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In Focus: US
- Fauci: More than 99% of people who died from COVID-19 in June were not vaccinated (The Hill)
- The White House is taking right approach in fighting the Covid-19 delta variant, Gottlieb says (CNBC)
- Biden’s grand plan: ‘Blue Sky’ research to solve the biggest health problems (MedCity News)
- As COVID Vaccinations Slow, Parts Of The U.S. Remain Far Behind 70% Goal (NPR)
- F.D.A. Releases More of Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine, but Baltimore Plant Remains Closed (NYT)
- Biotech Company That Botched Vaccines Faces Investor Revolt (NYT)
- New Research Finds J&J Vaccine Has Muscle Against Covid’s Delta Variant (KHN)
- As EU-wide health technology oversight law nears passage, industry is not pleased (MedTech Dive)
- MHRA outlines two-year delivery plan with ‘patient first’ focus (PMLive)
- Johnson Outlines Plan To Lift Nearly All Of England's COVID-19 Restrictions (NPR)
- UK reports highest number of new COVID cases since Jan. 29 (Reuters)
- EU orders nearly 40 million additional J&J COVID vaccines (Reuters)
- EMA backs active substance scale-up at Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine site in the Netherlands (BioPharma Reporter)
- Chinese health authority erects new gold standard in oncology R&D (Endpoints)
- MHRA and Health Canada release guidance to improve Development Safety Update Reports (MHRA)
- Health Canada releases step 2 ICH S12 guidance on nonclinical biodistribution considerations for gene therapies (Health Canada)
- Israel sees drop in Pfizer vaccine protection against infections (Reuters)
- India's COVID death rate hit record in June after calls for better data (Reuters)
- Japan to ship millions more COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, Asian neighbours this week (Reuters)
- COVAX says it's negotiating with new vaccine suppliers (Reuters)
- WHO recommends IL-6 receptor blockers in patients with severe or critical COVID-19 (WHO)
- Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Repurposing Drug Database: Clinical Pharmacology Considerations (PubMed)
- South Korea in talks to produce one billion mRNA vaccine doses (Pharmafile)
- Bharat Biotech says its COVID-19 vaccine is 77.8% effective overall (PMLive)
- Ocugen climbs on phase 3 COVID vaccine data, hitting back at delta variant (Fierce)
- Mexico produces first test batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, says RDIF (Reuters)
- Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses? (NYT)
- From Money To Monsoons: Obstacles Loom For Countries Awaiting Vaccine Doses (NPR)
- A path forward on access & IP for COVID vaccines and beyond (Biocentury)
- Eli Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim tout pivotal heart failure win for Jardiance (Endpoints)
- The controversial approval of an Alzheimer’s drug reignites the battle over the underlying cause of the disease (WaPo)
- If you thought the FDA’s approval of Aduhelm for Alzheimer’s was controversial, you should hear the experts' thoughts on off-label use (Endpoints)
- Is the Alzheimer’s Association really pushing Biogen to lower its new drug’s price — or is it lip service? (STAT)
- Innovation on hold during the pandemic? FDA says no with 29 approvals in first half of 2021 (Fierce)
- Novartis revives inclisiran U.S. filing by sidestepping FDA's manufacturing inspection concerns (Fierce Pharma)
- Leo taps X-Chem to discover anti-inflammatory dermatology drugs (Fierce)
- Oxford researchers launch HIV vaccine trial (PharmaTimes)
- Novasep secures manufacturing deal with US biotech for ADC drug candidate (BioPharma Reporter)
- US FDA’s Novel Approval Count Hits 32 In First Half Of 2021, With More Than 40 Goal Dates Ahead (Pink Sheet)
- Keytruda May Stay Competitive In Gastric Cancer Despite Losing Third-Line Claim (Pink Sheet)
- Avdoralimab Phase II FORCE trial in COVID-19 misses endpoints (Pharmaletter)
- Novartis to make Leqvio for U.S. in Austria to overcome FDA delay (Reuters)
- FDA approves expanded indication for Keytruda in cSCC (Pharmaletter)
- How CRISPR stacks up against more established new modalities (Biocentury)
- Alnylam’s strategy to head off CRISPR threat (Biocentury)
- CRISPR gene-editing treatment could reach patients ‘very, very soon’: Intellia CEO (CNBC)
- Iterum slumps as FDA finds deficiencies in its antibiotic NDA (Pharmaletter)
- Provention Bio slapped with FDA rejection for diabetes hopeful teplizumab (Fierce)
- New Tx for Celiac; Blood Test for Multiple Cancers? (TTHealthWatch/MPT)
- Medtronic's recall of unsterilized angiography guidewires labeled Class I event by FDA (MedTech Dive)
- The most intriguing health tech deals of the year (so far) (STAT)
- Fully implantable and bioresorbable cardiac pacemakers without leads or batteries (Nature Biotech)
- Abbott Boosts DES Offerings with New Approvals (MD+DI)
- If Apple takes aim at fall-prevention, will the rest of the health system hear it? (STAT)
- Qiagen and Sysmex Team up on Cancer Companion Diagnostics (MD+DI)
- Startup gets FDA-clearance for device to treat chronic pain (MedCity News)
- Inside the ‘land grab’ for virtual-first care: how an unprecedented flurry of deals is shaping the new digital health landscape (STAT)
Government, Regulatory & Legal
- 21st Century Cures 2.0 Seeks to Formalize Plans for ARPA-H (CHC)
- FDA warns medical supply firm for sale of unapproved influenza vaccine (FDA)
- Mayim Bialik’s Neuriva Commercials Make Questionable Claims (Science-based Medicine)
- A Confluence of Forces Is Now Spurring Combination Product Regulatory Reform in Europe (IPQ)
- The 402A Plot Thickens in Pennsylvania (Drug and Device Law Blog)
- FTC Fines Kushly Industries LLC for Making Unsupported Health Claims for CBD Products (FTC)
- Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. v. US Food and Drug Administration (US Ct of Appeals)
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