After recent reports that infamous "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli was running his pharmaceutical company from behind bars using a contraband cellphone, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons is investigating, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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ABC News and 20/20 will release a two-hour documentary March 15 on the catastrophic fate of Theranos, the tech startup that promised to revolutionize the healthcare industry, and its disgraced founder, according to RollingStone.
Personal genetics company 23andMe is betting that its at-home DNA testing kit can help users identify the likelihood of developing diabetes.
Most members of the drug supply chain, including manufacturers, pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers and payers, are cashing in on the rising costs of prescription drugs, a new Pew Charitable Trusts research report suggests.
Roche won FDA approval for the first immunotherapy that targets a hard-to-treat breast cancer in the U.S., according to Reuters.
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The FDA has decided that biosimilar medications must have unique naming features, distinguishing them from brand-name biologics in a move to improve patient safety, according to a STAT news report.
Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking pharmacy leaders in the last week.
A federal jury in Tacoma, Wash., decided that Walmart wrongly fired a pharmacist who was unable to give injections due to a medical condition, according to The News Tribune.
A hedge fund has ousted the billionaire family that controls OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma for its alleged role in fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Even prison bars can't stop the infamous "pharma bro."