December, 2022

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‘One needs to feel safe’: Racism can put sleep — and its health benefits — out of reach

STAT

Lots of people struggle to get enough sleep — and the responsibility for fixing the problem tends to fall on the individual. Experts offer advice like reducing screen time, exercising more, or just going to bed earlier in the evening. But many restless nights can’t be solved with blackout curtains, ear plugs, or other typical suggestions.

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Non-toxic and addiction free: The promise of a new pain med

PharmaVoice

Why South Rampart Pharma’s novel new molecule could be a key to solving the global pain epidemic.

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Multi-million-pound funding for genomics research

Pharma Times

Vital financing will help boost diagnosis, treatment and prospects of patient groups

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UK digital health project aims to tackle dysfunctional breathing

pharmaphorum

A collaboration between academic centres in the UK has won government funding for a digital approach to dysfunctional breathing or dyspnoea, a symptom that affects around 10% of the population. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has set aside £400,000 (almost $490,000) for the project, which will help fund work at the Universities of Plymouth, Salford and Stirling, and the Glasgow School of Art.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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.

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EMCrit 338 – End of Year Question & Answer Session

EMCrit Project

Rounding up the questions from the past few months. EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Five Things Pharmacists Should Know About Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

ID Stewardship

In this article a pharmacist with advanced training and experience in infectious diseases discusses five things pharmacists should know about ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). Authored By: Lucia Rose, PharmD, BCIDP. Article Posted 1 December 2022. It was the fall of 2009; I was a proud PGY-1 resident at UMass Medical Center rounding with a large team in the ICU.

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From chemistry to canvas: What the pharma world can learn from art

PharmaVoice

Art and science are often viewed as diametric opposites, but these industry insiders say their passion for painting blends into their pharma work.

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AstraZeneca focuses on breast cancer care transformation

Pharma Times

Data reinforces potential to deliver new standards across HER2-targetable breast cancer

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Four ways Biogen is tackling digital innovation in neurological disease

pharmaphorum

Digital transformation in pharma is not a singular endeavour. It can mean everything from patient-facing disease management apps and wearables to background AI dramatically altering drug discovery or radiological imaging. So, when a life sciences company embarks on a project of digital transformation or innovation, it’s really embarking on multiple projects that span the wide world of pharmaceutical operations.

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EMCrit RACC Lit Review for December 2022

EMCrit Project

All the resus/acute critical care literature goodness for December 2022. EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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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Female Board Members Are Good for Business

PharmExec

Perspectives from a board member and an aspiring board member on how to increase the number of qualified women on boards.

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STAT+: Nine in 10 health care companies with financial stress are owned by private equity

STAT

Almost 90% of the health care companies deemed to be under financial stress by a leading credit rating agency are owned by private equity , a stark indicator of the toll financial investors have taken on a vital sector. The striking finding is part of a new Moody’s Investors Service report released this week that shows broad turbulence throughout an industry weakened by private equity’s practice of loading companies with debt, making them less resilient to challenges like Covid-19,

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Can pharma quit Twitter? Social strategy evolves as Musk changes the platform

PharmaVoice

A breakdown of how Twitter’s recent shifts are impacting pharma, and how the industry should navigate the platform in 2023.

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Pfizer and Anumana boost detection of cardiovascular disease

Pharma Times

Partnership will support development of new algorithm and identify at risk patients

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Moderna finalises plans for UK mRNA vaccine manufacturing centre

European Pharmaceutical Review

Moderna, Inc. has finalised a strategic partnership with the UK government to establish a state-of-the-art mRNA vaccine research, development, and manufacturing facility in the UK. This milestone follows the agreement in principle between Moderna and the UK Government, announced in June 2022. The Moderna Innovation and Technology Centre (MITC) is intended to provide access to a UK-made supply of COVID-19 jabs.

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Lilly and ProQR to expand genetic medicine development agreement

Pharmaceutical Technology

Eli Lilly and Company has expanded a licencing and partnership agreement with ProQR Therapeutics to discover, develop and market new genetic medicines. The companies entered the initial agreement in September last year. This alliance is utilising the Axiomer ribonucleic acid (RNA) editing platform of ProQR to address ailments affecting the liver and nervous system.

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340B program continues to drive shift in care to more expensive hospital settings

PhRMA

Yet another study highlights the unintended consequences of the 340B program, which is increasing costs for patients and the health care system as a whole. In this case, the Berkeley Research Group (BRG) found that nearly 36% of all Medicare Part B therapy sales occurred at 340B hospitals in 2021 , up nearly 17 percentage points since 2012, meaning care is moving from physician offices and non-340B hospitals to 340B hospitals.

