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APRIL 24, 2024

After months of deliberation, the Colombian government has issued a compulsory license for an HIV medicine, the first time the country has taken such a step, one that also marks a significant move in the increasingly global battle over access to medicines.

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MARCH 6, 2024

On Sunday, public health officials in two Michigan counties warned their residents that they may have been exposed to measles.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, new enforcement in effect with the New Year could see noncompliant hospitals' warnings letters issued to the public.

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APRIL 23, 2024

And noncontroversial public health programs had to be paid for in a massive government spending bill, which can shield members of Congress from taking votes on any one issue alone. Two committees in the Senate passed significant reforms to how PBMs operate in Medicaid, Medicare, and the commercial insurance market.

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Outsourcing Pharma

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

No new treatments to combat the major public health issue of alcohol use disorder (AUD), have been brought to market for ten years - and with half of heavy drinkers refusing the abstinence route, new drug could be the answer.

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Drug Topics

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Colombian government has taken a significant step toward issuing a compulsory license for a widely used HIV treatment, the latest instance in which cash-strapped governments battle with the pharmaceutical industry over the cost of medicines.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the latest battle over access to medicines, Colombian authorities have decided to issue a compulsory license for a needed HIV treatment, a step that underscores ongoing friction between the pharmaceutical industry and cash-strapped governments around the world. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

28 by the global health initiative Unitaid, looks into this issue, quantifying the environmental impact of 10 essential public health items.  But what happens when products that contribute to climate change also save lives — millions of them? A new report , published on Nov.   Read the rest…

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JULY 26, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a critical role in regulating the pharmaceutical industry and ensuring that medications and medical devices marketed to the public are safe, effective, and appropriately labeled. However, in recent years, there has been a noticeable decline in the number of these letters being issued.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Chronic kidney disease is a significant public health issue. Nationwide, roughly 37 million Americans live with chronic kidney disease.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays to encourage robust, good-faith discussion about difficult issues. “ There’s a public health crisis lurking in our data: the Census option ‘some other race ,’” by Juan Carlos Gonzalez Jr.

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JUNE 30, 2023

The five cases of malaria diagnosed in Florida and Texas in recent weeks — the first cases of local transmission in the United States in 20 years — have worried some residents and led state and federal officials to issue public alerts about the cluster of infections.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This issue of Pharmacy Practice in Focus: Oncology features the publication's first manuscript to undergo peer review.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Although long-term health issues from COVID-19 are a major public health concern, evidence on post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, or post-COVID-19, is still limited, specifically among children and adolescents.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

It’s known that lead in the water supply has severe health effects, including brain damage in children and heart and liver issues in adults. The proposal to strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule , issued on Nov. ”  It took some improvement to get there, though.

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Fierce Pharma

JUNE 27, 2023

Swiss skincare company Galderma is keeping its eyes on a highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) after scooping up around $1 billion in private placement funding for newly issued shares.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 13, 2024

FDA inspections Identification of data integrity deviations Of the 70 Warning Letters issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) so far in 2024, three have identified data integrity issues at pharmaceutical manufacturing sites outside the US. In a letter issued to China-based Sichuan Deebio Pharmaceutical Co.

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STAT

JULY 27, 2023

Moments after McConnell experienced what appeared to be an abrupt medical issue on Wednesday — freezing and remaining silent for about 20 seconds during a press conference, then showing signs of disorientation — he was led away by aides while cameras rolled. Read the rest…

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

He found out when Sanofi issued a public statement. When Sanofi terminated its partnership with Maze Therapeutics this week to develop an experimental drug for Pompe disease, Maze CEO Jason Coloma did not learn the news in a conference call with the French pharma giant or even an email. Responding to the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Although the official statement did not include the particular type of cancer, it closed by noting that, “His Majesty has chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.”

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MARCH 7, 2024

Improving diversity in the nation’s physician workforce is a public health imperative. Simply going tuition-free cannot address entrenched issues of racial and socioeconomic disparities in medical school admissions. But the truth is more complicated than that. Read the rest…

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JANUARY 25, 2024

They would be the first subpoenas issued by the Senate HELP committee in more than 40 years, if the vote happens and goes in Chair Bernie Sanders’ favor. Bernie’s subpoena showdown We’re less than a week away from a scheduled vote on subpoenaing the CEOs of two drugmakers, J&J and Merck. Sanders (I-Vt.)

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In a long-overdue move, the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy has issued guidance on making federally supported research and publications available to all without delay or embargo. These issues must be considered as this policy takes shape. Read the rest…

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JANUARY 30, 2023

The World Health Organization announced Monday that the Covid-19 pandemic remains a public health emergency, but signaled strongly that it believes it may be able to lift that designation in coming months. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accepted their recommendation.

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MARCH 1, 2024

in 2020, many institutions confronted their own histories of racism, lack of diversity, and failures to consider the impact of structural inequities on public health. In the aftermath of the police murder of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests across the U.S.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The International Trade Commission issued an import ban against Apple Watches in October after finding the blood oxygen feature too similar to Masimo’s. The company is continuing to appeal the ITC ban, but today’s decision is still a setback in Apple’s mission to establish its watch as a necessary public health tool.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The class action suit, filed on behalf of deceased patients who had a UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan and their families by the California-based Clarkson Law Firm, follows the publication of a STAT investigation Tuesday.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Doctors’ lobbyists in Washington tend to focus their energies on ensuring Medicare pays well, and on issues like so-called scope of practice laws. But even back then, the AMA predicted further federal movement on the issue would need “careful monitoring, because it would represent the beginning of a broader movement.”

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AUGUST 17, 2023

A South African court ruled the government must disclose contracts signed with pharmaceutical companies for Covid-19 vaccines, a victory for advocates who alleged that authorities may have overpaid for the shots and that the lack of transparency masked pharmaceutical profits at the public’s expense.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

As demand for Ozempic and Wegovy surges, a little-noticed warning about the medicines was issued recently by regulators. The notice raised an important question: To what extent should the public be concerned? Wegovy is approved for weight loss, while Ozempic is prescribed for diabetes and is also sometimes used to treat obesity.

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The FDA Law Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Gilbert — CBS News caused a bit of commotion last week in reporting that after a four-year delay, DEA issued a final order revoking Morris & Dickson’s DEA registration. However, until today there had been no public information about this decision. Usually, a Final Decision and Order is effective 30 days from publication.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

At issue is the Enbrel medication sold by Amgen for treating rheumatoid arthritis and other ailments. But Public Citizen maintains Medicare officials should consider the ongoing cost of the patenting tactics when negotiating a price.

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JULY 25, 2023

A hearing began in a South Africa court on Tuesday to determine whether the government overpaid for Covid-19 vaccines, an allegation made by advocacy groups who contend that a lack of transparency may have masked pharmaceutical profits at the public’s expense. The contracts, however, have never been publicly disclosed.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration is following through on its promise to regulate more health software tools, starting with a public reprimand of Johnson & Johnson’s heart pump company, Abiomed. The agency also took issue with Abiomed’s failure to report various problems with its heart pumps.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Just one week after the season finale of the HBO show “The Last of Us,” about a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungal infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning about Candida auris spreading in U.S. auris infects people whose immune systems are already weakened due to other health issues.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

At issue is the extent to which antibiotics are given to these livestock to prevent and treat disease — a practice that has contributed to an alarming rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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