TOP STORIES
Turing Pharma announced how it will move on in a post-Martin Shkreli world: expanding its board, seeking a new CEO and trimming its personnel. – CNBC, BusinessWire
Hillary Clinton rolled out a plan aimed at finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease through a big increase in government research spending, $2 billion a year, which is a project that she would underwrite partly through higher taxes on wealthier Americans. — Wall Street Journal
LIFE SCIENCES
Another sign diabetes competition will be fierce next year: Sanofi submitted an FDA application for its one-day diabetes injection. It asked for a six-month review process. – Reuters
Complications with the ethics of drug pricing continue. For patients, it provides new challenges, even with old drugs. — New York Times
Orig3n has raised another $3 million to help grow their stem cell storage and regeneration services. – Triangle Business Journal
Tissue processing company CryoLife Inc. will acquire mechanical heart valve company On-X Life Technologies. – Atlanta Business Chronicle
A new rabies treatment from Kamada will be seeking FDA approval by mid-2016. – Reuters
The FDA approved Zurampic lesinurad from AstraZeneca in combination with a xanthine oxidase inhibitor to treat hyperuricemia associated with gout. — BioCentury
Transgene SA announced that the results from its next phase study of immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer have been published in the peer-reviewed medical journal, The Lancet Oncology. — Business Wire
Emulate Inc. said Merck will use the biotech’s Emulate Small Airway Lung-Chip and Intestine-Chip technologies to predict organ responses to Merck’s discovery-stage candidates for undisclosed inflammatory diseases. — BioCentury
PAYERS/PROVIDERS
Hospital Corporation of America has agreed to pay the federal government and the state of Georgia $2 million to settle allegations medically unnecessary heart procedures were performed at an HCA hospital in Georgia. — Becker’s Hospital Review
UV robots might be the solution to killing germs in hospitals. — Mayo Clinic
POLITICS
Almost 8.3 million people have enrolled in Obamacare plans, putting the administration well ahead of last year’s total at the same point in the sign-up season. — The Hill
Ukraine’s health system is about to crumble. – Reuters
A LITTLE BIT EXTRA
Google is apparently in talks with Ford to help build its autonomous cars. — VentureBeat
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