NGM Biosciences’ experimental geographic atrophy therapy failed a mid-stage test, making it less likely that drug partner Merck will exercise its option on the antibody. Meanwhile, an Apellis Pharmaceuticals drug for the same disorder is expected to receive an FDA decision by late November. After NGM Biopharmaceuticals’ most advanced internal program flunked a mid-stage study last year, the biotech said […]
House Democrats on Monday introduced a resolution to reaffirm the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to preempt state law and ensure patients continue to have access to reproductive health care products. The resolution from Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) reaffirms the FDA’s authority to prevent states from enacting regulations that limit or prohibit patients from accessing […]
Eyenuk, a Los Angeles company that makes technology for eye screenings, raised $26 million on Monday in a Series A funding round. The round, led by AXA IM Alts, brings Eyenuk’s total funding to more than $43 million. The company was founded in 2010 with a “mission to screen every eye in the world” by leveraging its AI-powered disease detection technologies, […]
Rising COVID-19 cases in Europe are setting off warnings that the U.S. could experience a new surge this winter. Previous jumps in the U.S. have followed a pattern in which cases first rise in Europe, making officials nervous they could see a spike in U.S. cases as the weather turns. The most recent data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged among health experts that official COVID-19 data are a mess right now. Since the Omicron surge last winter, case counts from public-health agencies have become less reliable. PCR tests have become harder to access and at-home tests are typically not counted. Official case numbers now represent “the tip of the iceberg” of actual infections, […]
With over-the-counter hearing aids hitting the market Monday, a new partnership is helping guide consumers to the right products. The August decision by the Food and Drug Administration to allow over-the-counter hearing aids for those 18 years and older was applauded by audiologists as a way to expand access to hearing care. But many professionals still recommend getting evaluated by […]
In 2022, there were more data breaches through the end of September than for similar periods in all previous years.
The private equity fund Tenex Capital is reportedly seeking a buyer for Team Select Home Care, a home-based care services provider that serves the medically complex pediatric population as part of its business model. Tenex has begun taking bids on Team Select in a process that started about a month ago, according to Axios. The financials of the process include […]
The Trump administration regularly interfered with the Centers for Disease Control’s process for developing and issuing guidance about the coronavirus, changed scientific reports and undermined top public health officials, a congressional panel said Monday. Interviews, emails and other documents obtained by the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis showed how Trump administration political officials took control of CDC’s public […]