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STAT+: Bone marrow transplant patients could be spared from ‘bland’ diet, study finds

STAT

Whenever a hematopoietic cell transplant patient tries to get a family member to sneak food in past the nurses, Federico Stella, a resident hematologist at the University of Milan, remembers. One was a girl who tried to get her sister to bring her a panettone, a Milanese sweet bread usually eaten around the holidays. A week before Christmas, the sister tried to hide the panettone in a bag.

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

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.

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With mpox cases mysteriously dwindling, scientists search for answers

PharmaVoice

Was it a public health victory? Or did mpox ‘burn itself out?’ An epidemiologist weighs in.

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AstraZeneca’s Forxiga recommended in EU for chronic heart failure

Pharma Times

Drug is the first heart failure medication to provide mortality benefit across entire ejection fraction range

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Is Pharmacy Right For You?

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

With college application deadlines looming, you might wonder what the right career path can look like. Have you considered pharmacy? Pharmacy offers countless career options , with pharmacists practicing in pharmacies, health systems, labs, government agencies, corporations, and so much more! Check out our latest video and find out if pharmacy is right for you!

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GaBI Publishes Report on ASBM Webinar on Biosimilar Success Factors

Safe Biologics

The Generics and Biosimilars Initiative (GaBI) has published a report on the first of two webinars the organization recently co-hosted with ASBM. The report summarizes the presentations from the June 29th webinar which examined “Key Factors for Successful Biosimilar Uptake in Europe, Canada and the US” View the webinar below: The report also addresses audience questions that were unable to be answered during the programs due to time constraints.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.

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CSL closes on EU approval for haemophilia B gene therapy

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CSL’s gene therapy for haemophilia B has been recommended for approval by the EMA’s human medicine committee, setting up a decision by the European Commission early next year. The positive opinion for etranacogene dezaparvovec – which was approved as Hemgenix by the FDA last month – raises the prospect of the first one-time therapy in the EU for the bleeding disorder, which affects around 1 in 50,000 of the population, according to the European Haemophilia Network (EUHANET).

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Opinion: Artificial intelligence: crossing the border between health care and tech

STAT

There’s been significant investment in companies creating artificial intelligence (AI) applications for health and health care over the last decade. But while there have been successes, notably in the area of medical imaging, the industry is known more for not yet living up to its potential — think IBM Watson. The slow pace of AI adoption in health care stems from the fact that health AI sits on the border between two large industries, health care and tech.

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The pharma giants making the biggest strides with global drug access

PharmaVoice

A recent report ranks the top 20 pharma companies by how well they’re boosting a critical component of health equity.

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ONWARD reveals ARC therapy spinal cord injury report

Pharma Times

Implantable ARC therapy demonstrates potential to improve blood pressure regulation

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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First patient given base-edited CAR T cells

European Pharmaceutical Review

A thirteen-year-old patient with relapsed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) has been the first to be treated with base-edited T-cells via CD7 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, which enabled them to achieve remission 28 days later. . A unique clinical trial for T-ALL. The patient enrolled in the ongoing clinical trial ( NCT05397184 ) went on to receive a second bone marrow transplant after the therapy.

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Stories from the lab: Researchers discuss innovative treatments for cancers of the blood

PhRMA

The biopharmaceutical industry is one of the most research-intensive of all sectors in the U.S. economy and supports a broad range of STEM jobs through R&D and manufacturing. At the backbone of the biopharmaceutical ecosystem are its researchers. Each day, in labs across the country, these individuals work tirelessly on the front lines of research and development to help bring novel medicines to patients.

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Kite and Daiichi Sankyo update cell therapy licensing agreement

Pharmaceutical Technology

Kite Pharma and Daiichi Sankyo have updated a partnership agreement signed in 2017 for the former’s CAR T-cell therapy, Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel). Under the prior deal, Daiichi Sankyo acquired exclusive rights for the development, manufacturing and commercialisation of Yescarta in Japan. Subsequently, in the same year, Gilead Sciences acquired Kite.

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STAT+: Alzheimer’s researchers try out an unfamiliar sensation: optimism

STAT

SAN FRANCISCO — Scientific meetings about Alzheimer’s disease can be funereal affairs, with researchers from around the world gathering in hopes that the latest in a long line of negative clinical trials might light the path to a long-awaited success. This year was different. Nearly 2,000 people showed up to the Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease meeting, a conference record, to hear about lecanemab, a drug from Eisai and Biogen that appears to have broken the decades-lo

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.