STAT

MAY 7, 2024

Jeremy Farrar, now the World Health Organization’s chief scientist, was working in Vietnam 20 years ago when the H5N1 virus started to spread across Asia — at that point in poultry. He recalls there was a reluctance among farmers to cull their chickens because they weren’t being compensated for them. Movement of infected birds to evade culling only served to disseminate the virus, which in the years since has spread to all continents except Australia.

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PharmaVoice

MAY 7, 2024

The director of the University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine believes the industry is “turning a corner.

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MAY 7, 2024

The presence of H5N1 avian influenza virus, better known as bird flu, among dairy cows in Texas — the second largest producer of dairy cattle — was first confirmed in late March. By then, H5N1 had likely been circulating among dairy cows for months. Six weeks later, the nine states responsible for more than one-quarter of U.S. dairy production, which accounts for 3.5% of the U.S.

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Pharma Times

MAY 7, 2024

The chronic brain disease that causes seizures currently affects around 600,000 people living in the UK

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

STAT

MAY 7, 2024

When patients are dealing with a sexually transmitted infection, they don’t always get advice on whether they should come into the clinic in a timely fashion. So patient interface company Healthvana created a conversational AI chatbot to quickly answer some of their questions. It had two options: standard AI persona or a drag queen. As it turned out, the rainbow-colored drag queen helped engage more patients.

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Pharma Times

MAY 7, 2024

The rare and fatal progressive neurodegenerative disease is estimated to affect 5,000 people in the UK

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pharmaphorum

MAY 7, 2024

The life sciences sector in Ireland is booming thanks to nurturing talent and fostering innovation. Companies like Eli Lilly and Regeneron have major operations driving excellence.

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STAT

MAY 7, 2024

In the second-largest fine ever levied on a pharmaceutical company, Endo Health Solutions was ordered to pay nearly $1.1 billion in criminal penalties and another $450 million in criminal forfeiture for illegally marketing its Opana ER prescription opioid. The company, which last month pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, admitted that, from April 2012 through May 2013, some of its sales representatives marketed its medicine, also known as oxymorphone, to doctors by touting the drug as abuse deterre

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pharmaphorum

MAY 7, 2024

Understanding complex scientific studies is often a challenge for patients as well as healthcare professionals, but one that may become easier thanks to artificial intelligence.

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STAT

MAY 7, 2024

Dear Readers, We are enormously proud that STAT reporters Casey Ross and Bob Herman have been named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in the investigative reporting category “for exposing how UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest health insurer, used an unregulated algorithm to override clinicians’ judgments and deny care, highlighting the dangers of AI use in medicine.

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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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The Guardian - Pharmaceutical Industry

MAY 7, 2024

Pharmaceutical company says newer shots led to decline in demand for AstraZeneca vaccine, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied AstraZeneca has begun the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” that target new variants of the virus. The announcement follows the pharmaceutical company in March voluntarily withdrawing its European Union marketing authorisation , which is the approval to market a medicine in member states.

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STAT

MAY 7, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?  Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning, incredibly exciting news from the STAT newsroom — two of our reporters, Casey Ross and Bob Herman (or as we call them,  Bob Ross ), were  named Pulitzer finalists  in investigative reporting!

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pharmaphorum

MAY 7, 2024

GSK commits to further support of BioVersys’ TB drug Phil.

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MAY 7, 2024

Editor’s note: A livestream of the event will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET. It took decades for scientists to come up with treatments that could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Now patients and physicians face a new challenge: actually getting the medicines to people who might benefit from them. Join us for a conversation with a practicing neurologist, neuroscientist and geriatrician about overcoming current hurdles involved in diagnosing, treating, and monitoring pa

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MAY 7, 2024

Two-year data from a phase 1/2 trial of eyeDNA Therapeutics' gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa sets up pivotal trials, says the new biotech.

