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Five things for pharma marketers to know: Friday, June 9, 2023
Five things for pharma marketers to know: Friday, June 9, 2023
Jack O'Brien
June 9, 2023
5:00 am

Upstream Bio raises another $200 million to get through Phase II studies; Samsung Biologics signs $411 million deal with Pfizer to manufacture the drugmaker’s biosimilars portfolio; Pope Francis is in “good general condition” following a three-hour abdominal surgery.

Five things for pharma marketers to know: Thursday, June 8, 2023
Five things for pharma marketers to know: Thursday, June 8, 2023
Jack O'Brien
June 8, 2023
5:00 am

New York City air quality suffers from Canadian wildfires; The FDA signals that Leqembi is up for a likely full approval next month; Military officials say the quality of generic drugs is concerning, DoD devising a program to test the safety of widely used medicines.

Personal medical debt in Los Angeles County tops $2.6 billion, report finds
Personal medical debt in Los Angeles County tops $2.6 billion, report finds
Molly Castle Work, KFF Health News
June 7, 2023
3:56 pm

Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, has expanded coverage in recent years, notably to residents living in the county without legal permission. By 2024, approximately 92% of Californians under age 65 will be insured, the University of California-Berkeley Labor Center projected.

Danny Bonaduce undergoes brain surgery: What is hydrocephalus?
Danny Bonaduce undergoes brain surgery: What is hydrocephalus?
Lecia Bushak
June 7, 2023
2:46 pm

Radio personality and actor Danny Bonaduce has been experiencing neurological issues from hydrocephalus, a condition caused by buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.

Google Cloud teams with Mayo Clinic on generative AI effort
Google Cloud teams with Mayo Clinic on generative AI effort
Jack O'Brien
June 7, 2023
8:00 am

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said generative AI has the potential to transform healthcare by “enhancing human interactions and automating operations like never before.”

Five things for pharma marketers to know: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Five things for pharma marketers to know: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Lecia Bushak
June 7, 2023
5:00 am

Merck sues federal government over Medicare drug pricing negotiations; Sanofi and AstraZeneca’s experimental preventive RSV therapy appears to be safe, FDA says; The Apple Watch will track users’ mental health statuses.

ASCO 2023: Comprehensive genomic profiling aids cancer patients
ASCO 2023: Comprehensive genomic profiling aids cancer patients
Jack O'Brien
June 6, 2023
2:39 pm

Illumina stated that the abstract presentations are “overwhelming” in support of comprehensive genomic profiling testing for advanced cancer patients compared to standard chemotherapy, radiation or surgery.

As fewer MDs practice rural primary care, a different type of doctor helps take up the slack
As fewer MDs practice rural primary care, a different type of doctor helps take up the slack
Tony Leys, KFF Health News
June 6, 2023
11:00 am

Broad swaths of rural America don’t have enough primary care physicians, partly because many medical doctors prefer to work in highly paid specialty positions in cities.

Five things for pharma marketers to know: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Five things for pharma marketers to know: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Lecia Bushak
June 6, 2023
5:00 am

Elon Musk’s Neuralink is reportedly worth around $5 billion; Biogen cuts Phase 3 Parkinson’s trial for BIIB122 as part of R&D restructuring; White House considers Mandy Cohen as CDC Director Rochelle Walensky’s successor.

Five things for pharma marketers to know: Monday, June 5, 2023
Five things for pharma marketers to know: Monday, June 5, 2023
Jack O'Brien
June 5, 2023
5:00 am

Novartis’s breast cancer drug Kisqalt reduces the risk of tumors returning by 25%; BioNTech says a cancer immunotherapy candidate it is working on with OncoC4 shrunk tumors in close to 30% of participants in a mid-stage lung cancer trial; Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs Company is set to compete with AbbVie’s Humira franchise.

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