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Owlstone Medical Enters Partnership with Bicycle Therapeutics for the Development of Antigen-Targeted EVOC Probes for Early Cancer Detection

Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® announced that it has entered into a Research Agreement with Bicycle Therapeutics plc.

15 Mar 2023

New CDC opioid guidelines: Too little, too late for chronic pain patients?

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain.

15 Mar 2023

Bormioli Pharma North America sales grew by more than 40% in 2022

Bormioli Pharma, a global leader partnering with customers to provide comprehensive packaging solutions for injectable drugs, today announced robust growth in its North American business in 2022, with sales increasing more than 40% year-over-year.

From Bormioli Pharma S.p.A. 15 Mar 2023

Lassa virus vaccine induces rapid protection in an animal model

Scientists have developed a novel Lassa vaccine using a recombinant measles virus and tested its protective efficacy against Lassa fever. A single vaccine dose has been found to induce a rapid and robust immune response in monkeys with pre-existing immunity against the measles virus.

14 Mar 2023

Bispecific antibody shows improved efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed fully human bispecific antibodies, as revealed in a recent study. These antibodies can bind to two distinct epitopes of the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and have demonstrated the ability to neutralize various strains of the virus, including the Omicron variant.

14 Mar 2023

Why does insulin cost so much? Big Pharma isn’t the only player driving prices

Eli Lilly & Co.'s announcement that it is slashing prices for its major insulin products could make life easier for some diabetes patients while easing pressure on Big Pharma.

9 Mar 2023

Statin-related residual inflammation predicts cardiovascular events and mortality

A recent Lancet study assessed the importance of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) as risk predictors of cardiovascular death, cardiovascular events, and all-cause death among patients subjected to statins.

7 Mar 2023

FDA mandate to limit the dosage of acetaminophen linked to reductions in serious liver injury

A United States Food and Drug Administration mandate to limit the dosage of acetaminophen in pills that combine acetaminophen and opioid medications is significantly associated with subsequent reductions in serious liver injury, according to a study led by investigators at the University of Alabama and Weill Cornell Medicine.

7 Mar 2023

Decades of substantial U.S. Government investment in mRNA technology paved way for COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers explore the United States public funding for the development of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

6 Mar 2023

Antibody levels from prime COVID-19 mRNA vaccine influences the efficacy of booster doses

Researchers evaluate the response of pre-existing immunity to booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

6 Mar 2023

Non-critically ill hospitalized Covid-19 patients could substantially benefit from a higher dose of blood-thinners

Giving noncritically ill patients hospitalized for COVID-19 a higher dose of blood-thinning medication than usual did not significantly reduce the combined risk of death from any cause, need for treatment in an intensive-care unit, a confirmed blood clot or a stroke at 30 days, according to the results of the FREEDOM-COVID trial presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

Fixed-dose combination therapy provides better results than monotherapy for pulmonary hypertension

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs, also called PAH) had approximately double the reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) if they took the PAH medications macitentan (10 mg) and tadalafil (40 mg) together in a single tablet rather than either drug alone, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

Watch: Walgreens stops sale of abortion pill in 21 states under GOP threat of legal action

Walgreens has announced it will stop dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in 21 states where Republican attorneys general threatened legal action against the company, which is the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain.

6 Mar 2023

Despite pharma claims, illicit drug shipments to us aren’t full of opioids. It’s generic Viagra.

For years, the FDA has defended its efforts to intercept prescription drugs coming from abroad by mail as necessary to keep out dangerous opioids, including fentanyl.

6 Mar 2023

Automated reminders improve guideline-based statin prescribing practices

Patients with cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease, stroke or peripheral arterial disease, were significantly more likely to be prescribed guideline-recommended high-intensity statin therapy if their clinician was sent an automated reminder with information about their cardiovascular disease history, prior statin use and history of statin associated side effects, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

Eli Lilly slashed insulin prices. This starts a race to the bottom.

When drugmaker Eli Lilly announced Wednesday it will slash the list price for some of its insulin products following years of criticism from lawmakers and activists that the price of the lifesaving hormone had become unaffordable, the news raised questions about what will happen to other efforts to provide low-cost insulin.

2 Mar 2023

COVID-19 vaccine inequity increased infection and mortality rates in low and middle-income countries

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Owlstone Medical Enters Partnership with Bicycle Therapeutics for the Development of Antigen-Targeted EVOC Probes for Early Cancer Detection

New CDC opioid guidelines: Too little, too late for chronic pain patients?

Bormioli Pharma North America sales grew by more than 40% in 2022

Lassa virus vaccine induces rapid protection in an animal model

Bispecific antibody shows improved efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Why does insulin cost so much? Big Pharma isn’t the only player driving prices

Statin-related residual inflammation predicts cardiovascular events and mortality

FDA mandate to limit the dosage of acetaminophen linked to reductions in serious liver injury

Decades of substantial U.S. Government investment in mRNA technology paved way for COVID-19 vaccines

Antibody levels from prime COVID-19 mRNA vaccine influences the efficacy of booster doses

Non-critically ill hospitalized Covid-19 patients could substantially benefit from a higher dose of blood-thinners

Fixed-dose combination therapy provides better results than monotherapy for pulmonary hypertension

Watch: Walgreens stops sale of abortion pill in 21 states under GOP threat of legal action

Despite pharma claims, illicit drug shipments to us aren’t full of opioids. It’s generic Viagra.

Automated reminders improve guideline-based statin prescribing practices

Eli Lilly slashed insulin prices. This starts a race to the bottom.

COVID-19 vaccine inequity increased infection and mortality rates in low and middle-income countries

Personal use of psychedelics among therapists may be common, study finds

After capping the price of insulin, Colorado sets its sights on EpiPens

High-dose ivermectin does not reduce COVID-19 symptom duration among mild-to-moderate outpatients

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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