Category: Telehealth
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Hims’ Super Bowl fallout, and the FDA reverses course
Hims’ Super Bowl fallout, and the FDA reverses course Was Hims’ Super Bowl ad the final straw for regulators? Is the bar being lowered for psychedelic medicines? And what’s happening behind-the-scenes with Moderna and the Food and Drug Administration? We discuss all that on this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD.” STAT’s Katie Palmer joins…
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STAT+: Novo Nordisk accuses Hims & Hers of ‘illegal mass compounding’ over a cheaper version of Wegovy pill
STAT+: Novo Nordisk accuses Hims & Hers of ‘illegal mass compounding’ over a cheaper version of Wegovy pill In an unexpected move, Hims & Hers is making available a cheaper, compounded version of the Wegovy weight loss pill sold by Novo Nordisk, prompting the drugmaker to accuse the telehealth platform of “illegal mass compounding.” In…
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STAT+: Senators raise concerns about TrumpRx in letter to HHS watchdog
STAT+: Senators raise concerns about TrumpRx in letter to HHS watchdog The Trump administration soon plans to launch TrumpRx, a website it says will allow patients to buy prescription drugs directly from pharmaceutical companies at a discount. Over several months, the administration has made deals with more than a dozen pharmaceutical manufacturers to expand access…
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STAT+: Novo Nordisk’s $199 Ozempic deal shows what telehealth platforms can do for pharma
STAT+: Novo Nordisk’s $199 Ozempic deal shows what telehealth platforms can do for pharma On Monday, Novo Nordisk announced a discount on its popular drugs for diabetes and obesity, Ozempic and Wegovy, cutting prices for the lowest doses to $199 when patients pay cash through Novo’s pharmacy NovoCare. Patients searching for those deals online, though,…
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Covid-era rules for addiction medication, Ritalin are extended again
Covid-era rules for addiction medication, Ritalin are extended again The Trump administration appears poised to extend a temporary, Covid-era rule allowing health providers to prescribe certain controlled substances, like ADHD medications and treatments for opioid addiction, via telemedicine. Under the current rules, providers can initiate prescriptions for drugs like Ritalin or Adderall for ADHD, or…
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STAT+: Novo Nordisk links to telehealth providers for patients seeking Wegovy
STAT+: Novo Nordisk links to telehealth providers for patients seeking Wegovy Novo Nordisk has taken the next step in selling its drugs directly to patients by pointing them to telehealth providers that can write prescriptions for its popular obesity medication Wegovy. The company now links to select virtual providers on the NovoCare direct-to-patient pharmacy website…
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STAT+: As Omada goes public, executives reflect on why profits are elusive in digital health
STAT+: As Omada goes public, executives reflect on why profits are elusive in digital health Fourteen years after launching to help make a dent in the United States’ swelling chronic disease problem, Omada Health went public on Friday, raising $150 million at just over a $1 billion valuation. Before going public, Omada raised $450 million…
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STAT+: PillPack founders’ new health care marketplace has deep roots with Amazon
STAT+: PillPack founders’ new health care marketplace has deep roots with Amazon A new digital health care marketplace, launched last week, has a good amount of Amazon in its DNA. General Medicine, with $32 million in funding, came out of stealth with three former Amazon employees as co-founders and investors, a business model that could…