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Astellas Pharma still looks to grow in cancer with a pipeline that includes internally developed programs that could stand out in oncology. But the drugmaker sees additional growth opportunities in ophthalmology and neuromuscular disorders, Chief Medical Officer Tadaaki Taniguci said. The post Astellas Exec Talks Dealmaking and Pipeline Strategy in Cancer, Gene Therapy & More…
Each year, the Indian Health Service rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund outside care that it doesn’t provide, forcing patients to go without treatment or pay big medical bills themselves. The IHS is supposed to provide free care to Native Americans, but it does so only at scattered clinics and hospitals the agency funds and then manages…
The assisted living facility in Edina, Minnesota, where Jean Peters and her siblings moved their mother in 2011, looked lovely. “But then you start uncovering things,” Peters said. Her mother, Jackie Hourigan, widowed and developing memory problems at 82, too often was still in bed when her children came to see her midmorning. “She wasn’t…
When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child’s palm. “He must have gotten it between the front door and the car,” Lai later recalled, and the child wasn’t complaining. The doctor grabbed a pair of forceps…
By reimagining clinical trials as the initial step in designing a service ecosystem, organizations can accelerate time to delivery and lay the groundwork for successful commercialization. The post Building Service Infrastructure for “Made-To-Order” Therapies appeared first on MedCity News.
By MICHAEL MILLENSON January In a blistering commentary, the American Medical Association’s flagship journal, JAMA, condemns the corrosive effect on patient care of the profit-seeking practices of health insurers. Separately, the organization announces that it’s selling the 13 journals in its JAMA Network to a private equity firm for $375 million “in order to enhance…
Waltz Health launched Waltz Connect on Monday. The solution supports payers and aims to lower specialty drug costs. The post Waltz Health Unveils New Solution to Lower Specialty Medication Costs appeared first on MedCity News.
Yuanyin “Sue” Shu is the fastest and most efficient housekeeper working at Children’s Hospital of Colorado in Colorado Springs. In an eight-hour shift, she cleans 26 occupied patient rooms, two rooms where patients have been discharged, as well as sleep rooms and other areas. But her most valued trait is her passion for children. When…