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Chris Cai from Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law presenting on private equity acquisitions of health care delivery organizations at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. #arm25

Presenting some work on spending associated with drugs for ultra-rare diseases at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting! #arm25 Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law

Really interesting discussion about climate change and health care at #arm25 with Betty Bekemeier, Jeremy Greene, Sonia Angell, and Winnie Chi.

Great and engaging panel discussion about the future of the Inflation Reduction Act by Ben Rome, Stacie Dusetzina, and Alyson Bancroft (Patients For Affordable Drugs) (moderated by Chris Cai)! #ARM25 Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law

🚨 Less than a month left! The Health System Impact Fellowship is now accepting applications. There's incredible interest from host orgs this year—check out the Partner Linkage Tool (PLT)! FO Details : buff.ly/S4bsU1j PLT: buff.ly/oj8nlEs 📅 Deadline: July 3, 2025

Living in a community that currently has an active and out of control wildfire, this research is incredibly timely. An important new study from authors at the BC Centre for Disease Control. via npj Journals nature.com/articles/s4440…

Our fellow Dr. Catharina Giudice shares in nature how repeated exposure to extreme #heat can lead to kidney failure. “You’re having this acute kidney injury day after day... progress[ing] to a state where the cells can’t recover fully.” loom.ly/aWtlkVw

Super interesting story about Novo Nordisk and their Canadian patents. '... Novo did file a patent there for semaglutide. . .but the last time they paid the annual maintenance fee on it was 2018!' science.org/content/blog-p…

The last video lecture on the topic of surrogate endpoints is now live on Medscape Skills Lab series. This one addresses several misconceptions about surrogate endpoints in oncology. medscape.com/viewarticle/sk…

Looking for a recent paper that reports on HRQoL via EQ-5D-5L/3L scores, that specifically reports on the each of the domains/levels of the EQ-5D. Preferably in a chronic disease, and also preferably US-based (but not necessary). Anyone? EuroQol #healtheconomics #hspr #QALYs

'A 2023 analysis of more than 20 million deaths across the world found that hot days and days with bad air quality both resulted in higher-than-normal mortality rates. But periods in which heat and pollution are combined were even more deadly.' via The New York Times

The clinical aspect & decision aside, it's problematic for health systems that BioMarin priced Brineura at $1 million. If companies didn't charge these prices, decisions are easier & less restrictive. Note: Brineura's net sales in 2024 were $170 million. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

These 1–2 month reviews may be dangerously fast—even with a fully staffed FDA. But as Joseph Ross told both @STATNews and Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, mass layoffs raise real doubts about feasibility. Many key details remain TBD. More via Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society: 🔗 raps.org/news-and-artic…

A little work to make one of the local #Squamish trails a bit more friendly to those riding adaptive mountain bikes.

Just out! The new guidelines from the Canadian Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) have finally been released. Changes to take effect as of January 2026. #hta #drugprices canada.ca/en/patented-me…

Always a super interesting read! Notably, amongst the top 20 CEOs, average compensation was greater than $30 million. Total compensation for the top 20 CEOs was more than $600,000,000. Also notable that there is only one woman amongst the top 20. via Andrew Dunn/Endpoints News

There is NOTHING normal or acceptable about this.

📢Job vacancy📢 Post-doctoral position in Health Economics HOPE at UoM High-profile policy evaluations, including the UK government's programme to increase labour market participation through health interventions. Deadline: 29th July jobs.manchester.ac.uk/DecideInternal…

'Drugmakers [said] they were stockpiling drugs in the US as a strategy to curb the impact of potential pharma tariffs. In March, Ireland saw a massive 243% increase in pharma exports, compared to the same month last year.' via Anna Brown / Endpoints News endpoints.news/pharmaceutical…

'The FDA will ask Sarepta to stop shipping its Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment Elevidys, an HHS official said, in what could be a final blow to the company’s hopes for the product following two patients’ deaths.' via Endpoints News endpoints.news/fda-asks-sarep…