Winway Health Desk
FDA draft guidance on bispecific antibodies still has some kinks
The comment period for a Food and Drug Administration draft guidance on bispecific monoclonal antibodies closed earlier this week. But while the guidance marks...
Cost-effectiveness watchdogs skewer Novartis’ MS drug Mayzent and J&J’s depression spray...
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) had a busy day Thursday, issuing final cost assessments on two highly anticipated neurology drugs: Spravato, the...
Report: UnitedHealth picks up healthcare payments company Equian in $3.2B deal
UnitedHealth Group has reportedly agreed to purchase healthcare payments company Equian from private equity firm New Mountain Capital in a deal worth around $3.2...
FDA fast-tracks Alexion’s Ultomiris in 2nd Soliris indication
In its move from an ultra-rare disease company to one focusing on less-rare diseases, Alexion is attempting a branding and pricing makeover. But the...
FIRST LOOK: Reach Out Centre For Kids
The Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK) is one of the largest and most vital mental health facilities in the Halton region of Ontario,...
Healthy weight in pregnancy linked with three times reduced type 2...
Children born to mothers who were a healthy weight during pregnancy are 3.5 times less likely to be diagnosed with type 2...
AMAG wins FDA nod for Vyleesi. Could it be the ‘female...
Valeant, now Bausch Health, paid $1 billon in 2015 for Sprout Pharmaceuticals’ female libido drug Addyi, only to sell it back in 2017. Now...
Meet In The Middle
According to the Global Wellness Institute, the global wellness economy in 2017 was $4.2 trillion, growing from $3.7 trillion in 2015—that represents a 6.4...
Public pledge support for girl after her FreeStyle Libre was stolen
A woman from Aberdeen has said how her faith in people has been restored after public support flooded in for her daughter...
Roche’s Genentech targets cancer cells via video game with Tumor Quest
Roche’s Genentech's latest innovation targets cancer cells—in a video game. Called “Tumor Quest,” the game is aimed at engaging people in an out-of-the-ordinary way...
