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Novartis suspends dosing in phase 2b Huntington's trial after side effects reported

After seeing signs of side effects in some participants, Novartis has suspended dosing in its phase 2b Huntington’s disease trial assessing branaplam. Specifically, the review found that branaplam may cause peripheral neuropathy.  

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Johnson & Johnson lost to Pfizer in bidding war for Global Blood Therapeutics: Bloomberg

Before settling on a $5.4 billion price tag for Global Blood Therapeutics, Pfizer had to fight off a mysterious “company A.” Now, the identity of that contender has been revealed.

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This is now the biggest driver of employers' healthcare costs, survey shows

Overall, the 135 large employers surveyed report that costs increases have returned in a big way as care utilization stabilizes at closer to pre-pandemic levels.

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MIT researchers track Parkinson’s patients using radar as they sleep

The AI system analyzes a sleeping person's breathing patterns for some of the earliest signs of Parkinson’s or to note changes in the severity of the disease over time.

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Bluebird exec spreads wings, heads over to Tessera for ‘irresistible opportunity’

Anne-Virginie Eggimann joins Tessera, a gene writing and rewriting biotech, as chief regulatory officer after 11 years with Bluebird.

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Bavarian Nordic ramps up monkeypox vaccine manufacturing capacity, reopens bulk facility

Bavarian Nordic has been scrambling to ramp up supply of the only approved monkeypox vaccine, Jynneos, to meet growing global demand. The Danish company’s latest efforts include exploring reusing technically expired doses and shifting production of other vaccines to contractors.

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BCBS of Vermont sues Teva Pharmaceuticals over marketing for its MS drug Copaxone

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont and the Vermont Health Plan filed suit this week against Teva Pharmaceuticals, accusing the company of using some shady tactics to rake in money from its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone.

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FDA clears Point Robotics' hand-held spinal surgery system

In contrast to other up-and-coming robotic surgery systems, one newly cleared by the FDA acts less like an autonomous assistant and more like a surgeon’s extra pair of hands.

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Pfizer taps company coming off FDA ban for Paxlovid production in China

Pfizer will team with Zhejiang Huahai for five years. The Chinese firm will produce and sell Paxlovid exclusively in China. The company drew the ire of the FDA in 2018 when it investigated the company for the presence of a suspected carcinogen in a blood pressure medicine it produced.

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Providers scored big wins in new rule governing out-of-network charge disputes, experts say

Providers mostly got what they wanted in a final rule outlining the independent dispute resolution process for out-of-network charges, experts tell Fierce Healthcare.

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Third Harmonic, with an old Novartis drug in hand, braves frosty IPO waters in a quick-fire cash grab

Third Harmonic Bio is braving the frosty IPO waters. With the weakest quarter for biotech IPOs in years still fresh in the memory, and the proceeds of a $105 million series B still in its bank account, the allergy and inflammatory disease startup has filed to tap public investors for cash to run early-phase trials.

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Whiterabbit.ai adds automated mammogram reminders to Arterys’ breast cancer-spotting AI

Lewis Carroll’s White Rabbit may have been woefully behind schedule, but Silicon Valley’s Whiterabbit.ai is hoping to keep patients solidly on time for regular breast cancer screenings.

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