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Nov 2, 2022

With FDA decision penciled in for May, GSK powers ahead in RSV race with Pfizer

CVS reports $3B loss to cover global opioid settlement but Q3 earnings beat Wall Street estimates

With its GLP-1 franchise rolling, Novo Nordisk doesn't feel threatened by rival Lilly

Still awaiting U.S. approval, Medtronic’s auto-adjusting insulin pump lands Canadian nod

Alkermes joins Bristol Myers in IL-2 exit with oncology business spinoff

As Wellstar's safety net hospital closes its doors, Atlanta's remaining Level 1 trauma care provider rapidly expands capacity

Mayo Clinic AI study finds early adopters catch more heart disease

 

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With FDA decision penciled in for May, GSK powers ahead in RSV race with Pfizer

The last few weeks have seen GSK and Pfizer locked in a neck-and-neck race to see who can get their respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to market first. Now, it looks like GSK may have the edge in the U.S., securing priority review status from the FDA and an estimated decision date of May 3.
 

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CVS reports $3B loss to cover global opioid settlement but Q3 earnings beat Wall Street estimates

CVS reported a quarterly loss of more than $3 billion to cover its share of a global opioid settlement, but its third-quarter earnings blew past Wall Street estimates.

With its GLP-1 franchise rolling, Novo Nordisk doesn't feel threatened by rival Lilly

Even as it grapples with supply squeezes and the launch of a key competitor’s med, Novo Nordisk isn’t breaking a sweat.  

Still awaiting U.S. approval, Medtronic’s auto-adjusting insulin pump lands Canadian nod

Medtronic appears to be circling ever closer to landing the long-awaited FDA clearance for its algorithm-equipped insulin pump—geographically, at least.

Alkermes joins Bristol Myers in IL-2 exit with oncology business spinoff

Alkermes will separate its oncology sector from its neuroscience business. Underpinning the move is Alkermes’ belief in the blockbuster potential of antipsychotic drug Lybalvi and a likely devaluation of its primary oncology asset, an IL-2 drug, after recent failures by Bristol Myers and Sanofi.

As Wellstar's safety net hospital closes its doors, Atlanta's remaining Level 1 trauma care provider rapidly expands capacity

With emergency department and trauma volumes spiking, Grady Health System said it is adding new beds, triage systems and telehealth capabilities to manage demand. The public hospital system is also being supported by local government and providers.

Mayo Clinic AI study finds early adopters catch more heart disease

AI adopters posted higher diagnosis rates, even if those clinicians had less experience in dealing with complex patients.

5 press releases, one biotech: Gilead alums debut OrsoBio with frenzy of metabolic programs

Metabolic-disorder-focused OrsoBio launched Tuesday with Gilead alums Mani Subramanian, M.D., in the CEO seat and Rob Myers, M.D., serving as chief medical officer.

GSK's Shingrix rebound rolls on with record sales, but looming Zantac lawsuits raise M&A doubts

In GSK’s first quarter after the Haleon consumer health spinoff, shingles vaccine Shingrix put up another record show. But while a cloud of Zantac lawsuits gathers over the company, CEO Emma Walmsley is maintaining GSK’s focus on the fundamental business.

AMA: Medicare Advantage plans' lack of competition harms patients, physicians

Medicare Advantage plans lack competition for market share, says a study by the American Medical Association.

UniQure revs up engines again for Huntington's gene therapy after trial hospitalizations

Nearly three months after pausing dosing, uniQure's trial in patients with Huntington's disease is set to resume. The trial was paused after three patients treated with the gene therapy were hospitalized.

Ascensia's online diabetes management, analytics platform makes US debut

The GlucoContro.online platform allows patients and their caregivers and healthcare providers to dig even deeper into the data collected by Ascensia’s Contour blood glucose monitoring devices.
 
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