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FDA Clears the First Digital Therapeutic for Depression, But Will Payers Cover It?

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The Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Click Therapeutics mobile app Rejoyn received FDA clearance for use as an adjunct to medication in the treatment of major depressive disorder. But Otsuka must overcome hurdles facing digital therapeutics products, which have yet to gain traction among payers. The post FDA Clears the First Digital Therapeutic for Depression, But Will Payers Cover It?

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High-flying Vertex hikes CEO Reshma Kewalramani's pay by 30% to $20.6M

Fierce Pharma

Vertex CEO Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., made $20.6 million in 2023, which was an increase of 30% from her $15.9 million pay in 2022.

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As antimicrobial resistance looms large, a nonprofit teams up with Big Pharma to intervene

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AMR is a growing threat, but with little financial incentive to pick up the torch, government and nonprofit collaborations are keeping the R&D flames burning.

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ICR collaboration forms national NHS patient database registry for Lynch syndrome patients

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The genetic condition affects one in 279 people in England and significantly increases cancer risk

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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AliveCor Isn’t Backing Down from Apple, Its ‘Bully’

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AliveCor CEO Priya Abani argues that Apple has made a habit of taking intellectual property from smaller medical device firms in order to improve the functionalities its Apple Watch. She also believes that Apple has been able to avoid taking accountability for this by “bombarding” smaller companies with litigation it knows they won’t be able to afford — a claim that medical IP lawyers have backed up.

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Eli Lilly's popular diabetes drug Mounjaro to face continued supply squeeze through April, FDA says

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Amid steadily increasing demand for Eli Lilly’s popular diabetes med Mounjaro, it appears patients on multiple dose strengths may have to wait even longer than anticipated to re-up on supply. | Four dose strengths are now expected to be in short supply through April, according to the FDA. The agency previously expected the squeeze to let up at the end of March.

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Key mechanism controlling bone marrow stem cells could lead to new therapies

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Hoxa9 and b-catenin molecules are a rare population of self-renewing HSCs found in bone marrow

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Healthcare Docket: The Telehealth Boom is Inciting Action by Lawmakers and Fraudsters Alike

MedCity News

Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic pushed telehealth to the forefront of American healthcare modalities, the genie has emerged from the lamp to quite a mixed crowd of cheerleaders and cheaters.

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European prosecutors take over investigation into deal for Pfizer COVID vaccines: Politico

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While the market for COVID-19 vaccines has been shrinking lately, an investigation into text messages between Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and the European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen r | The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) took over the investigation into COVID vaccine negotiations between the European Commission's president and Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla, Politico reports.

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Biden slams asthma inhaler prices in White House address

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President Joe Biden has reiterated his pledge to take action against high drug prices and “beat big pharma,” singling out the cost of asthma inhalers in a speech delivered at a White House event with US Senator Bernie Sanders, a long-time critic of the industry’s pricing policies in the US.

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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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Study reveals new liquid biopsy test could benefit thousands of lung cancer patients

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The third most common and serious form of cancer affects over 43,000 people every year in the UK

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How to Help Physicians Generate More Revenue and Make Their Patients Healthier

MedCity News

Interest in using GLP-1 drugs to reduce obesity combined with a desire by physicians to become less dependent on insurance-based reimbursement after the recent Change Healthcare cyberattack is building. The post How to Help Physicians Generate More Revenue and Make Their Patients Healthier appeared first on MedCity News.

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Teva snares up to $150M in Abingworth funding to propel late-stage asthma rescue inhaler

Fierce Pharma

Shortly after Gilead Sciences teamed up with Carlyle’s Abingworth to fuel further research on its antibody-drug conjugate Trodelvy, Teva is following a similar pathway with an asthma resc | Shortly after Gilead Sciences teamed up with Carlyle’s Abingworth to fuel further research on its antibody-drug conjugate Trodelvy, Teva is following a similar pathway for an asthma rescue inhaler.

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AZ, Daiichi Sankyo file Dato-DXd for second indication

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo file for approval of datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) for second indication in breast cancer.

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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The Power of Patient Adherence Tools to Improve the Patient Journey

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Why manufacturers should leverage technology to address low adherence rates.

