STAT
MARCH 23, 2023
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced another increase in the prevalence of autism among children. In a pair of new reports — one focused on 8-year-olds and one on 4-year-olds — the CDC found that 1 out of every 36 children has autism. This is a significant increase from the 2021 estimate of 1 in 44 , which was a big jump from 1 in 110 in 2006.
PharmaVoice
MARCH 22, 2023
As experts wrestle with COVID-19’s lab leak versus animal market debate, here’s what experts say are the suspected origins for some of the worst viral outbreaks in the last century.
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LifeProNow
MARCH 24, 2023
March 23, 2023: “AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib), a next generation, selective Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, has been conditionally approved in China for the treatment of adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who have received at least one prior therapy. This is the first approved indication for Calquence in China.
EMCrit Project
MARCH 21, 2023
Steroid is worthless for pneumonia! Wait, a new study shows it's beneficial! Hang on, a fresh meta-analysis shows that steroid it's useless! And wait, here's a fresh NEJM study showing mortality benefit!! This feels like a roller coaster. What's going on here? Several factors may explain this: Steroid is beneficial, but only in a subset […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.
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
MARCH 24, 2023
I am by no means telepsychiatry’s biggest fan. But since March 2020, when my practice of outpatient psychiatry changed overnight, I have adapted to it. I have learned to get up between appointments so I don’t sit in front of a computer all day and how to fit in patient visits while on a work trip. I still prefer being in the actual room with a patient, but I accept this is the way my job looks now.
PharmaVoice
MARCH 20, 2023
Fungal infections are a growing challenge for hospitalized patients, and new treatments are badly needed.
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European Pharmaceutical Review
MARCH 22, 2023
In a recent video , pharmaceutical microbiology expert Tim Sandle highlighted areas of concern and attention relating to mycological contamination control in manufacturing. Pharmaceutical product recalls due to fungal contamination have been increasing. These, together with environmental monitoring trend data, highlight several fungal contamination issues associated with pharmaceutical cleanrooms , cold rooms and other controlled areas.
STAT
MARCH 22, 2023
The ongoing Marburg fever outbreak in Equatorial Guinea is significantly larger than has previously been acknowledged, according to new information released Wednesday by the World Health Organization, which warned there may be undetected chains of transmission of the deadly virus in the West African country. The update, the first in nearly a month, shows that the number of confirmed and probable cases has grown from nine to 29, with cases having been reported in three different provinces over a
PharmaVoice
MARCH 21, 2023
Four academics-turned-executives share what they’ve learned about the pivot point between life sciences academia and entrepreneurship.
The Pharmacist
MARCH 23, 2023
Almost three-quarters of pharmacies are experiencing a shortage of pharmacists, members of parliament were told at a roundtable event this week. MPs from across the political spectrum attended the event at parliament on Tuesday hosted by cross-sector campaign group Save Our Pharmacies. Community pharmacy leaders set out the challenges facing the sector, including early results […] The post Three in four pharmacies experiencing a pharmacist shortage, MPs told appeared first on The Pharmacis
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BioPharma Dive
MARCH 22, 2023
Armed with a $50 million Series A round, the startup is building off of research from a lab run by protein engineering pioneer Jim Wells.
STAT
MARCH 21, 2023
Africa is grappling with not one, but two outbreaks of Marburg fever, a disease that causes symptoms and a death rate comparable to Ebola, its viral cousin. Health officials in Tanzania announced Tuesday that they had confirmed the country’s first-ever Marburg outbreak, involving at least eight people so far, five of whom have died. One of the people who died is a health care worker.
PharmaVoice
MARCH 24, 2023
How life science execs would transform clinical trials with a little hocus pocus.
PhRMA
MARCH 23, 2023
Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the reignited Cancer Moonshot, the White House’s ambitious goal of reducing the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years. Much of the positive trends in declining cancer mortality, down 33% since peaking in 1991, is driven in large part by innovative medicines researched and developed by America’s biopharmaceutical companies.
BioPharma Dive
MARCH 24, 2023
Series A rounds have been easy to secure in the last few years, but industry watchers say they haven't seen a corresponding increase in Series B's as startups struggle to recruit new investors.
STAT
MARCH 23, 2023
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, new diagnoses of tuberculosis dropped like a stone in the United States. Data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest the pandemic effect has pretty much worn off; TB is nearly back to pre-2020 levels. “We’re getting … close to where we were pre-pandemic; not quite back yet with increases in cases in the last two years,” Philip LoBue, director of the CDC’s division of tuberculosis elimination,
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 21, 2023
Pre-clinical-stage biotechnology firm InvisiShield Technologies has partnered with Gladstone Institutes to develop intranasal preventatives against airborne viral infections including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and SARS-CoV-2. Under the partnership terms, InvisiShield will offer technical support, as well as funding to develop the intranasal preventatives.
Express Pharma
MARCH 23, 2023
Pharmaceutical packaging has come a long way in recent years. The industry constantly innovates to provide the most reliable and efficient packaging solutions, from automated assembly lines to shrink-wrap and other state-of-the-art technologies. The rise of new drug delivery systems, such as inhalers and patches, has changed how drugs are packaged and presented to consumers.