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Express Pharma

MAY 7, 2024

Steriline, the European manufacturer of standard and robotic lines for the aseptic processing of injectable drugs, will exhibit at Achema 2024, from June 10 to 14.It will showcase the new technologies developed to upgrade its zero-loss philosophy, to better meet the sustainability needs of the pharmaceutical industry. The market for pharmaceutical packaging will grow by 8.24 per cent worldwide and the market for pharmaceutical packaging machines by 7.5 per cent per year until 2028 1.

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

MAY 7, 2024

The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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Drug Channels

MAY 7, 2024

It's time for Drug Channels ’ annual update of vertical integration among insurers, PBMs, specialty pharmacies, and providers within U.S. drug channels. Below you’ll find our latest illustration of the major vertical business relationships among the largest companies along with some of the notable activity since our previous update. These organizations continue to exert greater control over patient access, sites of care/dispensing, and pricing, although some have started to unwind their vert

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

Pharmaceutical Commerce

MAY 7, 2024

The acquisition, the parties say, will benefit pharma and biotech in the clinical and commercial stages.

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PioneerRx

MAY 7, 2024

It’s one thing to open a pharmacy. Running it is another. But winning your staff over? That’s a whole can of worms. Winning over your pharmacy staff.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 7, 2024

A new study has further supported psilocybin's potential to treat depression, which impacts around 300 million people globally.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 7, 2024

A novel intravesical targeted drug delivery system for patients with bladder cancer has demonstrated positive data in updated results from a Phase I trial. Johnson & Johnson’s Phase I study is assessing the safety and efficacy of TAR-210 as a delivery method for sustained, local release of erdafitinib into the bladder. The treatment is being evaluated in patients with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with select FGFR alterations.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 7, 2024

Patients from the most deprived populations in England are 21% less likely to be referred through the urgent suspected cancer pathway than those from more affluent areas, a recent report has warned. Responding to the findings, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the chief executive of the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) highlighted the ‘positive role’ […] The post Pharmacies could play ‘positive role’ in early cancer diagnosis in deprived areas appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 7, 2024

Two new formulations cabotegravir (cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspension and tablets) have been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA ). The treatment consists of Apretude 30mg film-coated tablets and Apretude 600mg prolonged-release suspension for injection. These treatments are indicated for the prevention of sexually transmitted HIV-1 infection — pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in adults and adolescents weighing at least 35kg with a higher in

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 7, 2024

AstraZeneca has concluded an equity investment in clinical-stage biotechnology company Cellectis following a deal signed in November 2023.

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World Pharma News

MAY 7, 2024

Novartis announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mariana Oncology, a preclinical-stage biotechnology company based in Watertown, Massachusetts focused on developing novel radioligand therapies (RLTs) to treat cancers with high unmet patient need. The transaction bolsters the Novartis RLT pipeline and expands the company's research infrastructure and clinical supply capabilities, supporting Novartis strategic priorities in oncology and RLT platform innovation.

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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.

Outsourcing Pharma

MAY 7, 2024

PCI Pharma Services, a global leader in contract development and manufacturing, has embarked on the installation of crucial equipment for its latest sterile fill-finish facility at its Bedford, NH campus in Philadelphia.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 7, 2024

The community pharmacy negotiator is looking to gather data about the number of patients seeking informal advice from pharmacies, outside of paid Pharmacy First consultations. Community Pharmacy England (CPE) will launch a pharmacy ‘advice audit’ on Monday 3 June, which will ask pharmacies to record this data on any single day within that week. The […] The post CPE: ‘Critical’ to measure unpaid work driven by Pharmacy First appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 7, 2024

Having two copies of the ApoE4 gene is not just a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer’s, but is a likely cause of the disease, according to researchers in Spain

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Outsourcing Pharma

MAY 7, 2024

Walgreens and Boehringer Ingelheim have joined forces in a move to enhance diversity and accessibility in clinical trials, aiming to make participation more inclusive and equitable.

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