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 Personalized Medicine

Myriad decision could be a drag on personalized medicine R&D

April 15, 2013

After a skeptical Supreme Court hearing, diagnostics and biopharma patent lawyers are sweating the outcome of Association for Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, in which the Court could decide whether or not swatches of genes are patentable.
 

Still no jetpacks, but telemedicine, personalized medicine are the future, says study

December 05, 2011

Diabetes will be the 800-pound gorilla in healthcare for the foreseeable future, according to a crystal ball-gazing white paper from Euro RSCG which pegs the rise of telemedicine, a wave of "cyberchondria" and soaring rates of medical tourism as among the emerging trends reshaping the practice of medicine.
 

Pfizer effort urges lung cancer patients to get gene tests

November 22, 2011

Pfizer Oncology has recruited Desperate Housewives and West Wing star Kathryn Joosten to feature in a national education campaign titled Lung Cancer Profiles, which aims to reduce stigma and plug molecular testing of the disease as the company deepens its investment in genetically-targeted oncology therapies.
 

Pfizer's Xalkori and Abbott test show promise in personalized medicine, companion diagnostics

August 30, 2011

The FDA's approval of Pfizer's Xalkori (crizotinib) represents a leap forward for both personalized medicine and Pfizer's R&D turnaround, but its commercial success hinges on a pricey diagnostic array by Abbott's Vysis.
 
  

Web Exclusive

Angelina Jolie's fearless but flawed message

Paul Oestreicher, Ph.D. May 17, 2013

Angelina Jolie's story raises important questions about education, outreach and access—but her nod to holistic treatments is less helpful
 

Podcasts

How to engage even the busiest physicians

March 04, 2013

Sponsored by TRUE Health + Wellness. The increasingly demanding schedules of healthcare professionals continue to narrow the window of opportunity for pharma sales teams, and, as a result, marketers are focusing more on non-personal promotion. However, there's a lot more to it than simply bombarding physicians with brand messages, as Anne Stroup, Managing Director at TRUE Health + Wellness, explains to MM&M's James Chase in this special podcast presentation.
 

2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

An entertaining look at the extraordinary lives and careers of the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame's 2013 inductees: Peter Frishauf, Dorothy Philips and David Labson. Clips produced by JUICE Pharma. 

Slideshows

MAHF 2013: Honors Class

A gallery of images from the 2013 Medical Advertising Hall of Fame induction dinner