23andMe, known for its at-home DNA testing kits, is working on creating its own drugs for a range of ailments, including skin treatments to heart disease, according to Business Insider.
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Johnson & Johnson recently partnered with Apple on a study to test whether the Apple Watch can better detect and diagnose heart irregularities.
CAR-T therapies have emerged as promising new cancer treatments with shockingly high price tags. However, under a new proposal released by CMS Feb. 15, Medicare would pay for the therapies for patients across the nation.
As more countries work to reign in their healthcare spending, the Italian government is asking the decision-making body of the World Health Organization to set standards that drugmakers must meet for pricing transparency, according to STAT.
Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking pharmacy leadership talent in the last week.
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Hospitals mark up drugs three to seven times more than what Medicare charges for the same medication, a new study from Wall Street firm AllianceBernstein found.
The House Ways and Means Committee heard several testimonies on proposals to lower drug prices in the U.S., according to Regulatory Focus.
Imerys Talc America, which supplies talc for Johnson & Johnson's baby powder, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Feb. 13, according to Bloomberg.
The World Health Organization is warning patients, physicians and pharmacies about a fake cancer drug that is circulating in the U.S. and Europe, according to The Guardian.
Mylan launched its generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's asthma treatment Advair at a price 70 percent lower than the branded treatment, according to Reuters.