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Merck settles with insurance companies over $1.4B claim tied to 2017 cyberattack: report

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billion claim after it was victimized by a crippling cyberattack in 2017. billion claim after it was victimized by a crippling cyberattack in 2017, Bloomberg Law reports. Merck has reportedly settled with insurance companies that contested the pharma giant’s $1.4

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PTC wins FDA approval for first brain-delivered gene therapy Kebilidi

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The FDA issued its first stamp of approval for a cell or gene therapy back in 2017 to Novartis' Kymriah. | The gene therapy has already been approved to treat AADC deficiency in Europe and the U.K., among other countries, where it's branded as Upstaza.

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CVS scheme diverted millions from underserved population, NY AG says

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Attorney General Letitia James accused CVS of a scheme starting in 2017 to prevent New York safety net hospitals from using the company of their choice to obtain federal drug subsidies on prescriptions filled at CVS through the 340B program.

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Evernorth: 1 in 4 Adults Diagnosed with ADHD Don’t Get Treated

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in 2017. An Evernorth study found that in 2021, 25% of adults with ADHD did not receive any treatment, though this is a decrease from 38.5% About 21.4% of adults with ADHD received both medication and behavioral therapy in 2021, up from 12.9%

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With FDA nod for Onivyde combo, Ipsen ends 10-year drought in newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer

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It’s the approval Ipsen has been waiting for since buying up Onivyde in 2017. It’s the approval Ipsen has been waiting for since buying up Onivyde in 2017. The FDA has approved Onivyde as part of a combination dubbed Nalirifox to treat patients with newly diagnosed metastatic pancreatic cancer.

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W. Va. judge sides with drug distributors in bellwether opioid trial

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From 2001 to 2017, the fatal overdose rate in Cabell County increased from 16.6 per 100,000. Judge finds no evidence of causation.

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'Most' cancer meds approved under FDA's accelerated pathway couldn't prove survival benefit after 5 years: study

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Many cancer meds approved under the FDA's accelerated approval pathway from 2013 to 2017 didn't improve overall survival after more than five years of follow-up research, the study found. One hallmark of the FDA's accelerated approval pathway is the requirement that medicines prove their benefits in confirmatory trials.

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