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Many countries have been experiencing increasing medicine shortages, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating the problem. In the US, active drug shortages hit an all-time high of 323 in this year’s first quarter, according to the University of Utah Drug Information Service, up around 86 per cent from a 10-year low of 174 last reached in 2017. A statement last week from the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU), meanwhile, highlighted doctors' and pharmacists' concerns about a rise in drug shortages in Europe. The group's annual survey also found that drug shortages affected all Eur...
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The government has charged two medical executives for allegedly overprescribing prescription stimulants. Unfortunately, there's no sign that any government officials will ever face repercussions for making those same medications harder for people to get in the first place. On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that it had arrested two executives at the telehealth company Done Global on several charges, including conspiracy to commit health care fraud and obstruction of justice. Ruthia He, Done's founder and CEO, and David Brody, the company's clinical president, are alleged to have ...
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Rectal cancer disappeared in all patients involved in a small clinical trial of a new immunotherapy treatment, according to updated results released this month. The study was a collaboration between the US-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and the pharmaceutical company GSK. It looked at a new drug called dostarlimab-gxly to treat patients with a specific type of rectal cancer caused by a genetic mutation. “As a clinician, I’ve seen firsthand the debilitating impact of standard treatment of dMMR rectal cancer and am thrilled about the potential of dostarlimab-gxly in these pat...
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A panel of advisers to US health regulators backed a drug to slow Alzheimer's disease on Monday setting the stage for its expected approval for patients at an early stage of the disease. The advisers voted unanimously that the drug's benefits outweighed its risks, which include side effects like brain swelling and bleeding that will have to be monitored. "I thought the evidence was very strong in the trial showing the effectiveness of the drug," said panel member Dean Follmann, a National Institutes of Health statistician. The drug, donanemab, is from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and has b...
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It takes a decade on average before a new medication arrives on the market. Now, the French start-up Yseop is trying to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to speed up the process. Clinical trials often generate a huge amount of data, and it’s the job of medical writers to generate clinical trial protocols and final reports. How are new AI tools being used in doctors' offices?"They have to report how the clinical trial went, who the participants are, the details of the participants and they have to give details [about] the manufacturing, the stability of the manufacturing, the quali...
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Ramping up basic infection control measures could prevent 750,000 deaths linked to antibiotic resistance per year in developing countries, according to a new study. Antimicrobial resistance, when bacteria, viruses, or other microbes no longer respond to medicine, is a global public health threat, with researchers estimating that nearly 5 million deaths globally are associated with it. It is mainly driven by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in humans, animals, and plants, experts say. In a new four-part series published on Thursday in the Lancet, researchers recommend new global targets to...
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In the June 2024 issue, we explore the ways that artificial intelligence is shaping our economy and culture. The stories and art are about AI—and occasionally by AI. (Throughout the issue, we have rendered all text generated by AI-powered tools in blue.) To read the rest of the issue, go here. Should you be allowed to take a blood test that could tell you if you're already at risk of Alzheimer's disease? Last year, Quest Diagnostics began offering a consumer-initiated blood test for $399 (not covered by insurance) that detects the buildup of proteins associated with the development of Alzheime...
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A major blaze has engulfed the Danish offices of a pharmaceutical company that makes the famous weight-loss drug, Ozempic. The fire started outside the Novo Nordisk offices in Bagsvaerd, Copenhagen, before spreading to an opposite building's roof. Novo Nordisk, also known for making the blockbuster Wegovy weight-loss drug, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the fire is under control and there are no injuries. This is the second blaze in a week that has hit the Danish healthcare company. Watch the video above for more information.
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Washington (AFP) - Human relationships are inherently shaped by power dynamics, yet quantifying their impact has remained a scientific challenge. Now, a large new study published Thursday in the journal Science reveals that military doctors give more attention to higher-ranked patients, providing concrete evidence about the privileges that come with elevated status, frequently at the expense of the less powerful. "One of the things we are trying to show is that this is not a military-specific analysis," said co-author Manasvini Singh of Carnegie Mellon University, arguing the findings are just...
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A group of French organisations have called for more transparency from pharmaceutical companies as drug shortages increase. In a joint report, 14 civil society organisations outlined their recommendations to solve a “situation that has only worsened” since 2018. The French medicines regulator signalled 4,925 drug shortages in 2023, compared to 3,761 in 2022 and 2,160 in 2021. A 2024 survey from France Assos Santé, which represents patients, found that 44 per cent of people in France said they had faced a drug shortage this year. One of the pharmacy unions in France has even planned a strike at...
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