics professor and author (of both fiction and nonfiction ), while Daniel is a physician and professor of epidemiology, public health, and infectious diseases. But — in what they say is a typical “Smalltimore” moment — both a neighbor and a student had told them they should work together because of a shared interest in false positives on diagnostics tests.

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IDStewardship

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this article a clinical pharmacist discusses ways that preceptors may integrate generative artificial intelligence programs into pharmacy education for student and resident learning experiences. Authored By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP Generative artificial intelligence was NOT used to create this text. Although, maybe it would be better if I had used it!

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Drug Topics

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The approvals mark a turning point in the ongoing effort to manage sickle cell disease, the most common inherited red blood cell disorder in the United States.

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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Investigators also found that the results demonstrated lower death and hospitalization rates for those with advanced heart failure treated with cell therapy.

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A Texas woman’s unsuccessful legal fight for an abortion on medical emergency grounds drew nationwide headlines in recent days, but her plight is hardly a rare occurrence amid vague and highly restrictive state laws in the post-Roe era. Kate Cox is likely one of hundreds, if not thousands, of Texans who’ve faced a similar struggle this year to get an abortion for medical reasons, according to a STAT review of studies and abortion data from other states.

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Fierce Pharma

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen is in the books, the company said on Thursda | It’s a done deal. Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen is in the books, as it becomes the largest M&A transaction in the biopharma industry since AbbVie snatched up Allergan for $63 billion in 2019. The buyout of the antibody-drug conjugate specialist has doubled Pfizer’s pipeline to 60 programs.

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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The approval carries the limitation that ritlecitinib should not be used in combination with biologic immunomodulators, cyclosporine, other Janus kinase inhibitors, or other potent immunosuppressants.

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STAT

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A National Institutes of Health working group on Friday recommended a sizable increase in salaries of postdoctoral researchers and a cap on the length of the position in an effort to secure the future of academia’s research workforce amid an unprecedented exodus of young life scientists to industry. The group called for raising minimum postdoc salaries to $70,000 beginning next year — an increase of more than 20% — and adjusting wages for annual inflation, as well as limitin

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Fierce Pharma

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Using Tuesday to announce good news—that its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen would be | Using Tuesday to announce good news—that its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen would be finalized on Thursday—Pfizer sandwiched its bad news, which came on Wednesday with its 2024 guidance. The company expects revenue to reach between $58.5 billion and $61.5 billion next year, coming up short of the analyst consensus of $63.2 billion, largely because of the plummeting demand for its COVID-19 products.

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Drug Topics

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The mediterranean diet targets inflammation, oxidative stress, and hormonal balance mechanisms, which are also associated with female reproductive outcomes.

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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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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 12, 2023

An FDA approval of 3,4-Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA)–assisted therapy would require the Drug Enforcement Administration to reschedule MDMA in acknowledgement of its medical use, making it available for prescription medical use.

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STAT

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries on Tuesday filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the health insurance giant Humana illegally used an algorithm to prematurely cut off payment for rehabilitation care after patients suffered serious illnesses and injuries. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Western Kentucky, argues Humana’s reliance on the algorithm, known as nH Predict, was part of a fraudulent scheme to reap a windfall by systematically denying claims to desperately ill people

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Fierce Pharma

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Over the past several years, drug shortages have vexed doctors and patients on both sides of the Atlantic, prompting lawmakers and government agencies to take action in both Europe and the U.S. | Tuesday, the European Medicines Agency laid out a list of more than 300 critical generic drugs that could fall prey to future shortages. Inclusion in the list doesn’t mean a particular drug is likely to experience a shortage anytime soon, the EMA said.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Understanding the adverse event profile of bispecific antibodies can aid treatment selection and improve patient outcomes.

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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The study results demonstrated that 92% of patients treated with benralizumab were able to safely reduce inhaled steroid dose, and more than 60% could stop use entirely.

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STAT

DECEMBER 13, 2023

PHILADELPHIA — The meds Shelby Campbell needed for her rare blood disorder stopped working just after her sixth birthday. She lost her appetite and was often doubled over in pain. She continued getting blood transfusions but her doctors struggled to manage side effects that threatened her organs. By the time she turned 7, the doctors told her parents they had to do something — soon.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A new price comparison study finds over 50% higher facility fees for commercially insured colonoscopies performed in hospitals rather than ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), suggesting that “money | The analysis of commercial payers' price transparency data shows that “money has apparently been left on the table” for employers and consumers, the study's senior author says.

