Cencora CFO announces retirement
James Cleary will step down from the post on June 30, but stay on as an adviser to the company through the end of the year. He’s the second finance chief of a drug distributor to announce their retirement this month.
Alcon abandons effort to purchase LENSAR after FTC scrutiny
The Federal Trade Commission said the transaction had threatened to raise prices and stifle innovation for cataract laser eye surgery systems.
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Stryker attack raises concerns about role of device management tool
Researchers warn that Microsoft Intune may have been weaponized to wipe critical devices.
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What the Leucovorin Approval Signals—or Doesn’t—About the FDA’s Rare Disease Stance
Although FDA Commissioner Marty Makary promised “an exciting treatment” for autism, what the agency delivered was a label expansion for leucovorin to treat the ultrarare cerebral folate deficiency. The regulatory process, which relied on a literature review rather than new evidence, stands in contrast to recent rare disease rejections in which the FDA cited a
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Third FDA Rejection for Aldeyra’s Dry Eye Disease Drug Sends Shares Plummeting
In its complete response letter, the FDA said Aldeyra had failed to demonstrate reproxalap’s efficacy in adequate and well-controlled studies. The FDA previously turned the candidate away in November 2023 and April 2025.
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Federal court blocks RFK Jr.’s moves to upend US vaccine policy
The ruling, related to a lawsuit from several major medical organizations, said that HHS ignored established protocols when altering the childhood immunization schedule and overhauling a key CDC panel.
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Pfizer’s Ibrance Heir Reduces Risk of Death in Phase 2 Breast Cancer Test
Pfizer has a lofty goal for the CDK4 inhibitor atirmociclib, the New York pharma’s answer to Ibrance’s loss of patent protection next year. In 2025, Ibrance led Pfizer’s oncology portfolio with $1.04 billion in sales.
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Enfermedad celíaca propiciada por infecciones virales
La enfermedad celíaca es un trastorno autoinmune que se desencadena cuando una persona con predisposición genética consume gluten. Sin embargo, la genética por sí sola no explica por qué algunas personas desarrollan la enfermedad y otras no. En los úl …
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Astrocitos modificados para destruir las placas beta-amiloides de la enfermedad de Alzheimer
La enfermedad de Alzheimer, la principal causa de demencia en las poblaciones envejecidas de todo el mundo, se caracteriza por una cascada patológica distintiva: las placas de beta-amiloide se acumulan en el cerebro, desencadenando cambios perjudiciales en las proteínas tau, lo que en …
Planetas sin estrella pero habitables
A los planetas que no están en órbita alrededor de una estrella ni de ningún otro astro se les llama “planetas sin estrella”, “planetas errantes” o “planetas solitarios”. Sin tener que seguir una órbita en torno a un astro, se limitan a …