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Changing our clocks is a health hazard. Just ask a sleep doctor

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A bipartisan group of senators wants to make daylight saving time permanent. But sleep experts say standard time is better, because it saves morning light and is more in sync with our natural rhythms.

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Covering new weight loss drugs could strain Medicare, policy experts warn

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The emergence of highly effective obesity drugs has spurred renewed efforts to get Medicare to pay for weight loss medications, but a group of health policy experts is sounding caution. Even a small amount of uptake would create significant costs for Medicare, likely leading the federal insurer to raise premiums in the long run, the researchers said in a perspective piece Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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What's driving the battery fires with e-bikes and scooters?

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E-bikes, scooters and other "micromobility devices" have soared in popularity — and the number of fires sparked by their rechargeable batteries is up, too. Here's how to keep yourself safe.

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STAT+: FDA approves first treatment for Rett syndrome, a genetic neurological disease

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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first treatment for Rett syndrome, a genetic disease mostly affecting girls that causes severe neurologic impairments, robbing them of the ability to communicate or control muscle movement. The new drug, called Daybue, is made by Acadia Pharmaceuticals. It’s not a cure, but in a clinical trial, the drug improved behavioral symptoms associated with Rett.

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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

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Leaders say 'never again' to vaccine inequity

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Three years since the Covid pandemic began, nearly 200 prominent world figures called on Saturday for the vaccine inequity seen during the crisis to be relegated to history.

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Here's what we know about long COVID and its treatment

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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Dr. Leora Horwitz of NYU Langone Health about what we now understand about long COVID and its treatments.

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New patent expiration for Galderma Labs drug EPIDUO FORTE

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Annual Drug Patent Expirations for EPIDUO+FORTE Epiduo Forte is a drug marketed by Galderma Labs and is included in one NDA. It is available from three suppliers. There are nine… The post New patent expiration for Galderma Labs drug EPIDUO FORTE appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Drug Patent Expirations for the Week of March 12, 2023

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DIFFERIN (adapalene) Galderma labs lp Patent: 8,703,820 Expiration: Mar 12, 2023 See More … For more information on how DrugPatentWatch can help with your pharmaceutical business intelligence needs, contact admin@DrugPatentWatch.com… The post Drug Patent Expirations for the Week of March 12, 2023 appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Netherlands?

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This chart shows the drugs with the most patents in Netherlands. 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 Netherlands? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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