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Witnesses recount 'dire conditions' in nursing homes during Covid-19 in congressional hearing

By Amanda James Friday, September 23, 2022 6:45 PM

A professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical School shared research with the committee concluding that COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes were largely a function of where in the country a nursing home was located versus other specifics about the facility. 

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Lyfegen raises $8M for its value-based drug contracting platform

By Katie Adams Friday, September 23, 2022 1:54 PM

Lyfegen, a startup that provides software for value-based drug contracting, recently raised $8 million in an oversubscribed Series A financing round. With the new funds, the company — which is based in Switzerland and New York — plans to expand its presence in the U.S., where drug costs are the highest in the world.

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AstraZeneca drops Ionis-partnered heart drug after Phase 2 success isn't good enough

By Frank Vinluan Friday, September 23, 2022 1:44 PM

An Ionis Pharmaceuticals heart disease drug beat a placebo in a mid-stage clinical trial, but partner AstraZeneca has decided it won't advance the genetic medicine to a larger Phase 3 test. The results were apparently not enough to set the Ionis therapy apart from commercialized cholesterol-lowering drugs that address the same protein target.

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