Eli Lilly Acquires Biotech Firm Dice
The pharmaceutical business isn’t all about weight-loss drugs. Drug-making giant Eli Lilly announced on Tuesday it agreed to buy Dice, a firm that specializes in making oral treatments for autoimmune diseases, for $2.4 billion, representing a 40% premium on Dice’s shares. Skin In The Game Eli…#elililly #dice #skiningameelililly #merck #argenx #rheumatoid #crohn #taltz #novonordisk #mounjaro (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Eli Lilly Set to Close $2.4B Dice Therapeutics Acquisition to Treat Autoimmune Diseases
Coinspeaker Eli Lilly Set to Close $2.4B Dice Therapeutics Acquisition to Treat Autoimmune Diseases American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has announced it is set to purchase biopharma company Dice Therapeutics. Eli Lilly hopes the $2.4 billion deal will help the company develop more drugs to…#elilillyset #elililly #dicetherapeutics #dice #elilillyanddice #kevinjudice #elilillys #patrikjonsson #lilly #davidricks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Latest Data: COVID Vax in Inflammatory, Autoimmune Diseases Latest Data: COVID Vax in Inflammatory, Autoimmune Diseases
EULAR 2023 served up a bevy of studies on the protection and safety of COVID vaccines for patients and pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as on the influence of underlying diseases and drugs.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - June 15, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

Drug Shortages in Focus: How FDA's Quest for New Methotrexate Suppliers Affects the Cancer Treatment Landscape
The FDA is actively seeking new suppliers to address the shortages of methotrexate, a widely used cancer drug in short supply since March. Methotrexate is an injected medication utilized to treat various cancers and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, as stated by the National Cancer…#fda #garypeters #debbiestabenow #intaspharmaceuticals #accordhealthcare #freseniuskabi #pfizerincpfe #hkmpf #cisplatin #qilupharmaceutical (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

AstraZeneca announces agreement with Quell Therapeutics to develop, manufacture and commercialise engineered T-regulatory cell therapies for autoimmune diseases
AstraZeneca has entered into an exciting collaboration, exclusive option and license agreement with Quell Therapeutics to develop multiple engineered T-regulator (Treg) cell therapies that have the potential to be curative in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) indications. Under the terms of the agreement, Quell's proprietary toolbox of Treg cell engineering modules, including its innovative Foxp3 Phenotype Lock will be leveraged to develop autologous multi-modular Treg cell therapy candidates for major autoimmune disease indications. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - June 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured AstraZeneca Business and Industry Source Type: news

UK cell therapy start-up agrees AstraZeneca partnership worth up to $2bn
Quell Therapeutics is developing cell engineering that aims to treat autoimmune diseases (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - June 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mozart Therapeutics adds $25M to earlier Series A round
The funding follows a $55 million round the Seattle-based biotech raised nearly two years ago for its autoimmune and inflammatory disease treatments. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - June 7, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Rick Morgan Source Type: news

New Jersey Doctor Admits Buying and Selling Oncology Medication for Profit
FDA OCI, Anise Kachadourian, M.D., Towaco, New Jersey, guilty plea, board-certified, oncologist, unlawful, sale, prescription, Rx, cancer, medication, oncology, cold-chain, biologic, infusion, medications, treat, cancers, macular degeneration, autoimmune disease, sell, profit, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - May 31, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

This Molecule Is The Key To Stopping Autoimmune Disease
I’m seeing an epidemic of autoimmune diseases in my practice. My patients come to me when doctor after doctor has ignored their symptoms or given up on them. You see, the problem is that most doctors still don’t understand these diseases. I’m talking about things like lupus… rheumatoid arthritis… fibromyalgia… chronic fatigue syndrome… inflammatory bowel disease… and multiple sclerosis (MS). Of course, there are many more. About 80 conditions affecting organs throughout the body are known as autoimmune disorders. They affect around 50 million Americans. These are all conditions where your immune system beco...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 25, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Health Natural Cures Source Type: news

$15M gift to fund women's health at Ohio State medical school
Among the conditions more prevalent in women, and in which symptoms can present differently than in men, are heart disease, autoimmune conditions, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis and anxiety and depression. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 22, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Carrie Ghose Source Type: news

Drug May Offer New Approach Against Rheumatoid Arthritis
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 -- An investigational drug may hit the reset button on a faulty immune system for some people with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body misfires against its own... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Investigational Drug Peresolimab May Offer New Approach Against Rheumatoid Arthritis
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 -- An investigational drug may hit the reset button on a faulty immune system for some people with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body misfires against its own... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Janssen to Highlight Scientific Advances and Commitment to Transform Cancer Care at ASCO and EHA with More than 90 Presentations Showcasing Robust, Differentiated Portfolio and Pipeline in Hematologic Malignancies and Solid Tumors
This study evaluates an investigational combination regimen of IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) plus venetoclax (I+V) for newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), (Abstracts #7535 and #P617, respectively).Advancing the Science of Solid Tumors Through Precision MedicineJanssen’s continued innovation in solid tumors focuses on advancing precision medicine options for patients with biomarker-driven disease who have limited targeted treatment options and moving patients into earlier lines of therapy when treatments may be more effective. Lung CancerAn oral presentation will report ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Protect Your Skin And Bones With A Surprising Combination
No one wants to get wrinkles. They’re a sign of getting older. But they may be a sign of something else… Something you’d never suspect. Something even your doctor would never suspect… They may be a warning sign of bone disease in menopausal women, according to a recent study. In fact, researchers found that the deeper your wrinkles during the first years of menopause, the lower your bone density will be — and the greater your risk of osteoporosis.1 So what’s the connection between deep wrinkles and low bone density? It’s oxygen. You know that after you work out, your skin is flushed. That’s a health...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 17, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news

Roche ’s BTK inhibitor fenebrutinib significantly reduced brain lesions in people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis
Fenebrutinib is an investigational, potent and highly selective oralBruton ’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, the only reversible BTK inhibitor currently in Phase III multiple sclerosis (MS) trialsPhase II study met its primary and secondary endpoints by reducing the total number of new gadolinium-enhancing T1 brain lesions and significantly reducing the total number of new or enlarging T2 brain lesions compared to placeboThe safety profile offenebrutinib was consistent with previous and ongoing clinical trials across more than 2,400 people to dateBasel, 17 May 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today p...
Source: Roche Media News - May 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news