Pfizer to spend $11.6B on migraine treatment maker Biohaven
Pfizer is spending $11.6 billion to buy the remaining portion of migraine treatment maker Biohaven Pharmaceuticals it does not already own.
May 10, 2022
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Operating rooms are the climate change contributor no one's talking about
In April 2021, during the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden announced his goal to drastically reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
May 06, 2022
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Lessons from the Tuskegee experiment, 50 years after unethical study uncovered
This year marks 50 years since it came to light that the nation's leading public health agency, the Public Health Service, conceived an unethical "research study"—the Tuskegee Experiment—that lasted for 40 years. The ...
May 03, 2022
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Pfizer Q1 revenues jump 77% to $25.7 bn on Covid-19 vaccine
Pfizer reported another quarter of huge revenues growth because of its COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, but lowered the company's full-year profit forecast due in part to shifts in foreign exchange.
May 03, 2022
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Change at the top for Biogen after Alzheimer's drug flops
Biogen will replace its CEO and largely abandon marketing of its controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm less than a year after the medication's launch triggered a backlash from experts, doctors and insurers.
May 03, 2022
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New studies show special mental health risks for certain groups of new doctors
The first year of medical training after medical school brings intense stress, long work hours, irregular sleep schedules, and a risk of new or worsened symptoms of depression.
Apr 29, 2022
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More women electrophysiologists needed to address significant gender disparity in this male-dominated field
Cardiovascular medicine is ranked among the lowest in terms of female representation in the United States, and cardiac electrophysiology is a predominantly male field. While women comprise 24% to 43% of trainees and 15% of ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Sexual minority students perceive medical school less favorably
Compared with heterosexual students, sexual minority (SM) students have less favorable perceptions of the medical school learning environment, according to a study published online April 29 in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 29, 2022
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How to help someone with a gunshot wound
When police officers and paramedics arrived at the scene of the Pittsburgh shooting in the early hours of April 17, they rushed to transport the injured to the hospital.
Apr 28, 2022
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Does medical publishing have a bias against women faculty?
A novel study that surveyed more than 1,000 author citations in the top three peer-reviewed international medical journals showed a significant disparity regarding women and men faculty and authorship. Led by A. Laurie Shroyer, ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Ethical communication for medical research in the age of information
Since its inception, the Internet has fundamentally changed all parts of human society for both good and ill, and medical research is no exception. The fast pace of change enabled by digital technologies means that ethical ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Drugmaker GSK buys US cancer firm for $1.9 bn
GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday said it had agreed to buy US group Sierra Oncology, a specialist in medicines for rare forms of cancer, for $1.9 billion as the British drugs giant restructures.
Apr 13, 2022
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Efforts to make protective medical gear in US falling flat
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the U.S., sales of window coverings at Halcyon Shades quickly went dark. So the suburban St. Louis business did what hundreds of other small manufacturers did: It pivoted to make protective ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Higher rates of chemical sedation among black psychiatric patients in emergency department point to inequities
Black patients presenting at Emergency Departments (EDs) across the country with psychiatric complaints are 63% more likely to be chemically sedated than their white counterparts. But researchers also found that, at hospitals ...
Apr 07, 2022
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Castle Biosciences snaps up San Diego's AltheaDx to push precision medicine into mental health
San Diego startup AltheaDx, which developed a molecular test designed to guide therapy for depression and anxiety based on a patient's genetics, is being acquired for $65 million in stock and cash.
Apr 07, 2022
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Role identifier badges can assist patients, reduce perceptions of bias in health care settings
Patients see a wide variety of medical professionals during a hospital stay, and it can be challenging for them to remember the titles and roles of everyone involved in their care. Many hospitals use name tags and other visual ...
Apr 06, 2022
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Conversion efforts aimed at LGBTQI2+ people are prevalent in Quebec, Canada
A survey study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQI2+) people in Québec, Canada, found that about one quarter have experienced attempts to change their sexual orientation, gender identity, ...
Apr 06, 2022
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'Patient influencers' are booming on social media. Is that good or bad?
"OMG. Have you guys heard about this?"
Apr 05, 2022
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