Meta urged by state AGs to regulate weight loss drug ads
More than three dozen state attorneys general are urging Meta to better enforce its policies to thwart a…
Mutual mistrust: FDA staff wary as Høeg becomes top drug regulator
WASHINGTON — In 2008, Tracy Beth Høeg, then a resident physician and ultramarathon runner, expressed dismay at vice…
Regulatory reform can unlock access to biosimilars
Every day, I think about the patients waiting for medicines that could change, or even save, their lives.…
FDA reviewers didn’t get to vote on first priority voucher drug
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has promised companies that earn a Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher a one-…
Truckers face unique health challenges. Offshift has an app for that
When Steve Jones started driving trucks nearly two decades ago, he fell into a pattern. To help stay…
Countries used to test drugs often don’t see the approved medicines, study finds
Numerous medicines are not accessible in many of the countries where they were tested before approval by the…
We’re reading about Trump and patent policies, a new malaria drug
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Blue skies and comfortable breezes are…
Mark Cuban tries to shake up biosimilar pricing with a version of J&J’s Stelara
In its latest bid to shake up the prescription drug market, the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company…
New FDA priority review vouchers go to Lilly, Novo, Vertex
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced the second batch of companies being granted a “Commissioner’s…
Microdosing GLP-1s could help telehealth firms more than patients
Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the…
Launch prices for new drugs ‘significantly’ exceed inflation, analysis says
Amid intensifying angst over prescription drug prices, a new analysis found that the median net price for 154…
Lyra Health launches ‘clinical-grade’ mental health chatbot
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…