healthcare

How Tonix Pharma Is Kicking Cocaine

Posted: May 23, 2019 at 10:35 am

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: TNXP) shares jumped sharply on Thursday after the firm announced that it has in-licensed a Phase 2 asset, TNX-1300 for the treatment of cocaine intoxication. ...
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How Eli Lilly Is Making Insulin More Affordable

Posted: May 22, 2019 at 11:40 am

Drug companies have been decried in the United States for high prices, but Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) is looking to fight this trend — at least a little. ...
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Why Ocular Therapeutix Fell Short in Its Glaucoma Study

Posted: May 21, 2019 at 1:40 pm

Ocular Therapeutix Inc. (NASDAQ: OCUL) shares took a beating on Tuesday after the firm announced late-stage results for patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. These results come from ...
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Why BioCryst’s HAE Treatment Failed to Impress

Posted: May 21, 2019 at 10:10 am

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX) shares were absolutely crushed in Tuesday’s session after the company announced late-stage results for its study in hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients. Specifically, the firm announced ...
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How CBD Is Finally Paying Off for Amyris

Posted: May 20, 2019 at 9:10 am

Amyris Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS) shares jumped early on Monday on news that the firm had received its first payment from its cannabinoid partner. Specifically, Amyris received $10 million from Lavvan ...
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Thursday’s Top 4 ASCO Movers

Posted: May 16, 2019 at 4:03 pm

The 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is scheduled for May 31 to June 4 in Chicago. This meeting always brings big swings in the ...
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Solid Breast Cancer Results From MacroGenics Ahead of ASCO

Posted: May 16, 2019 at 11:35 am

Looking ahead to the week of May 31 to June 4, one of the biggest health care conferences of the year, the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of ...
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Iovance Bio’s Big Break in Cervical Cancer Ahead of ASCO

Posted: May 16, 2019 at 9:55 am

The 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is scheduled for May 31 to June 4 in Chicago. This meeting always brings big swings in the ...
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Why There May Be a Big Issue With This Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Study

Posted: May 14, 2019 at 1:25 pm

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disorder of progressive muscular weakness, especially in boys. It affects one out of 3,500 to 5,000 males worldwide and is one of the ...
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The Best Biotech ETFs to Buy Ahead of ASCO

Posted: May 14, 2019 at 9:38 am

The 55th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is just around the corner. Biotech and pharmaceutical companies will descend on Chicago for a five-day all-out conference ...
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Big Pharma Scares Off Short Sellers

Posted: May 10, 2019 at 10:15 am

Pharmaceutical companies usually are involved in a lengthy process of getting their drug candidates to market through clinical trials. There is a fair amount of risk involved, should a study ...
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Short Sellers Get Even Higher on Cannabis Stocks

Posted: May 10, 2019 at 9:50 am

Cannabis stocks had a huge showing on Wall Street this past fall. In fact, most of the news flow surrounding these stocks had investors pouring money into them. Some of ...
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Short Sellers Back Off Major Biotechs

Posted: May 10, 2019 at 8:55 am

The short interest data are out for the most recent settlement date, April 30. Generally speaking, companies within the biotech industry are considered to be a riskier group of stocks, ...
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Wall Street Has a New Strategy for Legal Marijuana – Whenever That Happens

Posted: May 9, 2019 at 11:01 am

With evolving societal and regulatory landscapes, the upside potential of cannabis as a new investment strategy has emerged to complement the historically resilient characteristics of alcohol and tobacco. Cannabis stocks ...
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Why Mylan Is Getting Absolutely Crushed

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 11:30 am

When Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL) released its first-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Tuesday, the company posted $0.82 in earnings per share (EPS) and $2.5 billion in revenue. ...
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