Zynerba Pharmaceuticals’ lead drug candidate is designed to bring the therapeutic effect of cannabinoids without also causing euphoric effects. The synthetic cannabinoid in a topical gel formulation includes none of the psychoactive compounds from the cannabis plant.
A group of labor unions have filed an antitrust complaint against UPMC. They alleged that the health system has prevented its workers from being able to advocate for themselves and their patients through “a draconian system of mobility restrictions and widespread labor law violations that lock in sub-competitive pay and working conditions.”
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
Mineralys Therapeutics upsized its IPO, raising capital to finance clinical trial plans for a molecule that could become an alternative to currently available hypertension medicines. The Mineralys molecule takes a similar approach to a drug candidate that AstraZeneca is acquiring in a $1.3 billion deal.
A contentious debate regarding whether or not nurse practitioners should have more freedom and be less tethered to doctors continues as lawmakers in Pennsylvania spark discussion.
A Madrigal Pharmaceuticals drug for the fatty liver disease NASH has data from a pivotal clinical trial showing improvements in the organ. Based on those results, which sent Madrigal's stock price soaring more than 200%, the biotech is planning to seek what could become the first regulatory approval of a therapy for this metabolic disorder.
CSL Behring's hemophilia B gene therapy, Hemgenix, carries a $3.5 million list price. But the company contends that by reducing economic burdens associated with bleeding and prophylactic infusions, the one-time treatment will save money over time.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Two years after the close of the merger that formed Viatris, the company is acquiring Oyster Point Pharma and Famy Life Sciences to expand its scope in ophthalmology, one of three therapeutic areas it is now focusing on for revenue growth.
A neighborhood pharmacy owner was the largest purchaser of oxycodone among retail pharmacies in the entire state of Pennsylvania by 2016 and pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and fraud.
Code Biotherapeutics uses synthetic DNA as the foundation for its genetic medicines, which the startup claims offer several key advantages compared to genetic medicines delivered via engineered viruses. The startup plans to use its new capital to develop lead programs in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and type 1 diabetes.
A clinical hold on an Antios Therapeutics drug has led to the end of a collaboration with Assembly Biosciences less than a year after their alliance began. The partners had hoped pairing their drugs with an approved Gilead Sciences antiviral would produce a combination hepatitis B treatment with the potential for a cure.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Marinus Pharmaceuticals drug Ztalmy is now FDA approved for treating the seizures in patients who have CDKL5 deficiency, an inherited form of epilepsy. The drug is the first approved treatment for the rare disorder and it’s also Marinus’s first approved product.
Biocon Biologics is acquiring the biosimilars business of its longtime partner, Viatris. The deal gives Biocon a biosimilars presence in both emerging and developed markets, while Viatris sheds non-core assets as part of a broader strategic review.
The answer to rural healthcare's financial issues could lie in a payment model that pools funds from public and private insurers alike to pay for agreed-upon core services, allowing rural hospitals to provide the care most needed by the communities they serve.
The FDA has yet to approve a therapy for memory loss. Nia Therapeutics is developing a medical device that stimulates the brain to bring it back to a “good memory state,” and it was judged the winner in the life sciences track of the INVEST Precision Medicine Pitch Perfect Competition.
Led by former Viela Bio CEO Bing Yao, ArriVent Biopharma secures rights to drugs from emerging biotech hubs, then develops them for Western markets. The biotech’s first asset is a cancer drug licensed from Shanghai-based Allist Pharmaceuticals.