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Purdue Pharmaceuticals is seeking to dismiss a Massachusetts lawsuit filed by that state’s attorney general that has been highly critical of the company’s marketing of its opioid pain treatment OxyContin and has also placed blame on the company for 670 opioid-related deaths in the state since 2009.
Lumileds announced the appointment of Dr. Jonathan Rich as Chief Executive Officer.
Until recently, they were considered to be the three pillars of cancer treatment. Recent years have added a fourth pillar to surgery, radiation and chemotherapy—immuno-oncology.
Pharma and biotech companies make changes to leadership roles, with new hires at Agios, Notable, Rapamycin, Confo, AVEO and more.
As a student at a private school in Houston, Elizabeth Holmes had a reputation for being determined to accomplish her goals, no matter if she came in dead last. She was also notoriously private about her life.
With its concerns over drug pricing and potential questions of “pay-to-play” for access to the White House, Congress did not miss the chance to question President Donald Trump’s former attorney about his relationship with Novartis.
Could a product in a weed killer contribute to the development of a cancer? That is the question a jury will answer as Bayer faces accusations that glyphosate, the active ingredient in its top=selling weed killer Roundup, caused cancer in some individuals who have used the product.
In a New Public Service Announcement, Foley Reveals for the First Time his Personal Story of Caring for his Mother Following Ovarian Cancer Recurrence
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) set the tone early, mentioning his constituents rationing drugs because of high prices or “leaving their prescription on the pharmacy counter because it costs too much,” but acknowledging that innovations “take time and money.”
Ella Balasa, a 26-year-old from Richmond, Virginia, recently made the news when she was apparently successfully treated for a lung infection using a kind of virus called a bacteriophage.
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