American Medical Association Issues Unique PLA Code to Oxford BioDynamics
Oxford BioDynamics PLC has been assigned a unique Proprietary Laboratory Analysis Code (PLA Code) by the American Medical Association's CPT [...]
Novo Nordisk Joins Biopharma Companies Challenging Drug Price Negotiations in Inflation Reduction Act
Novo Nordisk and numerous other biopharma companies are challenging drug price negotiation provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. Novo has [...]
Galecto Laying Off 70% of Staff and Exploring Strategic Alternatives after Failed Lung Disease Drug Trial
Boston-based biotech firm Galecto plans to lay off 29 employees, approximately 70% of its workforce, after [...]
Class-Action Lawsuit Targets Johnson & Johnson and IBM after Data Breach
Johnson & Johnson and IBM face a proposed class-action lawsuit following a data breach at J&J’s [...]
UK’s Centre for Process Innovation Opens £26.4M RNA Centre of Excellence for Vaccine Production
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in England has launched a £26.4 million ($32 million) plant [...]
Christine Davis Appointed as New President of Ontada
Ontada, a McKesson business focusing on oncology real-world data and evidence, has appointed Christine Davis as [...]
Plans to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports and Further Measures Proposed to Alleviate Medical Debt Burden
The White House has announced a plan by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to exclude [...]
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo Plan Approval Filing for Breast Cancer Treatment Following Promising Trial Results
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo plan to seek approval for their breast cancer treatment datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) [...]
GA4GH Announces Ten New International Genomic Data Initiatives
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) has announced ten new international genomic data initiatives, [...]
Leveraging Companion Apps in Pharma: From Short-Term Profit to Long-Term Progress
The pharmaceutical industry often focuses on short-term progress, but patient companion apps offer significant medium- and [...]
The Illusions of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry: Misdirection in Drug Pricing, Innovation, and Regulation
The U.S. biopharmaceutical industry uses subtle illusion techniques similar to magicians to distract Americans from truths [...]
Risk of Long Covid Increases with Each COVID-19 Reinfection, Indicates Study
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted questions about reinfection and the risk of developing "long Covid" characterized [...]
California Legislature Approves Bills for 10,000 New Beds and Expanded Drug Addiction Treatment to Address Homelessness and Drug Crises
The California Legislature has approved two bills that aim to address the state's homelessness and drug [...]
FDA Flags Manufacturing Shortfalls at Novo Nordisk’s North Carolina Plant, Impact on Drug Supply Uncertain
Novo Nordisk's shares have dropped after the FDA reported manufacturing deficiencies at the company's Clayton, North [...]
Polio Eradication Goals for 2023 Likely To Be Missed: Insights from the Independent Monitoring Board
According to a report by the polio program's Independent Monitoring Board, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative [...]
FDA Updates Guidelines on Using Single Clinical Investigation as Confirmatory Evidence for New Drug Approval
The FDA has issued a draft guide to clarify how evidence from a sole clinical investigation [...]
Biopharmaceutical Market Capitalization Rises in Q2 2023: Eli Lilly Takes the Lead
The market capitalization of the top 20 biopharmaceutical companies rose by 2.3% to $3.56tn in Q2 [...]
Gender-Affirming Care: The Challenges and Ethics of Randomized Controlled Trials
To offer gender-affirming care, such as hormone treatments, clinicians often need to manipulate medical coding systems [...]
U.S. FDA and Pharma Manufacturers Making Progress in Resolving Nationwide Cancer Drug Shortage
The U.S. FDA and pharma manufacturers are progressing in addressing the nationwide shortage of cancer drugs, [...]
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Nears $125M Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Unethical Sales Practices
A 2016 class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical company Alexion, which claimed that the company's unethical sales [...]
Ongoing Medicare Privatization Will Hurt Pharma As Much As the IRA
The pharmaceutical industry is in a frenzy over the recently released list of the drugs subject to [...]
Cognitive Ability Tied to COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
The study published in the Journal of Health Economics investigated a link between an individual's cognitive [...]
Pharmaceutical Companies Sue Biden Administration Over Alleged APA Violations in Medicare Drug Pricing Program
Pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim, are suing the Biden Administration over its plan to [...]
Swoop Launches AI Tool for Medication Adherence Predictive Targeting
Swoop, a prominent provider of custom audiences for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, has launched [...]
Adapting to Challenges and Opportunities: Medical Device Makers in a Tightening Economy
In today's tightening economy, medical device makers face more hurdles with the dwindling post-COVID-19 investment boom [...]