STAT
MAY 24, 2024
A new study published Friday provides more evidence of the potential danger of drinking unpasteurized, or raw, milk containing H5N1 avian flu viruses. The work , published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that mice that were fed milk from H5N1-infected cows became very ill.
PharmaVoice
MAY 20, 2024
The “Nobel Prize-worthy invention” could be worth hundreds of billions commercially — and have a deep impact on drug R&D.
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Pharma Times
MAY 23, 2024
High-grade gliomas are rare, malignant tumours which account for up to 12% of all childhood brain tumours
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MAY 20, 2024
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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
MAY 23, 2024
You’d think if there were a vaccine that would prevent tens of thousands of cases of cancer a year, people would want it for themselves and for their kids. But new data being released Thursday ahead of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology show that just isn’t the case.
PharmaVoice
MAY 21, 2024
These three U.S. cities are putting themselves on the biotech map as unsung hubs of the industry.
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pharmaphorum
MAY 24, 2024
Exciting advancements in the world of clinical trials - Arecor Therapeutics, Faron, AstraZeneca, Volta Medical, J&J, Pneumagen, and Nimbus Therapeutics make headlines. Dive into this week's top stories impacting the future of medicine.
STAT
MAY 22, 2024
A second human case of bird flu infection linked to the current H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows has been detected, in a farm worker who had exposure to infected cows, Michigan state health authorities announced on Wednesday. In a statement , health officials said the individual had mild symptoms and has recovered. Evidence to date suggests this is a sporadic infection, with no signs of ongoing spread, the statement said.
PharmaVoice
MAY 22, 2024
Direct-to-consumer platforms offer consumers an online path to sourcing popular medications, but some therapeutic areas may be better suited for the business model.
The Pharmacist
MAY 21, 2024
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians transitioning to new roles in primary care are to be supported with a structured induction programme developed by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), it has said. The commitment came as part of the Welsh Government’s Strategic Workforce Plan for Primary Care for 2024/25-2029/30, published last week. The plan also committed […] The post GP pharmacists in Wales to get structured induction programme appeared first on The Pharmacist.
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pharmaphorum
MAY 24, 2024
AffyImmune Therapeutics has recorded what it says is the first documented complete response in a patient with a solid tumour treated with CAR-T therapy. The case comes from a phase 1 study of its ICAM-1 targeting CAR-T autologous candidate AIC100 in patients with relapsed/refractory poorly differentiated thyroid cancer (PDTC) and anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), which will be reported at the ASCO congress next week.
STAT
MAY 22, 2024
UnitedHealth Group should be released from a lawsuit that alleges its algorithm-based technology prematurely cut off care to its Medicare Advantage members, the company said in court filings this week, because patients and their families did not finish Medicare’s appeals process. “Plaintiffs have failed to exhaust the exclusive administrative appeal process set by the Medicare Act,” UnitedHealth’s lawyers argued.
PharmaVoice
MAY 20, 2024
How persistence led to BioLineRx’s first approved therapy and promising pipeline.
BioPharma Dive
MAY 23, 2024
After laying off staff late last year, Orna is expanding through the purchase of ReNAgade Therapeutics, which was built around technology designed to more effectively deliver RNA-based medicines.
pharmaphorum
MAY 22, 2024
The debate rages on as NICE considers a 'clinically distinct disease' classification. Learn how this decision could reshape the STA process and patient treatment options.
STAT
MAY 22, 2024
Less than a month ago, researchers reported for the first time the ability to scan wastewater for signs of the H5 influenza virus currently sickening dairy cows in at least nine states across the U.S. That technology is now at the threshold of real-world use. WastewaterSCAN, an infectious disease-tracking sewage surveillance network led by Stanford University and Emory University in partnership with Verily Life Sciences, has begun scaling up H5-specific testing of samples from all of its 190 sit
The Pharmacist
MAY 21, 2024
Three-quarters of people with a learning disability are not currently on the general practice learning disability register, a new report published today by the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has suggested. MPs on the cross-party committee warned that people with a learning disability and autistic people faced significant health inequalities, including an ‘unacceptable level of […] The post Three-quarters of people with learning disability not registered for GP practice support appear
BioPharma Dive
MAY 23, 2024
Clinical trial abstracts posted by ASCO Thursday give a peek at anticipated datasets from Immunocore, Merck & Co., J&J and Arcus Biosciences.
pharmaphorum
MAY 21, 2024
FDA is asking artificial intelligence teams to develop a digital endpoint tool to study freezing of gait, a symptom of Parkinson’s that can have a serious impact on patients.
