by jbolanosmd | Oct 4, 2018 | Hospitals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pharmaceutical
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 — 10:40PM Joe Carlson / Star Tribume UnitedHealth has said that transforming pharmacy care services is a key goal it hopes to accomplish. UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx division for pharmacy services is combining operations with a large,...
by Alexander Smith and Jane Merriman | Sep 28, 2018 | Oncology, Pharmaceutical
LONDON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy drug Imfinzi cut the risk of death in patients with mid-stage lung cancer by nearly a third in a closely watched clinical study, reinforcing the case for using the drug in earlier disease. A sign is seen at an...
by John Miller | Sep 28, 2018 | BioPharma, Oncology, Pharmaceutical
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche upped its bet on personalized cancer treatment on Monday, saying it is now ready to sell a blood test around the world that can identify common gene mutations from solid tumors from a patient’s blood. The blood test,...
by DENISE GRADY | Nov 9, 2017 | News, Pharmaceutical
What is Epidermolysis bullosa? Gene Therapy Creates Replacement Skin to Save a Dying Boy. Source: Gene Therapy Creates Replacement Skin to Save a Dying Boy The treatment described in the new report offers hope to some patients but not all. Not every mutation can be...
by Caroline Humer and Divya Grover | Oct 20, 2017 | Health Insurance, Pharmaceutical
(Reuters) – Health insurer Anthem Inc will start managing its billions of dollars of patient prescriptions itself in 2020, it said on Wednesday, ending a deal with Express Scripts Holding Co that had deteriorated into lawsuits over terms. Anthem said it would...
