AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPharmacy: Canada’s Weston family has agreed to buy Britain’s Boots chain for $8.9 billion, bringing its U.K. and Ireland stores, opticians and beauty business under new ownership. Healthcare technology: GE HealthCare plans to acquire SOFIE Biosciences for $945 million, while iRhythm has completed its roughly $287.5 million purchase of wearable-monitoring company VitalConnect. Utah has also authorized a pilot in which AI can issue initial acne prescriptions, with physicians involved in each rollout stage. Research: Nobel chemistry winners Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai were honored for work on molecular “handedness” that can help drugmakers develop safer, more targeted medicines. Australia’s CSIRO and Moderna have launched a five-year partnership to speed research and responses to infectious-disease threats. Access and policy: A new poll found 60% of Americans support Medicare for All, while a free pop-up clinic offering medical, dental and vision care is scheduled in Chattanooga on October 17–18.
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