FDA to reconsider removal of Lilly’s GLP-1 drug from shortage list, a win for compounding pharmaciesShelby LivingstonSenior health tech reporterThe FDA said it will reconsider the removal of Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 drug tirzepatide from its official shortage list, after a trade group representing large compounding pharmacies challenged the move. A federal court in Texas on...
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As Eli Lilly, compounders battle over weight loss drugs, patients are caught in the middle
At issue is easy and affordable access to medications By Elaine Chen Oct. 11, 2024 National Biotech Reporter There’s a war brewing over blockbuster weight loss medications — and patients are now getting caught in the crossfire. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration declared an end to the shortage of Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide, sold under the brand name...
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Surgical Center Wins Stunning $421 Million Verdict Against Blue Cross
In a stunning verdict against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, a New Orleans jury has awarded $421 million in damages to a surgery center over the insurer’s alleged failure to fully pay out-of-network charges. Insurance specialists told Medscape Medical News that the September 20 verdict is unusual. If upheld on appeal, one said, it could...
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PREVENTING FURTHER IV DISRUPTIONS
Federal officials have spent the past few days scrambling to move one factory’s inventory of IV fluid out of Florida as a powerful hurricane bears down on the state today. The rush to preserve German drug and device maker B. Braun’s supply of IV solution in Daytona Beach comes as hospitals warn that they’re facing...
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America gets healthier
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Overdose deaths are down. Life expectancy is up. The odds of surviving cancer are improving, and we’re even losing weight.Why it matters: In a year defined by election-related stress, global tensions and economic uncertainty, there’s a surprisingly hopeful trend. By a few key measures, Americans are getting healthier, Axios’ Adriel Bettelheim reports.Breakthrough therapies...
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Hospital lobby calls for national emergency over IV shortage
Hurricane Helene killed more than 230 people when it tore through the Southeast U.S. just over a week ago. The storm also shut down an IV manufacturing plant in Marion, North Carolina, that’s responsible for about 60% of the IV solutions for the U.S. As the company, Baxter, deals with the damage, the American Hospital Association is...
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Consumer brain data
Consumer brain data is now protected under California law. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature last week makes it the second state, after Colorado, to recognize its citizens’ privacy rights over their brain waves. Colorado included that right in a broader privacy law in April. The new California law says companies like Muse, which makes a headband...
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What is a Bone Density Scan (DEXA scan)?
A bone density scan, also known as a DEXA scan, is a procedure that measures the amount of calcium and other minerals in a bone by passing x-rays with two different energy levels through the bone. It shows the strength and thickness of a bone and is usually done in the lower spine, hip, lower...
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What The Hell Is Blockchain And What Does It Mean For Healthcare
The buzzword of the year award goes to blockchain It would be a big surprise if the buzzword of the year award would not go to blockchain in 2018. Although the technology is indeed a game-changer, the craze and hype around it remind some experts of the dotcom bubble. As Reuters explained in its analysis, the...
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MS sufferers line up to plead for money to get treatment overseas
Melody Holmes is hoping her Givealittle crowd funding page will help towards the $100,000 cost of getting stem cell treatment in Russia. “For someone staring into the darkness of a future of pain and disability, that’s an amazing light of hope,” writes Melody Holmes on her Givealittle crowd funding page. She’s talking about the chance to go...