Sionna Therapeutics found strong investor interest in its cystic fibrosis drugs, which could rival blockbuster Vertex Pharmaceuticals product Trikafta. The biotech has three internally developed programs that hit a target unaddressed by any currently available CF therapies. The post Vertex Pharma Challenger Sionna Secures $191M in IPO Cash for Cystic Fibrosis Pipeline appeared first on…
At a moment when medication therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) leaves too many behind and widespread access to curative gene therapies still lies in the distant future, automated red blood cell exchange is experiencing renewed interest. To improve patients’ lives, a broad commitment is needed to expand access to transfusion therapies. The post Beyond…
Kennedy emphasized that these inefficiencies aren’t just administrative headaches, they’re costing lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in organ-transplant logistics: the way organs get assigned – and move – from donors to patient recipients. The post RFK’s Hearing: Inefficiencies in Government-Controlled Systems appeared first on MedCity News.
Un brote de sarampión está diseminándose en un condado de Texas que tiene tasas de vacunación peligrosamente bajas. A fines de enero, dos niños escolares del condado de Gaines fueron internados con sarampión. Ya que se estima que 1 de cada 5 personas con la enfermedad termina en el hospital, los dos casos sugirieron un…
The $65 million acquisition will grow the virtual care giant’s lineup of preventative services.
Bain Capital’s buyout of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma brings a company with a drug portfolio and pipeline in areas such as immunology, central nervous system disorders, and metabolic disease. This business is the pharmaceuticals division of Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Chemical Group. The post Bain Capital Broadens Its Biotech Reach With $3.3B Deal for Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma…
SUITLAND, Maryland — En una lavandería SuperSuds en el borde sur con Washington, D.C., un flujo constante de clientes cargaba ropa en lavadoras y secadoras un domingo por la mañana reciente, mientras esperaban mirando sus teléfonos o la televisión. En medio del suave zumbido de la ropa centrifugándose, Adrienne Jones inició su ronda vistiendo una…
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly said that restricting abortion access at the national level would not be a priority in a second term. “My view is, now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they…
This analysis highlights USAID’s role in global health and shows that the agency provided the vast majority of the nation’s global health assistance for other countries in 2023 (about $6.2 billion or 73% of the total bilateral global health funding that year).