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STAT+: Steward Health Care has deal to sell doctor network to UnitedHealth

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Troubled hospital operator Steward Health Care, grappling with a financial crisis that’s engulfed its eight Massachusetts hospitals, has moved to shore up its finances by striking a deal to sell its nationwide physician network to insurance giant UnitedHealth’s Optum Care unit.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Senate probe into Novo pricing, a new UTI antibiotic, and more

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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is investigating the prices Novo Nordisk charges for its blockbuster medications, Ozempic and Wegovy, which are highly effective at treating diabetes and obesity but carry steep price tags, The New York Times writes. Best of luck, and do keep in touch. … The U.S.

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshot (August 20-24, 2018)

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Eisai's and Merck Announces EU's Marketing Approval of Lenvima (lenvatinib mesylate) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Published: 23 Aug,2018 | Tags: Eisai, Merck, Approval, Lenvima, HCC, 2. Pfizer to co-promote Exact Sciences Cologuard Published: 22 Aug,2018 | Tags: Exact, Pfizer, Agreement, Promote, Cologuard 7.

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What states use Ozempic the most?

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The #ozempic tag on TikTok has amassed over 1 billion views to date. Wegovy—which contains the same active ingredient as Ozempic (semaglutide)—is prescribed to people who are obese or overweight and have other health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol. Elon Musk posted his endorsement of Ozempic on X.

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Pear claims breakthrough tag for alcohol use disorder DTx

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Digital health company Pear Therapeutics has won FDA breakthrough device status for reSET-A, its development-stage prescription digital therapeutic (DTx) for people with alcohol-use disorder. The post Pear claims breakthrough tag for alcohol use disorder DTx appeared first on. Photo by thom masat on Unsplash.

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Oslo Medicines Initiative asks how to balance innovation incentivisation with security of access

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Access to medicines remains one of the most challenging policy areas in every country we work with through the pan-European region,” said Natasha Muscat, Director of Country Health Policies and Systems at World Health Organization (WHO) Europe. WHO is OMI?

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FDA slammed over Aduhelm OK as Biogen takes heat for $56k price tag

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Biogen chef executive Michel Vounatsos defended Aduhelm in an open letter on the company’s website, saying that the company has “engaged extensively with health economists, public health experts, and payers about Aduhelm – and we have examined other recent biologic drug innovations.” Broad label questioned.

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