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Nonprofit under pressure to make new TB drug affordable

Authorities warn that antibiotic-resistant infections rank high, if not at the top, of public and global health concerns. TB offers a prime...

CMS chief declines to provide details on Trump healthcare plan

The administration faces increasing pressure to release a concrete healthcare plan as Democratic presidential candidates are eager to keep the national conversation...

Roche cancer drug the 3rd approved for pan-tumor use

Aimed at the molecular catalysts of tumor growth, targeted therapies are treatment mainstays across a wide range of cancer types. 

Novo faces shareholder suit over insulin sales disclosures

Novo is best known for its insulin products like Levemir (insulin detemir) and Tresiba (insulin degludec), as well as other diabetes treatments...

Celgene wins approval for drug key to Bristol buyout

Approval of Inrebic, which was previously known as fedratinib, is the first domino to fall in Bristol-Myers bet on Celgene's product pipeline. 

Rival accuses Kaleo of cybersquatting in ‘elaborate scheme’

Cybersquatting was most common in the 1990s and early 2000s, with someone snatching a domain and then selling it to the trademark holder for...

BioMarin confirms timeline for hemophilia gene therapy, putting pressure on rivals

Hemophilia has become one of the most competitive battlegrounds in the emerging field of gene therapy. While BioMarin remains the frontrunner to market, a...

Roche acknowledges the obvious, extends Spark buyout deadline

The Securities and Exchange Commission filings that Spark released Monday confirm what became apparent when the FTC announced it was subjecting the Roche buyout...

Sangamo backs up early success for hemophilia gene therapy

In gene therapy, where dramatic results in deadly diseases can hasten clinical testing, studies tend to be smaller, with greater significance put on each...

Intra-Cellular’s depression drug goes 1 for 2 in Phase 3 studies

Intra-Cellular's success and failure demonstrate the difficulty of developing psychiatric drugs. Unqualified clinical success in depression is particularly challenging, as high placebo responses can...

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CMS chief declines to provide details on Trump healthcare...

The administration faces increasing pressure to release a concrete healthcare plan as Democratic presidential candidates are eager to keep the national conversation...

Roche cancer drug the 3rd approved for pan-tumor use

Aimed at the molecular catalysts of tumor growth, targeted therapies are treatment mainstays across a wide range of cancer types. 

Novo faces shareholder suit over insulin sales disclosures

Novo is best known for its insulin products like Levemir (insulin detemir) and Tresiba (insulin degludec), as well as other diabetes treatments...

Celgene wins approval for drug key to Bristol buyout

Approval of Inrebic, which was previously known as fedratinib, is the first domino to fall in Bristol-Myers bet on Celgene's product pipeline. 

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