Health Headlines for Tuesday, June 7
Biden announces U.S. project to promote cancer data sharing
Reuters
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday the “moonshot” initiative he leads aimed at finding cures for cancer was “the only bipartisan thing left in America” and called for more collaboration among researchers, doctors and government agencies to advance the cause.
Cigarette-pack warnings work better with photos
Reuters
Gruesome pictures on cigarette packages may convince more smokers to quit, a U.S. study suggests.
FDA staff review questions efficacy of Merck’s C. difficile drug
Reuters
A preliminary regulatory review of Merck & Co Inc’s experimental drug to treat the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea questioned whether the drug’s efficacy has been adequately demonstrated.
Hunting growth, Samsung races to get up to speed on biosimilar drugs
Reuters
As Samsung Bioepis raced to be first to market with a copy of Enbrel, a blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug, countdown clocks reminded workers – heading for lunch, meetings or even the washroom – of the days to the first mass production run.
TouchStream Solutions is acquired by health care software provider
Buffalo News
TouchStream Solutions, a health information technology startup based in Buffalo’s Z80 Labs technology incubator, has been acquired by a provider of cloud-based software for the health care industry, the first exit for a Z80 Labs tenant.