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J&J loses patent battle over crucial TB drug; Key senators blast Medicare Advantage insurers

March 23, 2023
Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer
The Indian patent office has rejected Johnson & Johnson's bid to extend a monopoly on a crucial TB treatment.
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STAT+ | J&J loses a patent battle in India over a crucial tuberculosis drug

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Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley are blasting Medicare Advantage insurers over "massive payouts" to execs and shareholders.

By John Wilkerson


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Tuberculosis cases nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, data show

Though humans have suffered from this disease for centuries, it is not top of mind, even among health care providers, in the modern era.

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