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This Week in Health News: 11 Stories You Need to See
Saturday, December 16, 2023
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy health industry press releases from PR Newswire, including partnerships to study lung cancer, suicide prevention, and Hepatitis C.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the healthcare industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
1. CVS Health highlights path to accelerating long-term growth through
building a world of health around every consumerCVS Pharmacy today CVS
CostVantage, a new approach that evolves the traditional pharmacy
reimbursement model and brings greater transparency and simplicity to the
system.
2. Zepbound(TM) (tirzepatide) is Now Available in U.S. Pharmacies for Adults
Living with ObesityFollowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
approval on Nov. 8, 2023, people living with obesity can now access
Zepbound in six doses (2.5 mg, 5 mg, 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 12.5 mg, 15 mg)
through a prescription that can be filled at retail and mail-order
pharmacies.
3. Lung Cancer Research Foundation and the International Association for the
Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Announce New Research PartnershipIASLC and
LCRF have created this Team Science award to focus on furthering the
development of novel therapies, including immunotherapeutic approaches,
for patients with oncogene-driven lung cancers. It is the intent of the
two organizations to fund work that will have the potential to increase
survivorship, and have a near-term benefit for these patients.
4. Assisted Living Locators Offers Tips for Families Transitioning Loved
Ones into Senior Care"Shifting to senior care is a significant decision,
often filled with emotions and uncertainties," says Angela Olea, RN,
Assisted Living Locators Founder, Brand President. "The holidays,
however, provide a natural setting to discuss and reassure our loved ones
of our unwavering support throughout this transition."
5. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Announces Annual Research
Grants Totaling Over $9 MillionThe 27 grants awarded this year address
six key suicide research areas: (1) Neurobiological, (2) Genetics, (3)
Psychosocial, (4) Clinical Treatment, (5) Loss Survivor and (6) Community
Intervention.
6. Montefiore AIDS Center Awarded $6.8 Million to Curb the Disproportionate
Impact of HIV on Black, Hispanic & LGBTQ+ Communities"We have made
tremendous strides in addressing HIV and AIDS. But since the beginning of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic, communities of color and people who identify as
LGBTQ+ remain at higher risk and unacceptable disparities remain," said
Barry Zingman, M.D., the principal investigator at Montefiore for all
three grants and Medical Director of the Montefiore AIDS Center.
7. Quest Diagnostics and CDC Expand Public Health Research Collaboration to
Better Understand Hepatitis C Burden in the United StatesUnder the new
agreement, Quest will perform both HCV antibody testing and molecular RNA
testing using HIPAA-deidentified "remnant" specimens randomly selected
from clinical test specimens.
8. Jasper Health Unveils Medicare Focused Cancer Care Navigation Leveraging
AI, Aligned with New Reimbursement CodesThis groundbreaking virtual
solution aligns with national efforts and marks a turning point in the
transformation of cancer care navigation. Having Medicare reimburse for
cancer navigation services will make, "an enormous difference in people's
lives," said Dr. Jill Biden, who championed the White House's initiative.
9. PrecisePK and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority Join Forces to Optimize
Antibiotic Dosing in Indigenous CommunitiesBy integrating PrecisePK's
innovative Bayesian precision dosing tools, the Cherokee Indian Hospital
Authority demonstrates a commitment to harnessing technology for
optimizing patient-specific treatments and enhancing healthcare outcomes
for Native American communities.
10. TeselaGen Announces Spin-Off, Built Biotechnologies, Aims to Advance DNA
ManufacturingBuilt will specialize in advanced DNA manufacturing
workflows and will provide molecular biology services and products
crucial for unlocking advancements in cell and gene therapies,
agricultural biotechnology, phage genomics, and beyond.
11. Survey: 2/3 of Parents Unaware that Type 1 Diabetes is Identifiable
Before SymptomsIn DLC's online survey of 1,000 parents of children aged
17 and younger, findings indicate that parents may misunderstand T1D
risk and are unaware of screening options to identify risk early.
Importantly, parents said they would be interested in screening options
that would help improve their child's outcome if diagnosed with T1D.
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