by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 17, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Merck & Co. will buy Prometheus Biosciences Inc. for about $10.8 billion to bolster its research pipeline and strengthen its portfolio of autoimmune drugs. The agreement to buy the biotech company, one of the largest pharma deals in recent history, comes as...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 17, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services said that it is planning to keep pharmacists’ shot-administering powers even after the official end of the COVID emergency in May. The rules that let pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy interns give...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 17, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Supreme Court said Friday that it will temporarily keep in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug while it takes time to consider the issues raised in a court challenge. In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito, the court asked both sides to weigh in by...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 14, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that it will require new safety warnings to be added in the prescribing information on labels for opioid pain relievers, including a warning about increased sensitivity to pain. FDA said data suggests patients who use opioids...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 14, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
Suicide rates in the U.S. rose in 2021 after two years in decline, federal data showed, driven by more deaths among men in nearly every age group. Suicides rates increased 4% in 2021 from a year earlier to 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people, the National Center for Health...
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