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Five things for pharma marketers to know for Thursday, July 2, 2026
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (295+ words) June lifts biotech funding rounds; Bridge Bio nets a $1 billion raise; Why Anthropic is bringing AI to drug development. A June flourish lifts biotech megaround tally in first half of 2026. Forty private biotech companies disclosed funding rounds of $100 million or…...
2026 Women of Distinction keynote on the investment opportunity in women's health
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (298+ words) MM+M's 2026 Women of Distinction keynote speakers Jessica Federer and Liz Powell discuss the glaring disparities that still exist in women's health and what marketers can do to change them. The science on women's health is still brand new. Women…...
Trouble getting weight loss drugs covered by insurance? Here's what to know
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (1464+ words) A professional in-home caregiver lost her coverage for Zepbound. She soon realized getting it back was not straightforward. "I was like: "What am I going to do? Hopefully I can just continue keeping this weight off." " Deborah Finley, 50, of Lodi,…...
He dreamed of becoming a physician assistant. New loan rules may thwart him.
19+ hour, 56+ min ago (1694+ words) Starting July 1, the amount of money graduate students will be allowed to borrow from the federal government will be capped. Benjamin Pinckney, 46, has dreamed of becoming a physician assistant since just after his 20th birthday. He had been targeted by a…...
Florida hospitals act fast to discharge gun victims " especially if they're not insured
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (1736+ words) Alea Bates wasn't ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial Health Care's main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times at close range. Miraculously, hospital records show, none of the bullets damaged her internal organs. But after surgery, Bates…...
These church members disagree on politics. Together they're wiping out medical debt.
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (1291+ words) Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. "We've got quite a spread of political beliefs," said the Rev. John Jackman, who leads this 114-year-old red-brick church near Winston-Salem's old textile mills. Conservative…...
Would hunters take a Lyme disease vaccine? We asked
21+ hour, 57+ min ago (1128+ words) It's tick season, possibly the worst in a decade. More and more Americans are being exposed to these parasites as climate change expands the range where they can survive. That means more people are also exposed to the bevy of…...
The Escalator: Illumina, Arrakis Therapeutics, Mayne Pharma and more
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (457+ words) See which leaders are on the move across the pharma, biotech and medical marketing industries. LB Pharmaceuticals hired Christopher Zergebel as SVP of clinical operations. Candel Therapeutics announced the appointment of Mark Sims as chief commercial officer, effective July 6. Accuity…...
She struggled to get a lifesaving drug even after insurers vowed to help
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1327+ words) Over four consecutive days in January, Margaret Hvatum ran a 5 K, a 10 K, a half-marathon, and a full marathon. The 70-year-old covered a combined distance that's nearly equivalent to running the length of Manhattan four times." By the end of…...
Five things for pharma marketers to know for Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (410+ words) House China panel questions Bristol Myers, Pfizer on trial sites; Eli Lilly and Regeneron selected for the FDA's new Pre Check program; FDA staff question peptides backed by RFK Jr. ahead of advisory panel review. A bipartisan group of U. S. lawmakers…...