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Drug Topics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Results of the phase 3 PERSEUS study were presented at the 2023 ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Feldman details her experience with C. diff, how the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the timeline of care, and how her surgical history and the use of antibiotics played into the disease’s onset.

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STAT

DECEMBER 11, 2023

WASHINGTON — The House passed a relatively major health care package late Monday, an end-of-year victory after the same policies had to be yanked from consideration in September because they lacked bipartisan support. Though the package is unlikely to pass the Senate and become law as-is, its advancing through the House does make each included policy more attractive for a potential government funding deal, as lawmakers draw closer to the Jan. 19 deadline to fund the government and extend

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which advances policies to force pharmacy benefit managers and hospitals to meet price transparency standards, passed on the House floor Monday by a vote of | Members on both sides of the aisle are celebrating successful efforts to codify price transparency requirements and establish site-neutral payments in the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act passed by the House of Representatives on Monday.

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Fierce Pharma

DECEMBER 15, 2023

About a year after Arcutis Biotherapeutics unveiled positive data on roflumilast foam at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology congress 2022, the company has clinched a second FDA OK. | About a year after Arcutis Biotherapeutics unveiled positive data on roflumilast foam at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology congress 2022, the company has clinched a second FDA OK.

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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the phase 3 SURMOUNT-4 trial, investigators included individuals with at least 1 weight-related complication, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, or cardiovascular disease.

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STAT

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the months after his father died of complications from pancreatic cancer, Reed Jobs found it difficult to go back to life as it was before. He was a sophomore studying biology at Stanford University and, up until October 2011, had always planned to pursue a career in cancer research. His father had been diagnosed when he was a preteen and he had spent much of his adolescence thinking about treatments and clinical trials, like many people whose parents are diagnosed with the disease during the

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

A newly filed lawsuit alleges that Humana used artificial intelligence algorithms to deny key rehabilitation care for seniors. | A newly filed lawsuit alleges that Humana used artificial intelligence algorithms to deny key rehabilitation care for seniors.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Dealing with a sore throat can be a real pain—literally. When your throat is raw and inflamed, you may be enticed by cold foods like ice cream or smoothies. And while certain things may feel good on the throat, not all foods will help you heal. No matter what’s causing your sore throat, nourishing your body with healthy food sources is essential to getting better.

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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The products include Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, and Sodium Oxybates Oral Solution, Icatibant Injection, Esomeprazole Magnesium Capsules, and Apremilast Tablets.

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STAT

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Oliver McGowan was 18 years old when he was hospitalized in England with recurrent seizures and pneumonia. He was autistic, and he and his parents had one specific request for the medical team: no antipsychotic medications. When he had taken them in the past, they made his seizures worse and had devastating effects on his mood. Despite the family’s vehement protests, doctors gave him an antipsychotic.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Google continues to advance its generative AI models designed specifically for healthcare use cases. | Google this week unveiled MedLM, a family of foundation models designed for healthcare industry use cases and available through Google Cloud.

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Fierce Pharma

DECEMBER 12, 2023

To complete its acquisition of Seagen, what did Pfizer need to do to satisfy antitrust concerns of the Federal Trade Commission? | By agreeing to donate royalties on its U.S. sales of bladder cancer drug Bavencio, Pfizer has received the go-ahead to finalize its $43 billion buyout of Seagen, the company said on Tuesday. Pfizer expects to close the merger on Thursday.

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Pharmacy Times

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The study authors note that low skin cancer screening (SCS) participation, the participants’ better health than nonparticipants, and examination biases may be contributing factors to the insignificant results.

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STAT

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Lawmakers on Tuesday will debate an addiction medicine proposal that would have been considered unthinkable just years ago: giving a select group of doctors the power to prescribe methadone directly to patients. With no end in sight to the deadly U.S. drug overdose crisis, which claims nearly 110,000 lives a year, many advocates have zeroed in on methadone as a potential game changer.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The danger of cybercrime and security breaches looms over the healthcare industry like a slow-moving storm. | Shifting targets, indirect angles of attack and increasing regulatory expectations await hospitals and health systems in the coming year, cybersecurity experts say.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Vitamins are essential micronutrients that the body cannot synthesize in sufficient amounts, highlighting their importance in the diet at all life stages. Vitamins can be grouped into two main categories—those which are water-soluble and those which are fat-soluble. Many people think taking too much of a water-soluble vitamin is impossible since, unlike fat-soluble vitamins, water-soluble vitamins are not readily stored in the body, and excess amounts are flushed out of the body in urine.

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