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Could Scientist Find Drug to Treat His Own Disease?
How a researcher’s 12-year journey to a new Bristol-Myers psoriasis medicine became personal: “You have hopes and daydreams almost in some ways.” Source link
Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Cuts Heart Risk in New Study
Novo Nordisk’s anti-obesity drug reduced people’s risk of suffering heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths by 20%. Source link
Drug Shortages Are a Boon to One Industry: Compounding Pharmacies
Hospitals increasingly rely on a sector that can start making drugs without FDA approval—and investment is pouring in. Source link
Venture Capitalist Seeks to Spur Drug Development for Rare Autoimmune Disease
Venture capitalist Luke Evnin has financed several successful biotechnology startups that develop treatments for cancer. Now he is encouraging drugmakers to tackle another disease: a rare autoimmune condition that
Pfizer Misses Revenue Expectations, Bets on Drug Launches to Ease Shortfall
The company is rolling out 19 products or new uses within 18 months, CEO Albert Bourla said. Source link
Cannabis Industry Confronts Billion-Dollar Threat: Weak Weed
A pathogen spreading among crops is cutting the recreational drug’s potency, forcing growers to cull “dudded” plants. Source link
Hedge Funds Seek to Cut Off $1 Billion Meant for Opioid Victims
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt is talking to hedge funds about filing for bankruptcy and avoiding payments intended to help people addicted to opioids. Source link
How U.S. Drug Companies Could Tip Europe Into Recession
Swings in Ireland’s pharmaceutical industry, often rooted in tax moves by U.S.-based firms, have outsize impact on European output. Source link
FDA Approves First RSV Drug to Protect All Infants
While the virus often leads to mild, coldlike symptoms, it is the leading cause of hospitalization of infants in the U.S. Source link
Acumen’s Alzheimer’s drug passes initial safety test By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Dr. Seth Gale points out evidence of Alzheimer’s disease on PET scans at the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment (CART)
