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Behind the patient campaigns, the pharma giants profiting from public pressure

Comment: Auckland’s Forbidden Pharmacy highlights 200 unfunded drugs as patient advocates push politicians for more money.Listening to them, you’d think NZ was a cheapskate in funding healthcare – but in fact, it’s in the top half of the OECD. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Brain chemistry reveals psychiatry’s false divisions – new study

For decades, psychiatrists have treated psychosis as if it were separate conditions. People experiencing hallucinations and delusions might be diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression and related diagnoses, and receive completely different treatments based on diagnosis. But new research suggests this approach may be fundamentally flawed.

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Pharma company funding for patient advocacy groups needs to be transparent

Patient groups should be playing a central role in Canada’s health-care system, advocating for their members by promoting the visibility of their conditions, pushing for more rapid and accurate diagnoses and lobbying for the introduction and funding of new treatments and drugs that may help relieve their members’ symptoms and…

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Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus: Are we losing sight of overall health? Here’s what the science says

The craze for new drugs in the GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide 1) and GIP (Gastric inhibitory polypeptide) analogue class, better known under the trade names Ozempic and Wegovy, is remarkable, but it’s not totally unprecedented in the history of pharmaceutical blockbusters.

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Supply of medicines to NZ threatened after vaccine disclosure – Ombudsman

After the Government mistakenly released confidential information about Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry says it was 'made clear' this could have implications for broader pharmaceutical and therapeutic supply.

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Monkeypox: latest data reveals how the virus has affected women and non-binary people

Since May 2022, a global outbreak of human monkeypox infections has been reported in over 78,000 people. So far, infections have overwhelmingly occurred in sexually active men who have sex with men.

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Why Sonnet BioTherapeutics Shares Surged Over 66%; Here Are 63 Biggest Movers From Yesterday

Gainers Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONN) climbed 66.4% to close at $1.93 on Monday after the company announced an agreement with Janssen for the evaluation of three Sonnet product candidates.

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Why Did HC Wainwright Downgrade Addex Therapeutics

Last week, Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN) terminated the Phase 2b/3 study evaluating dipraglurant as a potential treatment for dyskinesia associated with Parkinson's disease (PD-LID) due to the slow rate of patient recruitment. Addex is suspending its financial guidance. Hence HC Wainwright downgraded its rating to Neutral from Buy without a price target, as dipraglurant…

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F-star Therapeutics Shares Are Rallying Today - Read Why

invoX Pharma, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited, has agreed to acquire F-star Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FSTX) for $7.12 per share. The proposed acquisition values F-star at approximately $161 million. Just a year ago, F-star priced its IPO at $7. F-star's next-generation tetravalent (2+2) bispecific antibody platform complements Sino Biopharma's existing capabilities and reinforces its global…

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Legend Biotech Shares Move Higher After Bullish BMO Pitch

BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Legend Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ:LEGN) with a price target of $77, and an Outperform rating. The analyst says the company's recently approved Carvykti for multiple myeloma is best-in-class late-line CAR T therapy. Related: EMA's CHMP Clears Janssen, Legend's Multiple Myeloma CAR-T Therapy Though the analyst expects a gradual increase in sales due…

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Addex Stops Parkinson's-Associated Dyskinesia Trial - Read Here Why

Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN) has terminated the Phase 2b/3 study of dipraglurant for dyskinesia associated with Parkinson's disease (PD-LID) due to the slow recruitment of patients. Data readout from the trial was expected in 1H of 2023. The company attributes this to the consequences of COVID-19-related patient concerns about participation in studies, staffing…

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5 Durable Stocks to Strengthen Your Portfolio

Given the current market turmoil caused due to surging inflation and the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes to bring prices down, it could be wise to invest in stocks that do not fluctuate significantly in adverse market conditions. The solid stability of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF), Marubeni…

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ImmixBio's Lead Candidate Shows Improved Survival Over FDA-Approved Soft Tissue Cancer Drug

Immix Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:IMMX) announced positive interim data from an animal study in Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS). STS is a broad term for cancers that start in soft tissues (muscle, tendons, fat, lymph and blood vessels, and nerves). After one treatment cycle, ImmixBio's lead candidate IMX-110 produced 75% survival vs. 0% survival for…

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FDA limits Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine to some people due to blood clot risk

The chances of dying following after receiving the Janssen vaccine is about 1:2,000,000. But with multiple COVID-19 vaccines available, the FDA is limiting the use of the J&J vaccine.

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Covid booster gives long-lasting protection, study finds

'The longer-term protection against hospitalisation and death is perhaps the most important factor for future booster programmes'

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Third Covid-19 vaccine dose offers ‘prolonged immune response’ – UK-wide study

The study compared immune responses to seven vaccines used as a booster 28 days after two initial doses.

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Alkermes Starts Arbitration Related to NanoCrystal Tech Agreements With Janssen

Alkermes plc (NASDAQ:ALKS) commenced binding arbitration proceedings regarding two license agreements with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). Under these agreements, Janssen received access and rights to Alkermes' small particle pharmaceutical compound technology, known as NanoCrystal Technology, enabling several products. Janssen partially terminated the agreements in the U.S., effective as of…

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J&J's Janssen settles with WVa for $99M in opioid lawsuit

West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized with Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. The state filed a lawsuit accusing the drugmaker of contributing to the opioid crisis in the state that's led the nation in overdose deaths

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Janssen Partner Genmab Loses Arbitration Over Darzalex Royalties

Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE:JNJ) Janssen has won an arbitration against Genmab A/S (NASDAQ:GMAB) on two matters related to their licensing pact for multiple myeloma drug Darzalex (daratumumab). The first issue around daratumumab arose because Janssen announced a deal with Halozyme Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: HALO) to develop a subcutaneous formulation of daratumumab. According to Janssen, Genmab must share…

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EMA's CHMP Clears Janssen, Legend's Multiple Myeloma CAR-T Therapy

The European Medicines Agency's CHMP

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Protagonist Therapeutics Earns $25M Milestone Payment From Janssen Biotech

Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTGX) has received a $25 million milestone payment from its collaboration with Janssen Biotech Inc, a unit of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). The payment comes after the dosing of the third patient in the Phase 2b FRONTIER 1 clinical trial of PN-235 (JNJ-77242113). FRONTIER 1 is a Phase 2b dose-ranging study to evaluate the…

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AC Immune-Janssen Partnered Alzheimer's Vaccine Shows Tau-Specific Antibodies In Early-Stage Trial

AC Immune SA (NASDAQ: ACIU) and partner Janssen, a unit of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), have found that an early-stage Alzheimer's vaccine spurs induction of antibodies that attack a type of tau, a

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Janssen Inks Over $1B Pact For Mersana's ADC Technology In Three targets

Mersana Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: MRSN) has announced a

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The Bedaquiline Question

One of the increasingly contentious public health issues in India is the manner in which clinical trials are conducted for new drugs and the manner in which these new drugs are subsequently approved for use on Indian patients.

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TB and the woeful state of health reporting in India

In January 2017, the Indian media reported on an exceptional legal battle playing out before the Delhi High Court regarding a young lady suffering from multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, suing the Indian government for access to a new TB drug called bedaquiline that was supposed to be effective on TB patients resistant to…

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