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Exclusive: Compounding giant Empower Pharmacy cuts hundreds of staff, stops New Jersey operations
Empower Pharmacy; compounding pharmacy; layoffs; job cuts; New Jersey operations; East Windsor facility; manufacturing shutdown; outsourcing facility; FDA inspection; Form 483; compounded GLP-1 drugs; workforce reduction
Nektar Digs Into Mid-Stage Data To Establish Alopecia Efficacy of Rezpeg
Nektar Therapeutics; rezpegaldesleukin; Rezpeg; REZOLVE-AA; Phase 2b; alopecia areata; hair loss; SALT score; mid-stage trial; efficacy signal; Eli Lilly; IL-2 pathway; autoimmune disease; Phase 3 planning
GSK wins FDA approval for ultra-long-acting asthma drug Exdensur (depemokimab)
GSK; Exdensur; depemokimab; FDA approval; severe asthma; ultra-long-acting biologic; twice-yearly dosing; type 2 inflammation; eosinophilic phenotype; IL-5 inhibitor
Medivis First to Receive FDA Clearance for Augmented Reality Navigation in Neurosurgery
Medivis; FDA 510(k) clearance; augmented reality; AR navigation; cranial neurosurgery; intraoperative guidance; cranial navigation platform; external ventricular drain; ICU bedside procedures; surgical intelligence; spine navigation; neurosurgery innovation
China’s fast, low-cost gene and cell therapy testing boom draws Western interest
China clinical trials; gene therapy; cell therapy; advanced therapy medicinal products; ATMP regulation China 2025; shortened clinical trial review; cheap clinical trials; Western biotech in China; NMPA CDE reforms; novel therapies testing
FDA Approves Enhertu-Perjeta Combo for First-Line Treatment of HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
Enhertu; Perjeta; FDA approval; HER2-positive; metastatic breast cancer; first-line
FDA approves new gonorrhea antibiotics from GSK and Innoviva
gonorrhea; antibiotic resistance; GSK; Blujepa; gepotidacin; Innoviva; Nuzolvence; zoliflodacin; FDA approval; uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea; first-in-class antibiotic; oral treatment
FDA broadens label for Amgen’s Uplizna as it enters rare disease competition
Uplizna; inebilizumab; Amgen; FDA approval; label expansion; generalized myasthenia gravis; gMG; AChR-positive; MuSK-positive; neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder; NMOSD; IgG4-related disease; rare disease market; MINT trial; twice-yearly dosing
CDC highlights strong effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 shots in kids while FDA reviews reports of alleged post-vaccination deaths
CDC; FDA; COVID-19 vaccine; children; pediatrics; vaccine effectiveness; emergency department visits; urgent care visits; safety review; alleged deaths; VAERS
FDA Approves GSK’s Gepotidacin (Blujepa) for Uncomplicated Urogenital Gonorrhea
GSK; gepotidacin; Blujepa; FDA approval; gonorrhea; antibiotic