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Encompass Health to construct 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the Waco, Texas area

Encompass Health Corp. announced its plans to build a freestanding, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in a suburb of Waco, Texas.

March 18, 2020
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4 min read
Policy

Sage Therapeutics Announces Development Plan for Zuranolone (SAGE-217) Following Breakthrough Therapy Guidance Meeting with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Expected regulatory pathway for episodic treatment of major depression remains unchanged with plan for one new additional efficacy study

March 18, 2020
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12 min read
Policy

NCCN Updates Professional Guidelines Recommending Biomarker Testing for Unfavorable Intermediate and High-Risk Patients with Prostate CancerProlaris One of Only Two Prognostic Tests Recommended for Expanded Indications

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network updated its professional guidelines for prostate cancer to recommend biomarker-based testing for men with unfavorable intermediate and high-risk disease.

March 18, 2020
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6 min read
Pharm Country

Progyny, Inc. Provides Update on Impact of COVID-19

Progyny, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNY), a leading benefits management company specializing in fertility and family building benefits solutions in the United States, today provided an update on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business.

March 18, 2020
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5 min read
Business

ContraFect Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

ContraFect Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents, including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.

March 18, 2020
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17 min read
Pharm Country

COVID-19 Confirms Importance of Sanitary, Disposable NeuroCap

Brain Scientific Inc., a medical device and technology company offering products and solutions related to the brain including neurology, AI and machine learning, is promoting the use of sanitary medical practice with their NeuroCap, a single-use disposable EEG headset.

March 18, 2020
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4 min read
Nemaura To Prepare for Launch of sugarBEAT® CGM In the U.S. Following FDA Feedback

Nemaura Medical Inc. announced it is preparing for the launch of sugarBEAT® in the U.S. under the wellness category following recent feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

March 18, 2020
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5 min read
Policy

Alpine Immune Sciences’ ALPN-101 Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designations for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

Company to Hold Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results on March 30, 2020

March 18, 2020
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4 min read
Pharm Country

Biohaven’s Verdiperstat Receives Fast Track Designation For The Treatment Of Multiple System Atrophy

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding announced today that the Company’s received fast track designation from FDA

March 18, 2020
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6 min read
Business

Onconova Therapeutics to Provide Corporate Update and Full Year 2019 Financial ResultsCompany to Hold Conference Call and Webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the Company will release its year-end 2019 financial results on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, after the market closes. Management will host a conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET on the same day to discuss these resu

March 18, 2020
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6 min read