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STAT+: Cepheid faces fresh criticism over the pricing of its TB diagnostics

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A controversy has broken out over a diagnostic for tuberculosis that, until recently, had been subsidized by the World Health Organization — the latest flare-up over access to a medical product in mostly poor countries. per cartridge, a reduction from the previous price tag of $16.86. In exchange for $11.1

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STAT+: Lawmakers tell Pfizer CEO to ‘back off’ on planned price hike for Covid-19 vaccine

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lawmakers wrote Pfizer chief executive officer Albert Bourla that he should “back off” from plans to charge Americans up to $130 for the company’s Covid-19 vaccine, a move they described as “pure and deadly greed.” argued the planned price tag is nearly four times the current $30 price paid by the U.S.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Vertex exec says prices for gene therapies are ‘in the ballpark’; insulin access in poor countries remains spotty

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To cope, yes, we are firing up the coffee kettle to brew another cup of stimulation. million tag as cost effective for a Bluebird Bio drug called Zynteglo for the blood disorder beta thalassemia, Arbuckle said in an interview. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story… Our choice today is Jack Daniels.

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American health is in for a “world of hurt”

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Obesity, lack of exercise, and too much salt are all contributing to a myriad of health issues that are going to drive up healthcare costs. According to STAT News “Americans consume an average of 1.5 Our healthcare system is set up to treat patients not to prevent bad health habits.

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IBM sells off large parts of Watson Health business

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Francisco Partners is picking up a range of databases and analytics tools – including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social Programme Management, Micromedex and other imaging and radiology tools – for an undisclosed sum estimated to be in the region of $1 billion.

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Company Spotlight: Cue Biopharma Innovates in the Immunotherapy Space with its Immuno-STAT Platform

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Cue Biopharma is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based clinical-stage biotechnology company that is focused on developing injectable immune biologics using its proprietary Immuno-STAT (Selective Targeting and Alteration of T cells) platform. The Immuno-STAT Platform: Cell-Independent Protein Design. The Immuno-STAT Molecules.

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Merck KGaA raises full-year forecast; Perlmutter’s new gig tackles ‘undruggable targets’

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Pharma showers Menendez with rare, off-cycle burst of campaign cash as Democrats eye drug pricing reforms ( STAT ). Rising wholesale drug prices really do matter to half of all commercially insured Americans ( STAT ). The long wait for Cel-Sci to finally admit its cancer drug doesn’t work ( STAT ).