Profits drive the rising prices of MS drugs in the US, finds a new study based on interviews with four pharmaceutical executives published in Neurology. In Europe, the price of a drug is typically highest when it launches and declines over time. The opposite appears to be the case in the US.

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Novartis's $90 million Swiss factory to help solve cell therapy bottleneck

Novartis's $90 million Swiss factory to help solve cell therapy bottleneck
Reuters: Health
Swiss drugmaker Novartis's new $90 million cell and gene therapy factory in northern Switzerland is on track to begin commercial production of treatments, including Kymriah for cancer and Zolgensma for spinal muscular atrophy, in 2020.

Three dead in attacks against Ebola response centers in Congo

Three dead in attacks against Ebola response centers in Congo
Reuters: Health
Three health workers were killed and several injured in attacks against two Ebola response centers in eastern Congo early on Thursday, authorities and health services said.

ImmuPharma licenses lupus drug Lupuzor to Avion in the United States

ImmuPharma licenses lupus drug Lupuzor to Avion in the United States
Reuters: Health
British pharmaceutical firm ImmuPharma said on Thursday it had signed a licensing and development agreement for Lupuzor, a first-in-class treatment for auto-immune disease Lupus, with U.S. company Avion Pharmaceuticals.

There's a new question anti-hunger advocates want doctors & nurses to ask patients: Do you have enough food? - Public health officials say the answer often is "not really." So clinics & hospitals have begun stocking their own food pantries in recent yrs.

There's a new question anti-hunger advocates want doctors & nurses to ask patients: Do you have enough food? - Public health officials say the answer often is "not really." So clinics & hospitals have begun stocking their own food pantries in recent yrs.

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There's a new question anti-hunger advocates want doctors & nurses to ask patients: Do you have enough food? - Public health officials say the answer often is "not really." So clinics & hospitals have begun stocking their own food pantries in recent yrs.

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Hospital visits go up after days with higher levels of air pollution, finds study of over 95 million US hospital records over 13 years. There were 2050 extra hospital admissions and 12,216 extra days in hospital associated with each increase in fine particulate matter by 1 microgram per cubic metre.

Hospital visits go up after days with higher levels of air pollution, finds study of over 95 million US hospital records over 13 years. There were 2050 extra hospital admissions and 12,216 extra days in hospital associated with each increase in fine particulate matter by 1 microgram per cubic metre.

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