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Health Sector Headlines: Shifts in Profits, Drug Developments, and Data-Sharing Innovations
HCA Healthcare raises 2025 profit forecast amidst insurance uncertainty while Centene anticipates a 2026 profitability boost ...
FDA opens probe into mysterious death linked to gene therapy
The Food & Drug Administration is investigating the death of an 8‑year‑old following Elevidys gene therapy for Duchenne ...
What’s behind Sarepta’s gene therapy deaths?
Three patient deaths linked to gene therapies developed by Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) have drawn FDA scrutiny on the viral ...
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EMA Says No to Duchenne Gene Therapy Elevidys
The European drug authority recommends refusal of marketing authorization after study shows no benefit over placebo.
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FDA Probes Death of 8-Year-Old Linked to Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy who received Sarepta ...
FDA Probes Death of Boy in Brazil on Sarepta’s Elevidys
US regulators are investigating the death of an 8-year-old boy in Brazil who received Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.’s Elevidys.
FDA probes death of patient on Sarepta's Elevidys, partner Roche says death unrelated to therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it was investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy who received ...
Sarepta fails to win EU backing for muscle disorder gene therapy
Sarepta Therapeutics failed to win the European drug regulator's backing for its muscle disorder gene therapy on Friday, as ...
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Sarepta Under Scrutiny, AstraZeneca’s Big Bet, and AI vs. IDRs
This week's episode covers news about Sarepta, babies born following mitochondrial transfer, and AI identifying therapy targets.
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Sarepta Fallout Continues With EU’s Negative Opinion of Elevidys in Ambulatory Patients
The European Union’s health regulatory agency did not endorse approving Elevidys for ambulatory patients with Duchenne ...
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Roche won't throw in the towel after DMD gene therapy Elevidys' rebuff in Europe
Despite a new setback for Elevidys in Europe, Roche—which markets Sarepta’s gene therapy outside the U.S.—remains committed ...
Sarepta Shares Fall After Gene Therapy Hits Another Regulatory Roadblock
Separately, Sareptea said last week that it would pause the development of most of its experimental gene therapies for a different type of muscular dystrophy. The stoppage came after one of the ...