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Is InflaRx Sunk by a Midstage Skin Condition Study?

Posted: June 5, 2019 at 11:15 am

InflaRx N.V. (NASDAQ: IFRX) shares were destroyed on Wednesday after the firm announced results from its midstage trial in patients suffering from moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Prior to ...
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How ReWalk’s Exo-Suit Is Breaking the Mold for Stroke Survivors

Posted: June 5, 2019 at 10:35 am

ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (NASDAQ: RWLK) shares absolutely exploded on Wednesday on news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the firm's ReStore soft exo-suit system for sale ...
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This Insulin ‘Tea Bag’ May Be a Game-Changer for Diabetics

Posted: June 4, 2019 at 12:31 pm

A researcher at the University of Arizona, working in collaboration with other scientists across the country and in Canada, has been developing new technology that might mean diabetics will no ...
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Credit Suisse Calls Out Amgen as Its Key Cancer Winner From ASCO

Posted: June 4, 2019 at 11:10 am

It has been a tough year for many members of the so-called big pharma and big biotech. Also, in recent years, the lines separating the largest biotechs from the largest ...
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Why Genocea’s Neoantigen Treatment Is Such a Big Hit at ASCO

Posted: June 3, 2019 at 10:30 am

Genocea Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GNCA) is one of the big winners from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The firm announced best-in-class clinical results from ...
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Meet One of ASCO’s First Losers

Posted: May 31, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Turning Point Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: TPTX) shares dipped on Friday after the firm posted interim data for its midstage study in ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer patients. The data came ...
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Study: Health Care Costs Worry Americans More Than Any Other Financial Problem

Posted: May 30, 2019 at 2:35 pm

As the cost of U.S. health care services and medications continue to grow at an alarming pace, Americans are now more likely to cite health care costs at their top ...
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Why Cara Therapeutics Could Rise Another 50%

Posted: May 30, 2019 at 12:20 pm

Cara Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CARA) recently announced data from its late-stage trial in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). While there was a very positive reaction among investors, one analyst ...
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These Are the States with the Best and Worst Hospitals for Patient Safety

Posted: May 30, 2019 at 9:49 am

Most people probably prefer to avoid going to the hospital if possible. It’s a choice of last resort, when we’re too sick for the doctor’s office, or need sophisticated tests ...
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AstraZeneca Cuts Almost All Ties to Inovio Pharma

Posted: May 29, 2019 at 3:51 pm

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INO) shares dipped on Wednesday after it was announced that the firm’s partnership with AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ: AZN) would be scaled back. AstraZeneca subsidiary MedImmune is ...
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Why Credit Suisse Sees AnaptysBio Having 80% to 200% Upside

Posted: May 29, 2019 at 3:26 pm

Investors love when they find stocks that have the potential to rise 50% to 100% in a fairly short period. They just better keep in mind that they are probably ...
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America’s Unsafe Medical Products

Posted: May 29, 2019 at 1:40 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued eight new safety alerts, comprising six related to product recalls, including one for an animal antibiotic; one regarding mortality rate among ...
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What This Cara Therapeutics Late-Stage Study Could Mean for Chronic Kidney Disease

Posted: May 29, 2019 at 11:10 am

Cara Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CARA) shares jumped on Wednesday after the firm announced topline data from its late-stage trial in hemodialysis patients with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP). Specifically, ...
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Goldman Sachs Crushes Value and Turnaround Hopes of Gilead Sciences

Posted: May 28, 2019 at 12:15 pm

Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) quite recently has been considered as both a value stock and as a turnaround candidate for long-term views. Goldman Sachs has muted that upside view ...
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Is This Kezar Life Sciences Lupus Study in Trouble?

Posted: May 28, 2019 at 11:40 am

Kezar Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: KZR) shares were absolutely crushed on Tuesday after the firm revealed data from its midstage trial in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The data ...
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