Medical experts now agree that as a result of aggressive screening programs, we have an epidemic of cancer overdiagnosis in the United States. With mammograms finding tiny cancers and PSA […]
When drugs cost $1,000 a pill or $25,000 for a year of injections, insurers and employers want to make sure these prescriptions are being taken at the right place and […]
Entresto. That’s the brand name Novartis has chosen for LCZ696, its new heart failure drug that is expected to be a blockbuster. The name won’t be final until official confirmation, which comes with FDA […]
In a deal that expands CVS Health’s presence in the rapidly growing specialty pharmacy and long-term care business, the drugstore giant said it would buy Omnicare (OCR) for $12.7 billion. […]
A crowd of about 2,500 industry folks came out to the New York Hilton Midtown on Thursday, May 14, to attend the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Woman of the Year (WOTY) event. Denice […]
CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO) today announced that it has received the CE Mark for new molecular assays for the detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) and […]
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted information about a multidrug-resistant intestinal illness that is occurring throughout the United States. The illness is believed to have […]
BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biodesix, Inc. today announced the launch of GeneStrat™, a targeted liquid biopsy mutation test for genotyping tumors of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The blood […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aura Biosciences, a biotech company developing highly tumor-targeted breakthrough therapies for rare cancers, has been granted Orphan Disease Designation by the FDA for its drug AU-011 for the […]
DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) announced that its BioScience business has submitted a marketing authorization application (MAA) to 17 competent authorities in Europe following the decentralized procedure (DCP) for […]
