#BIOCEO18: Tackling the Opioid Crisis
BIOtech Now Daniel Seaton Opioid addiction is plaguing communities across the country, leaving in its wake countless victims, devastated families and economic […]
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#BIOCEO18 “A Moment Decades in the Making”
BIOtech Now Brian Newell It’s a first-of-its-kind gene therapy ever approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, marking yet another critical […]
Is Your Emergency Worth It? Let’s Ask Your Insurer…
BIOtech Now Andrew Segerman Imagine that it is 2AM and the pain is so severe that you cannot move. At this point, […]
Give It a Shot – Protect Yourself from the Flu
BIOtech Now Andrew Segerman Everyday it’s a new headline. The numbers keep rising. No, we’re not talking about the latest lottery jackpot. […]
340B Drug Discount Program At-A-Glance
BIOtech Now Andrew Segerman In 1992, with the support of the biopharmaceutical industry, Congress created the 340B Drug Discount Program to help […]
Cancer Surpasses Malaria as Top Public Health Threat in Africa
BIOtech Now Jim Greenwood Africa is known for its diverse cultures, expansive landscapes, dramatic coastlines, luscious forests and exotic wildlife. Much less […]
Drug Discount Program Strays from Patient Health to Hospital Wealth
BIOtech Now Jim Greenwood It’s been 25 years since Congress created the 340B Drug Discount Program, a program designed to provide uninsured […]
Biotechnology in Action: How Innovation is Having an Impact in Personalized Medicine
BIOtech Now admin Editor’s Note: As part of BIO’s 25th Anniversary celebration we will be spotlighting biotechnology innovations that have made a major […]
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance
BIOtech Now Andrew Segerman Here’s a statistic you might not have known: an estimated 700,000 people die each year due to the […]
New Infographic Highlights the Remarkable Success of Medicare Part D
BIOtech Now Andrew Segerman Since 2006, the Medicare prescription drug program – known as Medicare Part D – has provided America’s seniors […]
If You’ve Had Chickenpox, Shingles Vaccine is Worth a Shot
BIOtech Now Jim Greenwood If you’re an adult living in the United States, there’s a 95-percent change you’ve had chickenpox. Unfortunately, as […]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Gut Microbiome
BioTechniques News Gut bacteria play essential roles in developing and regulating normal immune responses. Can they also help treat autoimmune diseases? Full […]
Genetic Disorder Corrected by a Powerful CRISPR Tool
BioTechniques News Using a variant of CRISPR technology, scientists made a precise change to correct a genetic disorder in human embryos. Full […]
Pharmacy Revenues Decline, Thanks to Cheaper Medicines
BIOtech Now Andrew Segerman We’ve been saying it for some time, and the numbers speak for themselves: spending on prescription drugs is […]
Developing Immunity to Malaria
BioTechniques News The malaria parasite abounds in certain parts of the world, re-infecting individuals multiple times. Can researchers prompt our bodies to […]
Linking Zika Virus and Microcephaly
BioTechniques News Research from the University of Pennsylvania (PA, USA) suggests that a single viral protein may be the cause of hijacked […]
What Baby Poop Says About Brain Development
BioTechniques News Can dirty diapers predict cognitive development? Full BioTechniques Article here Powered by WPeMatico
“A Transformative Year in Medicine”
BIOtech Now Brian Newell 2017 will be remembered as an exciting year for biopharmaceutical innovation. Not only did we experience some tremendous […]
ICYMI: WSJ Editors on “Biotech’s Breakthrough Year”
BIOtech Now Daniel Seaton 2017 was an amazing year for biomedical advances, with 46 novel drug approvals, a near record – more […]
Value Assessment Tools that take “Precision” out of “Precision Medicine” are Harmful to Patients
BIOtech Now Dan Durham The conversation about health care costs is front and center in Washington, and new data on prescription drug […]