bluebird bio gets FDA approval for Skysona to treat cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

19 Sep 22

According to the firm, Skysona is the only FDA-approved treatment to decrease the course of neurologic deterioration in…

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RIGImmune acquires antiviral company Subintro

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

16 Sep 22

The enlarged RIGImmune with the addition of Subintro will focus on advancing the development of novel RNA therapies…

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ATyr Pharma’s efzofitimod gets FDA fast track designation for SSc-ILD

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

14 Sep 22

Efzofitimod is an immunomodulator that is said to preferentially modify neuropilin-2 for suppressing innate and adaptive immune responses…

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Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine for kids aged six months to less than five years

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

12 Sep 22

The approval was based on the results from a Phase 2/3 randomised, controlled trial on 4,526 kids aged…

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Bristol Myers Squibb gets FDA approval for Sotyktu in plaque psoriasis

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

12 Sep 22

Approval of Sotyktu was driven by the findings of the phase 3 POETYK PSO-1 and POETYK PSO-2 clinical…

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CVS Health to acquire home healthcare services firm Signify Health for $8bn

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

06 Sep 22

With more than 10,000 clinicians across all 50 states and a nationwide provider network of more than 50…

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FDA approves Imfinzi plus chemo for treatment of biliary tract cancer

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

06 Sep 22

The approval was based on the TOPAZ-1 Phase III trial results, which demonstrated that a combination of Imfinzi…

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Bayer agrees to pay $40m to settle allegations over three drugs in US

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

05 Sep 22

Whistleblower Laurie Simpson, a former Bayer employee who worked in the marketing division, claimed that the company breached…

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J&J agrees to pay $40.5m to resolve New Hampshire opioid lawsuit

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

02 Sep 22

New Hampshire accused J&J of promoting opioids to physicians and patients lying about how addictive they were when…

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Japan approves Lynparza for patients with HER2-negative breast cancer

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

26 Aug 22

The approval was given by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare after assessing the findings of…

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