STAT+: Lilly’s Ajax acquisition may have been worth it
A syphilis drug shortage, Sanofi's diabetes drug approval, and more biotech news from The Readout
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Tracking Medicare news, policy, and coverage changes.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Pfizer’s emergency penicillin program, a Sanofi diabetes drug, and more
Pfizer hasn't complied with a request to donate emergency penicillin to state health agencies as a backstop to prevent congenital syphilis
Read full article →Ticks surge in the Northeast
It's prime tick season, especially in the Northeast and Midwest. The prevalence of ticks is changing the way some people in highly affected areas live their lives.
Read full article →Congo Reports Large Daily Jump in Ebola Cases a Month After Outbreak Was Declared
(MedPage Today) -- KINSHASA, Congo -- Congolese authorities have reported one of the highest daily increases in Ebola cases in the month-old outbreak as the virus spreads quickly in a remote region whose shifting population challenges efforts...
Read full article →New Type of Maggots Cleared by FDA as Medical Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA cleared medical-grade Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) larvae in what maker Cuprina Holdings believes marks the first debridement product to use this particular species. Dubbed Medifly Maggots, the product...
Read full article →Newborn Girls Appear Less Likely to Get Vitamin K, Hepatitis B Shots
(MedPage Today) -- Newborn girls were less likely to receive vitamin K prophylaxis and hepatitis B vaccination than newborn boys, according to a cohort study involving more than 93,000 babies. Female sex was associated with non-receipt of vitamin...
Read full article →Diabetes Patients on Semaglutide Had Fewer Fractures, Study Finds
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- The GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) was associated with a 15% lower risk for fractures in adults with type 2 diabetes, a review of medical records found. In a matched analysis involving more...
Read full article →Novel Hereditary Angioedema Treatments on the Horizon
(MedPage Today) -- Novel hereditary angioedema (HAE) drugs aim to push treatment and prevention toward more convenient, long-acting agents and gene-editing cures by targeting plasma kallikrein and the contact activation cascade to prevent uncontrolled...
Read full article →'The Pitt' Finale Was 2 Months Ago. We Can't Stop Thinking About This Scene.
(MedPage Today) -- Watching season two of "The Pitt," we found ourselves pulled into one of the show's quieter moments, when two exhausted trainees sat outside the ambulance bay entrance to the emergency department at the end of a brutal shift...
Read full article →ED Docs Being Replaced by Private Equity-Owned Firm Call It a 'Kick in the Teeth'
(MedPage Today) -- Emergency medicine physicians under contract with Valley Health in Winchester, Virginia, said they were blindsided by the news that the health system planned to end their contract and partner with a private-equity owned practice...
Read full article →COVID Shots Tied to Lower Risks of Heart Attack, Cardiac Death
(MedPage Today) -- COVID-19 vaccines were associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), in addition to other outcomes, particularly among older adults, according to three studies. Among over 1 million veterans who...
Read full article →What to Know About Alpha-Gal Syndrome, the Life-Threatening, Tick-Borne Meat Allergy
(MedPage Today) -- It's common knowledge that ticks can spread infections that cause serious illnesses, including Lyme disease. Now health officials are trying to raise awareness of a lesser-known problem: alpha-gal syndrome, a life-threatening...
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