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$14.4 million: UnitedHealth Group settles charges of illegally denying coverage to patients

August 13, 2021 Medical Communications

The largest US health insurer, UnitedHealth Group, has settles federal and New York state charges of illegally denying coverage to …
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FDA authorises third shot of Pfizer or Moderna for immunocompromised

August 13, 2021 Medical Communications

The FDA has authorised a third shot of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for some people with weakened immune …
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CMA to investigate travel PCR test companies over alleged pricing misconduct

August 13, 2021 Medical Communications

Britain’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has announced that it will help the government take action against …
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FDA approves new indication for chronic sleep disorder

August 13, 2021 Medical Communications

The FDA has approved a new indication for Xywav for idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) in adults. IH is an uncommon chronic …
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Sputnik V vaccine 13% less effective against Delta than originally reported

August 11, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development

Russian health officials have announced that the Sputnik V COVID vaccine is 83% effective against the Delta variant on Wednesday, …
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Researchers develop injectable hydrogel to combat Parkinson’s

August 10, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development

An Australian research team has developed a hydrogel that can be used as a one-off intervention to treat Parkinson’s disease, …
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AI system may be able to detect dementia in a day

August 10, 2021 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development

Researchers from Cambridge University and The Alan Turing Institute have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can diagnose dementia …
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Researchers develop new method to kill bacteria on medical implants

August 9, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to prevent bacterial infections relating to medical implants …
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First new adult CDK treatment in 20 years gains UK and EU approval

August 9, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

AstraZeneca has announced the EU approval of Forxiga (dapagliflozin), a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, alongside a licence extension from …
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Sierra Oncology to licence myelofibrosis candidate from AstraZeneca

August 6, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Under a new agreement announced on Friday, AstraZeneca will licence AZD5153, a potent and selective BRD4 BET inhibitor with a …
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Gilead warns of counterfeit HIV medication being distributed in US

August 6, 2021 Medical Communications

Gilead have released a statement warning of tampered and counterfeit versions of its once-daily single tablet HIV treatment regimen Biktarvy …
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Libtayo Phase III Trial stopped early due to significant improvement in overall survival

August 6, 2021 Medical Communications

The Phase III trial of Sanofi and Regeneron’s PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy was stopped early due …
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FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to sotigalimab for soft tissue sarcoma

August 6, 2021 Medical Communications

The FDA has granted Apexigen’s sotigalimab (APX005M) Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma.Sotigalimab, Apexigen’s lead therapeutic …
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Cholesterol pill could cut COVID infections by up to 70%, study finds

August 6, 2021 Medical Communications, Research and Development

A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood could reduce COVID infections by …
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Study finds pressured oxygen reduces ventilator need in COVID patients

August 5, 2021 Medical Communications

Treating COVID patients with acute respiratory failure with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation, …
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