Sat.Sep 10, 2022

article thumbnail

Bristol Myers gets FDA approval for new type of psoriasis drug

Bio Pharma Dive

Sotyktu has been on the pharma’s top pipeline candidates and its clearance continues a string of positive regulatory news for the company.

article thumbnail

STAT+: USDA starts cracking down on companies that ship animals without timely inspections

STAT News

Earlier this year, a leading animal rights group asked U.S. authorities to investigate medical research labs for allegedly violating federal law after finding numerous instances where nearly 2,000 monkeys were shipped between facilities without required veterinary inspections. Now, the federal government appears to be acting.

Research 145
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City

NPR Health - Shots

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state is stepping up polio-fighting efforts as the virus was detected in the wastewater of another county in the New York City area.

115
115
article thumbnail

STAT+: Alphabet spinout Verily raises $1 billion as it looks to harness health data

STAT News

Alphabet’s life sciences offshoot Verily said Friday that it has raised $1 billion to fuel its next stage of development — one that will be steered by a new corporate leader as CEO Andy Conrad plans to shift to an advisory role. The eye-popping funding round was led by Alphabet, reinforcing Verily’s ties to its corporate parent even as it seeks to assert its independence and build a profitable business after years of sometimes scattershot projects and investments.

article thumbnail

Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

article thumbnail

7 fun facts about sweat

NPR Health - Shots

Perspiration can be a stinky nuisance as temperatures climb, but scientists say we shouldn't sell sweat short. There's so much more to the briny stuff than meets the eye.

Scientist 105
article thumbnail

STAT+: Home Depot, other employers appeal Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement

STAT News

Home improvement retailer Home Depot and two other, smaller employers are appealing a recent $2.67 billion settlement that covers allegedly anticompetitive behavior from Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers. The appeals could potentially delay the release of the funds and the broader terms of the settlement, which U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor finalized in August.

119
119

More Trending

article thumbnail

STAT+: Cancer treatment devised in the 1980s has proven effective (again). Will it finally get approval?

STAT News

Eight years ago, a Dutch oncologist, John Haanen, set out to change melanoma treatment by arranging one of the largest and most rigorous trials ever for a cell therapy technique originally devised in the mid-’80s. He could not have picked worse timing.  Months after the trial began, European regulators approved the first PD-1 inhibitor, a groundbreaking immunotherapy.

article thumbnail

How workplaces can support employees with long COVID

NPR Health - Shots

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Terri Rhodes of the Disability Management Employer Coalition about people with long COVID and the benefits of keeping them in the workforce.

90
article thumbnail

STAT+: Boston’s most valuable biotech? It’s not who you might expect

STAT News

The brightest star in Boston’s rapidly growing biotech scene isn’t a flashy new player, but rather one of its longest standing companies. While many  biotech stocks have struggled this year  amid a broader economic downturn, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has risen 65 percent since its most recent low in October 2021. And the 33-year-old firm is now Boston’s most valuable biotech by a mile.

98
article thumbnail

A new mental health hotline is focusing on providing support to farmers and ranchers

NPR Health - Shots

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Tara Haskins, health director at the healthcare-focused nonprofit AgriSafe, about a new suicide prevention hotline aimed to help agricultural workers.

84
article thumbnail

The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

White paper that delves into the complex topic of Decentralized Clinical Trials and how to master them within the confines of FDA Regulations

article thumbnail

Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Bulgaria?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the drugs with the most patents in Bulgaria. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is desired.…. The post Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Bulgaria? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

Drugs 52
article thumbnail

STAT+: FDA funding negotiations heat up ahead of September deadline

STAT News

WASHINGTON — Negotiations are intensifying over massive, multibillion-dollar legislation to fund the Food and Drug Administration, with just weeks left before the current agreement expires, four sources following the talks said. Democrats this week made a counteroffer to Republicans including Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), who demanded in July that the so-called user fee bill pass without any additional health policy attached.

Drugs 115