Category: pharma & healthcare

Amgen Adopts A Two-Price Strategy For The U.S.’s First Marketed Humira-Referenced Biosimilar, Amjevita

In the case of Amjevita, the two-price approach highlights the lack of transparency in the healthcare system as well as the incredibly confusing way in which drugs are priced in the U.S. Rebates obfuscate an already bewildering and fragmented pricing m…

‘We Can’t Look Away’: Documentary ANXIOUS NATION Explores The Rise In Anxiety In Children

Like adults, children feel worried from time to time, and that’s normal. But anxiety disorder is an illness that needs treatment — and it’s a growing problem among children, teenagers and young adults.

Engineering Cells For Medical Use: Learning The Language Cells Use To Communicate With One Another

The researchers from the University of California, San Francisco theoretically recompose the signaling domains of CAR T cells and explore possible impacts on cell-cell communication.

Engineering Cells For Medical Use: Learning The Language Cells Use To Communicate With One Another

The researchers from the University of California, San Francisco theoretically recompose the signaling domains of CAR T cells and explore possible impacts on cell-cell communication.

Covid-19 Infection During Pregnancy Can Damage The Placenta And The Fetus

A new study published in The Lancet Europe has found that SARS-CoV-2 infections during pregnancy are associated with placental lesions from vascular malperfusion, which can result in increased rates of fetal growth restriction, pre-labor membrane ruptu…

The End Of Obesity

Since its 2021 launch, Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy set the stage for the next generation of anti-obesity drugs that target the gut’s weight-regulating mechanisms. Now, a new drug on the scene promises to be more effective and safer than any other weight loss…

UV Nail Polish Dryers May Cause Skin Cancer

A new study from the University of California San Diego has found that UV-emitting nail polish dryers used to cure the chemicals used in gel manicures may cause cancer.

New Approaches To Macular Degeneration: Test Tube Retinas

Researchers have developed a new model of the retina to study one of the leading causes of blindness: age-related macular degeneration.

In The U.S., Conspiracy Theories And Alternate Facts Undermine Public Health And Cause Death

The insidious agenda of anti-vaccine activism and supporters of so-called “health freedom” has led to hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths. Inexplicably, anti-vaccine activism extends well beyond novel Covid-19 vaccines. It includes childhood vacc…

The Whole World In Your Hand: Major Advances In Haptic Technology

Researchers developed a new haptic technology called WeTac that allows users to feel life-like sensations in their hands during virtual reality simulations.