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This Week in Health News: 13 Stories You Need to See
Saturday, December 14, 2024
A roundup of the most newsworthy healthcare press releases from PR Newswire this week, including a masterclass on menopause, new treatments to cure blindness and the continuing biotech boom in North Carolina.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help healthcare journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major 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. Lilly's Zepbound® (tirzepatide) Superior to Wegovy® (semaglutide) in
Head-to-Head Trial Showing an Average Weight Loss of 20.2% vs. 13.7%Eli
Lilly and Company announced topline results from the SURMOUNT-5 phase 3b
open-label randomized clinical trial. Zepbound® (tirzepatide) provided a
47% greater relative weight loss compared to Wegovy® (semaglutide).
2. Average Health Insurance Premiums Rise 7% in 2025, Marking Four
Consecutive Years of IncreasesIn 2025, private health insurance plans
will cost an average of $621 per month, or $7,452 per year - rising 7%
from 2024 according to a new report from insurance research site
ValuePenguin.com. Residents of 42 states will see higher premiums in 2025
- driven by the rising cost of medical care around the country.
3. MasterClass, Women's Health Advocate Halle Berry and Leading Health
Experts Come Together for Stigma-Breaking Class on MenopauseMembers will
learn how to manage symptoms, get practical strategies to thrive and hear
inspiring stories of personal experiences--including from Respin founder
and longtime menopause advocate Halle Berry.
4. Marking World AIDS Day & Giving Tuesday 2024, (RED) Offers a Galaxy of
Gifts That Save Lives This Holiday SeasonThe organization, co-founded by
Bono and Bobby Shriver to fight the injustices that enable pandemics to
thrive, lights up 'The (RED) Holiday Edit Vol. II.' offering myriad ways
to ensure preventable and treatable diseases are preventable and
treatable for everyone. From cool tech to fashion and grooming, fragrance
to rides on two wheels or four, every action you take with (RED) this
holiday season helps save lives.
5. Amgen Announces $1 Billion Manufacturing Expansion in North CarolinaThe
$1 billion facility will incorporate cutting-edge technologies and
sustainable practices, aligning with Amgen's commitment to environmental
stewardship and manufacturing excellence. In tandem with the existing
facility, these investments will create 370 new jobs in the region,
supporting a robust biomanufacturing hub.
6. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus-Led Team Receives Up to
$46 Million to Develop Innovative Treatment to Cure Blindness"Currently,
there has never been a successful whole human eye transplant for the
restoration of vision," said principal investigator and surgeon-scientist
Kia Washington, MD. "We believe the great advancements over the last two
decades in technology, transplantation surgery and regenerative medicine
now make restoration of vision possible."
7. Movano Health Receives FDA Clearance for EvieMED Ring"This FDA 510(k)
clearance marks a major milestone for the Company and expands our reach
to pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers and payors
looking for a more accurate, consistent and comfortable health monitoring
solution that would help improve compliance by fitting easily into
patient lifestyles," said John Mastrototaro, President and CEO of Movano
Health.
8. ModifyHealth Raises $13.5M in Funding to Expand Food-as-Medicine
SolutionsThe company announced the funding round led by the Dohmen
Company Foundation (DCF) through its Dohmen Impact Investment Fund. With
a shared vision to eliminate diet-related disease, Dohmen and
ModifyHealth are united in their commitment to scaling innovative
food-as-medicine solutions that drive meaningful and sustainable health
improvement.
9. Reckitt Opens Its Largest OTC Manufacturing Facility in the U.S.The new
state-of-the-art factory in Wilson, North Carolina will produce Mucinex®
tablets and liquids to meet increased consumer demand for cold and flu
symptom relief in the United States.
10. The Skin of Color Society Foundation Approaches Its 10th Anniversary
with Record-Setting Outcomes in Key Supported ProgramsThe Skin of Color
Society Foundation (SOCSF) reported record-level growth in key programs
that it supports, including an array of innovative research, education,
mentorship, and advocacy efforts. The SOCSF was established by the Skin
of Color Society (SOCS), an international professional dermatologic
organization dedicated to achieving health equity and excellence in
patient care through research, education, mentorship and advocacy.
11. Samuel L. Jackson, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Diedrich Bader Join
Alzheimer's Association's First-Ever Fundraising Advertising Campaign
"Generation Hope""Alzheimer's disease has taken my grandfather,
grandmother, aunts and uncles. Even my mother. Enough is enough," said
Samuel L. Jackson, actor and Alzheimer's Association Celebrity Champion.
"I'm proud to join the Alzheimer's Association's 'Generation Hope'
campaign because the Association is leading the way in finding a cure
and promising new treatments, and providing care and support services
for families navigating the disease today."
12. ASTHO Unveils Top Five State Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in
2025"The prevention of infectious diseases as well as maternal and child
health will remain a focus for ASTHO in 2025. Additionally, building up
the public health workforce and modernizing our data system will be
critical for effective future public health responses," says ASTHO CEO
Joseph Kanter, MD, MPH.
13. PTC Therapeutics Enters into a Global License and Collaboration
Agreement with Novartis for PTC518 Huntington's Disease ProgramUnder the
agreement, PTC will receive an upfront payment of $1.0 billion, up to
$1.9 billion in development, regulatory and sales milestones, a profit
share in the U.S., and double-digit tiered royalties on ex-U.S. sales.
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