Corewell Health Touts Success of Virtual Lifestyle Medicine Program with Nudj Health

Corewell Health is seeing positive results from its partnership with Nudj Health, a startup that delivers virtual lifestyle medicine programs. More than 3,600 Corewell patients have enrolled in Nudj’s programs since 2023 — and their reported improvements include weight loss, reduced depression and anxiety levels, better cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and increased daily exercise minutes….

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Novartis’s $1.4B Tourmaline Acquisition Brings Heart Drug That Could Rival Novo Nordisk, CSL Meds

Novartis is getting Tourmaline Bio’s pacibekitug, a Phase 3-ready antibody drug in development for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Tourmaline licensed pacibekitug from Pfizer, which remains eligible for milestone payments tied to the progress of the drug. The post Novartis’s $1.4B Tourmaline Acquisition Brings Heart Drug That Could Rival Novo Nordisk, CSL Meds appeared first on…

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Takeda Is Waking Up the Narcolepsy Market With First-in-Class Drug, But Alkermes Is on Its Heels

Takeda Pharmaceutical’s oveporexton is designed to treat the root cause of narcolepsy. Statistically significant Phase 3 results for the twice daily pill were presented Monday during the World Sleep 2025 Congress in Singapore. The post Takeda Is Waking Up the Narcolepsy Market With First-in-Class Drug, But Alkermes Is on Its Heels appeared first on MedCity…

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Summit Lung Cancer Drug Falls Short on Key Survival Goal in Global Study, Putting FDA Approval in Doubt

Despite achieving statistically signficant improvement in progression-free survival in North American and European patients, Summit’s drug ivonescimab fell short of the other Phase 3 goal measuring overall survival. It’s the first Phase 3 readout for an emerging class of bispecific antibodies that treat cancer by blocking two targets, PD-1 and VEGF. The post Summit Lung…

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SOAR Act Would Help Individuals Relying on Oxygen Thrive

The bill clarifies very specific patient protections and codifies a Patient’s Bill of Rights, all of which would ensure that individuals receiving supplemental oxygen in the home – and their suppliers – understand requirements around equipment, communications, and care options.  The post SOAR Act Would Help Individuals Relying on Oxygen Thrive appeared first on MedCity…

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