How can we increase routine adult vaccination?
“We all just went through a pandemic together,” began Phyllis Arthur, Vice President of Infectious Disease & Emerging Science Policy at the Biotechnology Innovation …
We’re conquering RSV for the young and old – but more innovation is needed
The disease burden of RSV has been a tough problem for biotech R&D to solve for over 60 years. However, within the last year, …
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NIH Innovation Zone: Meet Privo Technologies
Cancer is less the death sentence that it used to be. That does not mean that cancer treatment can’t be profoundly life-altering or that …
How to build a state or regional advocacy arm
Patient stories and relationships are at the heart of state advocacy. “A lot of policymakers are just not aware of what our companies are, …
Vaccine manufacturing in Africa: challenges and opportunities
COVID was unequivocal in how it shined a light onto profound global health inequity and access issues. And nowhere was that more clear than …
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Enhancing public health preparedness through policy and partnership
“The policy environment is something that a lot of people seem to think is this separate, strange thing that has very little to do …
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FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for adults over age 60
Pfizer’s ABRYSVO vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use in adults over age 60 on …
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Are PBMs working in the interest of health care – or themselves?
On May 23, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability sought to answer this question: are PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers) working in the interest …
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E&C Health Subcommittee advances bills to bring transparency to PBMs and 340B
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and hospitals using the 340B program were in the crosshairs on May 17 as the House Energy & Commerce Health …
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Senate HELP Committee advances PBM reform
U.S. Senators have been busy this week understanding and pushing forward PBM reform. On May 10, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee …