SAN MATEO, Calif., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Talphera, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLPH), ("Talphera"), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for use in medically supervised settings, today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat at the A.G.P. Virtual Healthcare conference May 21, 2024 at 10:40 a.m. ET. Presentation Information Presentation Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Presentation Time: 10:40 am ET Format: Fireside

NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Behavioral Health Leaders Network, a Kinetix Group network of excellence, announced it will rebrand as the Brain Health Leaders Network (BHLN). Launched in 2021, the network has served as a multistakeholder-led initiative focused on addressing and improving the management of unmet behavioral health needs. The rebrand acknowledges its increasing work to build consensus around different disease affinity categorie

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvalent, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on creating precisely targeted therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) to NVL-655 for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have been previously treated with two

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announced the election of Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, FNAP, FAPhA, of Pasadena, MD, as 2025–2026 APhA president-elect. Rodrigeuz de Bittner will succeed Randy P. McDonough, BS, PharmD, MS, BCGP, BCPS, RPh, of Iowa City, IA, in the office of APhA president on March 30, 2026, at the conclusion of the 2026 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Los Angeles, CA. Continue Reading Magaly Rodriguez de Bitt

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new analysis of a study comparing two commonly used medications, chlorthalidone (CTD) and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), is set to be presented as a late-breaking presentation at the annual 2024 National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings. Continue Reading The study, titled "Treatment with Chlorthalidone vs Hydrochlorothiazide and Renal Outcomes: The Diuretic Comparison Project (DCP)," conducted by a team of distinguished researchers from v

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus, a global medical technology company committed to making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, announced today that it will highlight its EVIS X1™ endoscopy system and colorectal cancer screening solutions during the Digestive Disease Week annual meeting May 19-21 in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading Olympus Corporation announced that it will highlight its EVIS X1™ endoscopy system and colorectal cancer screening solutions d

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study to shed light on the long-term nephroprotective potential of sparsentan compared to maximally titrated irbesartan (MT-IRB) in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is set to be presented as a late-breaking presentation at the annual 2024 National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings this week in Long Beach, CA. Continue Reading "Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparisons of eGFR Slopes in the PROTECT Study With UK RaDaR IgA Nephropath

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Assar Gabrielsson was one of the founders of Volvo. In accordance with his wishes, a fund was established for clinical research of cancer diseases. The fund has existed since 1962. It primarily supports research projects that are considered promising but have not yet reached the weight that provides funding from major research funds. The Assar Gabrielsson Foundation has awarded Anna Wenger as the winner in the basic science research category and S

CHICAGO, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) member and Alabama general dentist Gordon R. Isbell III, DMD, MAGD, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) today, and discussed access to and issues facing the delivery of oral health care in the U.S. Isbell's testimony comes just days before the AGD will host members from across the country on Capitol Hill during its annual Hill Day. "Research continues to highlight the i

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackson (OH) resident Kaley Lower vividly remembers the moment she first laid eyes on the daughter she never thought she would have. "I looked at my husband and just said, 'We did it,'" Kaley said, emotion choking her voice. "This was something we had worked so hard for. We were told in 2020 that we would probably not be able to have a biological child, but luckily," God had other plans. "We had been through so much in almost four years, from count