AstraZeneca sues Arkansas over the role of pharmacies in a federal discount drug program; Roche subsidiary Foundation Medicine opens new headquarters in Boston

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ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images STAT+ | AstraZeneca sues Arkansas over the role of pharmacies in a federal discount drug program The move comes less than a month after a U.S. appeals court upheld the same state law and its mandate for the 340b drug discount program. By Ed Silverman STAT+ | Roche subsidiary Foundation Medicine opens new headquarters in Boston Foundation Medicine, a biotechnology firm focused on finding mutations that drive cancerous tumors, opens new headquarters in Boston. By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe STAT+ | Borrowing an idea from cancer immunotherapy, scientists make old-mice immune systems youthful again If the results hold up, rebalancing blood stem cells could offer a new avenue for treating diseases of aging caused by immune system decline. By Megan Molteni

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