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Insurer Advocacy Orgs Slam Final MA, Part D Rate Announcement

MedCity News

America’s Health Insurance Plans, the Better Medicare Alliance and the Association for Community Affiliated Plans all came out against CMS’ final 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D rate announcement. The post Insurer Advocacy Orgs Slam Final MA, Part D Rate Announcement appeared first on MedCity News.

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Inclusive Innovation: Key to the Future of Healthcare

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Inclusive Innovation: Key to the Future of Healthcare jpiatt Fri, 04/05/2024 - 10:37

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Trial finds benefit for GLP-1 agonist in Parkinson’s

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A small study of Sanofi’s lixisenatide has suggested that the GLP-1 agonist could slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease, pointing to another potential use for the fast-growing drug class.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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Ed Schoonveld Discusses List Prices for Pharmaceuticals in the US Compared to Other Countries

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In an interwith with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Ed Schoonveld, Value and Access Advisor, Schoonveld Advisory, explains why pharmaceutical products tend to cost more in the US than the rest of the world.

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Biolinq Snags $58M for ‘Smallest Biosensor in the World’

MedCity News

Biolinq raked in $58 million in capital this week. The company is developing a wearable patch that uses electrochemical sensors to measure a person’s glucose levels from the intradermal space just beneath the surface of their skin. The post Biolinq Snags $58M for ‘Smallest Biosensor in the World’ appeared first on MedCity News.

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As Humira biosim sales languish, Boehringer Ingelheim plots layoffs in pivot to hybrid sales model

Fierce Pharma

Despite Boehringer Ingelheim’s 2021 Humira biosimilar approval being heralded by some analysts as a “landmark achievement” for the field, the drug—dubbed Cyltezo—has struggled to gain traction than | Facing lackluster Cyltezo sales, Boehringer Ingelheim will prune its ranks in the U.S. and adopt a different way of marketing its Humira biosimilar.

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ADRIATIC buoys Imfinzi’s prospects in early lung cancer

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ADRIATIC trial finds AstraZeneca's cancer immunotherapy Imfinzi improves survival in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC)

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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Researchers reveal people with Parkinson’s more likely to experience delirium in hospital

PharmaTimes

Two out of three people with the neurodegenerative condition experienced delirium in hospital

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AstraZeneca’s Rare Disease Pipeline Notches Another FDA Approval

MedCity News

The FDA approved AstraZeneca drug Voydeya as an add-on to standard therapies for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, a rare blood disorder. Alexion, now AstraZeneca’s rare disease subsidiary, added the small molecule to its pipeline via a 2019 acquisition.

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Bristol Myers’ Abecma wins FDA nod in earlier multiple myeloma with updated boxed warning on secondary cancer

Fierce Pharma

After a short period of doubt, the FDA has followed the opinion of its advisers and moved Bristol Myers Squibb’s CAR-T therapy Abecma into the earlier treatment of multiple myeloma. | After a short period of doubt, the FDA has followed the opinion of its advisers and moved Bristol Myers’ CAR-T therapy Abecma into the earlier treatment of multiple myeloma.

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Praia emerges with $20m for digital health platform

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Healthcare system Providence has spun out a new company, Praia Health, focused on a platform to build and sustain connections between patients and health providers. The new company starts life with $20 million in Series A funding and a mission to develop the Praia Health Identity and Engagement Platform, which was launched within Providence’s digital innovation group (DIG) incubator in 2022 and already handles around 3.5 million user accounts.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Pharma Pulse 4/2/24: Tackling Barriers to Adopting BYOD, Lonely Men with HIV More Likely to Smoke & more

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The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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AI Disruption is Coming. Are Healthcare Professionals Ready?

MedCity News

The modern healthcare environment will require ambidextrous experts in healthcare and AI

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Amylyx to pull failed ALS drug Relyvrio from market, cut 70% of staffers

Fierce Pharma

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is keeping a promise by pulling the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) therapy Relyvrio off the market after the drug failed in a confirmatory trial. | Amylyx is keeping a promise by pulling the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) therapy Relyvrio off the market after the drug failed in a confirmatory trial. And 70% of the company's staff will soon lose their jobs.

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Merck taps Caris’ AI expertise in ADC-focused alliance

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Germany's Merck partners Caris Discovery on artificial intelligence-powered discovery of antibody-drug conjugates in a $1.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time