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I don't check DM's; contact me here: https://t.co/M1WW3rdoWC Bloomberg @business health reporter in Boston. Previously: @SearchlightNM @statnews

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Ike Swetlitz
3 years
👇 My latest story: Boston Scientific managers allegedly "turned a blind eye" to complaints that devices were used in unnecessary surgeries, according to a lawsuit against clinics. Do you know anything about the situation? Get in touch. Contact info in bio, or DM me. Thanks!.
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3 years
Boston Scientific ignored complaints from its employees that a medical chain was performing unnecessary procedures with its devices, according to a lawsuit against the vascular clinics
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RT @sooo__phie: The first known US company to work on editing the genes of embryos has been quietly growing in the Bay Area. Scientists a….
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RT @FayCortez: EXCLUSIVE SCOOP: Bootstrap Bio is raising seed money to work on editing the genes in reproductive cells, one of the most con….
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Crypto billionaire @FEhrsam hired at least 8 people from @elonmusk's @neuralink for his new brain-tech startup @nudge, trying to build a headset that will treat diseases, improve your mood, help you sleep. What's he up to? w/@bizcarson for @business:
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10 months
Major US health insurer Anthem is demanding at least $1 million from health care providers for allegedly improper Ozempic prescriptions. Prescribers deny the allegations, and experts are scratching their heads at Anthem's behavior. Mine for @business:
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11 months
News: @EliLillyandCo sent cease-and-desist letters demanding doctors stop selling and promoting compounded versions of Mounjaro and Zepbound made at state-licensed facilities. My story with @g0ingmad for @business:
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1 year
RT @daveyalba: NEW with @ikeswetlitz: Google’s parent company spent billions on failed health projects. Will healthcare AI be its saving gr….
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1 year
SCOOP: WeightWatchers chief medical officer leaves her post after less than a year, @g0ingmad @damiangarde and I report for @business. Know anything more about what's going on at WeightWatchers? Call/text/Signal me 630-544-9414. Free story:
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Ike Swetlitz
1 year
Copycat weight-loss drugs are flooding the market, fueling a $1-billion-a-year industry that raises safety concerns. Two states have disciplined the pharmacies that make these drugs, and two more are investigating. My latest w/@g0ingmad for @business:
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1 year
RT @annecronin: The fast rise of  Adderall use has a senior DEA official warning that this could turn into another drug crisis like the opi….
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2 years
RT @rileyraygriffin: There’s a shortage of generic drugs in the US, including amoxicillin. Listen to @ikeswetlitz, @weskosova + me talk su….
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Ike Swetlitz
2 years
CVS pharmacists in Kansas City are staging a walkout to protest working conditions. Know more about this? Get in touch! iswetlitz@bloomberg.net, 630-544-9414. w/@Fi_Rutherford for @business:
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Ike Swetlitz
2 years
The Adderall shortage has lasted more than a year and spread to other ADHD medicines. Major drugmakers say production is maxed out. People who need the medicine are suffering. Read below, w/@gerryfsmith for @business:.
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Ike Swetlitz
2 years
Scoop: as syphilis cases soar & the only drug to treat pregnant women runs low, US health officials debate the need to declare a public health emergency. Do you know more? Send me a message. w/@rileyraygriffin @Mattg2235 for @business:
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Ike Swetlitz
2 years
Tornado damage at Pfizer's Rocky Mount, NC plant may lead to disruptions in the availability of some basic hospital medicines, @pfizer told customers last week. My latest for @business. Tips welcome; you can be anonymous. Call/text/Signal 201-259-5623.
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Ike Swetlitz
2 years
Hospital drug buyers are scrambling to assess if the tornado damage at the Pfizer plant will affect the availability of basic medicines. Do you know more about this situation? Send me a message. You can be anonymous.
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Ike Swetlitz
2 years
Amid alarming shortages of cancer drugs, the FDA has allowed more importation of un-approved cisplatin from China. Previously, FDA cleared 4 lots of the drug. Recently, the agency cleared 10 more lots. Mine for @business:
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2 years
RT @LauermanJohn: The worst chemotherapy shortage in a decade has hit two of the most widely used cancer drugs, forcing clinics across the….
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2 years
RT @rileyraygriffin: As US drug shortages hit a 5-year high & concerns mount about the safety of medicines, the Biden administration has qu….
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2 years
RT @annaedney: SCOOP: Drug shortages and safety concerns have taken on new urgency at the White House where the Biden administration has qu….
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2 years
Some patients with a rare disease that causes intense pain in the sun face hurdles getting the only treatment. The drugmaker limits which docs can administer it. And they recently cut off Mass General, according to patients & a doc. My latest @business:
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