Amazon building

Amazon, UnitedHealth, and CVS are bidding separately for home health services provider Signify Health Inc (SGFY.N), Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Mike Myers, CrowdPharm

Three healthcare agencies have once again found themselves on the Inc. 5000 list in 2022 – CrowdPharm; Peregrine Market Access; and Rare Patient Voice. The Inc. 5000 ranks the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

Inizio

Inizio, a strategic partner for health and life sciences with a full suite of advisory, medical, marketing, communications, and patient and stakeholder engagement services, appointed two key strategic hires.

Zantac

The news came days after shares of GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Sanofi SA, Pfizer Inc, and Haleon Plc were hit by mounting investor concern about thousands of lawsuits claiming the drug, which U.S. regulators pulled from the market in 2020, causes cancer.

Endo

Endo International Plc filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after reaching a $6 billion deal with some of its creditors, as the U.S. drugmaker seeks to settle thousands of lawsuits over its alleged role in the country’s opioid epidemic.

FDA

The agency said it received more than 48,000 reports of faulty Dutch medical equipment maker Philips’ ventilators and respiratory devices between May and July of this year.

Evoke Pharma, Eversana

Patients with symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis now have direct-to-patient treatment support powered by UpScriptHealth.

Patrick Beers, VMLY&R HEALTH

This latest leadership hire further advances the agency’s expanding health offering under its connected brands positioning.

Med Ad News 40th Anniversary

Technology has transformed the industry, significantly expanding pharma pipelines, facilitating more engagement, and empowering patients.

Med Ad News 40th Anniversary

The labor market has been forever changed by COVID-19. However, the changes in recruiting and retaining talent in pharma marketing and advertising started well before the pandemic. The traditional, linear career development path is not necessarily standard anymore, and the industry is looking in a variety of areas for talented professionals. MedAdNews asked several of its editorial advisory board members to reflect and weigh in on how the talent pool has changed over the years.