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This week, we find many medical and healthcare industry conferences announcing cancellations, postponements, and moves to virtual conferences to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The fear is that healthcare industry attendees may inadvertently return to their workplaces bearing COVID-19 and spread the

In this week’s Innovation Partners BioBlog, we look at the top stories from the world of healthcare. Eli Lilly reassured its customers that its drug supply, especially its stock of insulin, remains safe and unaffected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by

In this week’s Innovation Partners BioBlog, we report on health insurers profit with UnitedHealth the most profitable followed by CVS. Oscar Health is taking the extraordinary step of offering 100 medications at $3 each to encourage patients to continue taking much-needed medicines for chronic

The American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Genitourinary Cancers Symposium provides several top stories this week including a promising combination therapy from Bristol-Myers Squibb and an announcement from Mustang Bio. The FDA announced they are halting inspections of Chinese plants due to the

This week’s Innovation Partners BioBlog looks at ideas shaping the future of healthcare. Trump’s new budget includes four items that, although unlikely to pass through Congress, give a glimpse into the president’s priorities. Oncology biosimilars are on the rise with physicians starting new patients

World Cancer Day, February 4, 2020, was marked by many organizations releasing updates, news, and guidelines. WHO urged nations to improve cancer care protocols for their citizens. NCCN recognized progress but reminded the world that cancer remains the second leading cause of death. This and more in

In this edition of the Innovation Partners BioBlog, several promising cancer treatments are in the spotlight. CMS approves Medicare coverage of NGS tests for inherited ovarian and breast cancer. A new team supported by $3 million in grants seeks earlier detection methods for gastric cancer. Blue

This week, new treatments for liver, prostate, and lung cancer are featured in the Innovation Partners BioBlog. Each offers hope and a promising development in the development of oncology treatments. The Supreme Court is urged to take another look at the Texas appeals court ruling on the ACA, and