BioPharma Dive
MARCH 23, 2023
The two companies gained billions of dollars in market value after their antibody drug succeeded against a disease that’s been difficult to treat with biologic medicines.
STAT
MARCH 20, 2023
This is part of a series about new obesity drugs that are transforming patients’ lives, dividing medical experts, and spurring one of the biggest business battles in years. Read more about The Obesity Revolution. The rise of childhood obesity in the United States did not happen quickly. But, to medicine, “it sort of cropped up overnight,” says Bob Siegel, a pediatric obesity specialist at Cincinnati Children’s.
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 23, 2023
Biohaven has purchased the exclusive global rights for oral, brain-penetrant dual Tyrosine Kinase 2 (TYK2)/Janus Kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor, BHV-8000 (previously TLL-041), which treats immune-mediated brain disorders , from Hangzhou Highlightll Pharmaceutical. The deal gives Biohaven global rights for the development of BHV-8000, excluding regions of China.
Express Pharma
MARCH 23, 2023
China has approved its first domestically developed mRNA vaccine against COVID-19, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group said. China, whose home-grown vaccines are seen as less effective than the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA shots, has been racing to develop vaccines using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology since early 2020. The long-awaited approval comes as infections have fallen sharply across China since it suddenly dropped its strict “zero-COVID” curbs in December, making the sales outlook
BioPharma Dive
MARCH 22, 2023
The companies will collaborate to identify compounds that could treat insulin resistance by targeting shape-shifting cellular droplets known as biomolecular condensates.
STAT
MARCH 20, 2023
In the emergency room today, everyone is suffering. Many emergency medicine physicians are struggling to provide quality care amid staffing shortages, increased pressure to meet productivity metrics, and frustrated patients battling prolonged wait times. Their situation is compounded by a sense that they have been abandoned by hospital leadership, leading to increasing levels of physician burnout and attrition.
Community Pharmacy
MARCH 20, 2023
When taking medicine, it’s important to consider how our lifestyle may impact and interfere with the medications prescribed. Taking prescription medicine means more than simply following the directions on the bottle, and understanding that we need to be especially careful about what we consume and do while recovering. While alcohol is generally safe to consume in moderation, there may be a risk in doing so while taking some prescription medicines.
Express Pharma
MARCH 20, 2023
The first edition of the Express Pharma – Nutrify Today Boardroom series was held on February 17, 2023, at St Regis, Mumbai to offer a platform for meaningful dialogues on the vast ocean of opportunities for the Indian pharma sector to be reaped in nutraceuticals, provided the right course is set for long and sustainable growth. An eminent panel of experts and leaders from the pharma sector came together to explore approaches to build an ecosystem for developing, scientifically proven, evi
BioPharma Dive
MARCH 20, 2023
In documents released Monday, agency staff appeared inclined to approve Biogen’s tofersen, which failed in its main trial. Gathering confirmatory evidence of its benefit could be difficult, however.
STAT
MARCH 21, 2023
Pills, patches, implants, and injections — the various forms of hormonal birth control have different formulations and doses of estrogen, progestin, or both. One might think, then, that they may have an unequal influence on breast cancer risk, but a new study in PLOS Medicine on Tuesday suggests that’s not so. The analysis found that most forms of hormonal birth control, regardless of their formulation, seem to confer roughly the same, small increase to breast cancer risk.
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 20, 2023
RVAC Medicines has announced a research collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for the discovery and development of mRNA vaccines. The collaboration, under a sponsored research agreement, will focus on mRNA vaccines that can help in modulating the normal immune response of the body for the treatment of certain autoimmune diseases as well as allergic conditions.
Express Pharma
MARCH 23, 2023
Pharmaceutical packaging has come a long way in recent years. The industry constantly innovates to provide the most reliable and efficient packaging solutions, from automated assembly lines to shrink-wrap and other state-of-the-art technologies. The rise of new drug delivery systems, such as inhalers and patches, has changed how drugs are packaged and presented to consumers.
BioPharma Dive
MARCH 22, 2023
Stéphane Bancel said his company's planned price hike covers the higher costs of commercial sales. Sen. Bernie Sanders called it part of industry’s “unprecedented level of corporate greed.
STAT
MARCH 21, 2023
The path to payment for virtual reality companies working in health care just became slightly smoother. AppliedVR, a company targeting chronic pain, has become the first digital therapeutic to find an easy way to secure reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CMS granted AppliedVR a unique code for its flagship product, RelieVRx, and placed it in an existing benefit category: durable medical equipment.
InCrowd
MARCH 21, 2023
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Express Pharma
MARCH 20, 2023
The first edition of the Express Pharma – Nutrify Today Boardroom series was held on February 17, 2023, at St Regis, Mumbai to offer a platform for meaningful dialogues on the vast ocean of opportunities for the Indian pharma sector to be reaped in nutraceuticals, provided the right course is set for long and sustainable growth. An eminent panel of experts and leaders from the pharma sector came together to explore approaches to build an ecosystem for developing, scientifically proven, evi
BioPharma Dive
MARCH 20, 2023
The results add to a growing body of evidence that Karuna’s drug, known as KarXT, could be a valuable new option for patients living with the brain disorder.
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