STAT
MAY 22, 2024
If the H5N1 bird flu virus ever acquires the ability to transmit easily to and among people — keep your fingers crossed that it doesn’t — the world is going to need serious amounts of vaccine. Like, lakes of the stuff. Some manufacturers have been working with H5N1 viruses for years, producing small batches of doses that have undergone preliminary human testing.
The Pharmacist
MAY 22, 2024
There are many reasons why pharmacists should be leading providers of menopause advice and care in primary care – not least for their personal wellbeing – suggests pharmacist and menopause lead at NHS England, Bukky Ayoade As pharmacists, we are gatekeepers of healthcare, entrusted with the wellbeing of our patients. However, amid our commitment to […] The post Menopause care needs all of our attention appeared first on The Pharmacist.
BioPharma Dive
MAY 24, 2024
But the head of the FDA’s CBER office didn’t tip where the agency stands on potentially broadening use of Sarepta’s Duchenne gene therapy Elevidys.
pharmaphorum
MAY 20, 2024
In this fireside chat webinar, experts break down the FDA's new PDURS framework for adding software to drug labels. Learn how it impacts pharma and what you need to know. Join us on Tuesday 9th July @ 07:00am PDT / 10:00am EDT / 15:00pm BST / 16:00pm CEST.
STAT
MAY 21, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. — The surgery was supposed to alleviate worry, but now, years later, Whitney Carter’s mind kept flicking back to it, wondering if it could be undone. She sometimes descended into these moods, taciturn, withdrawn, as if all hope had gone extinct. She sat on the couch in the half-light, blinds shut against the heat. The whole thing made her feel less than, like some essential part of her had been removed.
Pharmaceutical Commerce
MAY 23, 2024
The deal features felzartamab, an investigational anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, whose clinical outcomes have shown potential to tackle various immune-mediated diseases.
BioPharma Dive
MAY 23, 2024
The findings, from two trials involving tens of thousands of women, could influence guidelines around the use of hormonal treatment for menopausal symptoms.
pharmaphorum
MAY 22, 2024
A think tank set up by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for the formation of a public-private trust that could oversee the sharing of anonymised patient data with trusted researchers.
STAT
MAY 21, 2024
Scientists from the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have managed to generate a full genetic sequence of H5N1 virus from milk, a development they suggest means commercially purchased milk products could be used to monitor the progress of the bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle and to check for important changes in the virus over time.
The Pharmacist
MAY 20, 2024
Phil Galt, a qualified pharmacist and managing director for Cegedim Rx, explores the mental health strain that pharmacists can face and asks, who’s caring for those who care? I’ve spent more than two decades working on the frontline of pharmacy. It’s always been a stressful environment and an intense workload is nothing new. But I’ve […] The post Who’s caring for those who care?
BioPharma Dive
MAY 20, 2024
Hear from IO Biotech CEO Dr. Mai-Britt Zocca about the potential of therapeutic vaccines to strip the defenses used by cancer cells to keep the immune system at bay.
pharmaphorum
MAY 20, 2024
Amgen and AstraZeneca have said their severe asthma therapy Tezspire could have a role to play in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – a key target indication for the drug – despite missing its primary objective in a clinical trial.
STAT
MAY 21, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked local and state health officials Tuesday to maintain flu surveillance operations at peak-season levels over the summer in a bid to remain watchful for any signs of human-to-human spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus. Flu surveillance activity is generally conducted at low levels during the late spring and summer months, in recognition of the fact that as temperatures rise, transmission of seasonal flu viruses drops to minimal levels in the Northe
Pharma Times
MAY 24, 2024
The lifelong autoimmune disease affects more than 150,000 people living in the UK
BioPharma Dive
MAY 21, 2024
The U.K. pharma expects to launch 20 new drugs by then, among them complex medicines for cancer as well as treatments for weight loss.
pharmaphorum
MAY 23, 2024
Cytokinetics has been a top biotech takeover candidate for some time, thanks to blockbuster speculation about its lead drug aficamten, but a $1 billion-plus set of financing deals shows it is prepared to go to market on its own.
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