Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

Kratom, a Southeast Asian botanical derived from the leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree, has traditionally been used for its stimulant and pain-relieving properties.

California Assembly Bill 1264 reflects continued state interest in restrictive legislation directed at the food and beverage industry and, in particular, food additives.

Singh and Kunte posited that higher consolidation might allow participating PE firms to negotiate higher reimbursements and to increase imaging utilization in the market, potentially driving profitability.

Kratom, a Southeast Asian botanical derived from the leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree, has traditionally been used for its stimulant and pain-relieving properties.

Singh and Kunte posited that higher consolidation might allow participating PE firms to negotiate higher reimbursements and to increase imaging utilization in the market, potentially driving profitability.

The resolution was announced following a partial intervention for the purposes of settlement by DOJ's Civil Division, in coordination with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California and HHS-OIG

In Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. v. Sandoz, Inc., the Federal Circuit upheld the district court’s determination that the claims at issue were neither obvious nor invalid under the doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting based on a "lead compound" approach to the obviousness determinations.

After the Supreme Court decided that the personalized medicine method claims at issue in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. did not satisfy the patent eligibility requirements of 35 USC § 101.

GlaxoSmithKline and Genentech have settled a U.S. lawsuit related to Genentech's Cabilly II (US 6,331,415) and Cabilly III (US 7,923,221) patents.

On March 27, 2025, HHS announced a "dramatic restructuring" of its various agencies and offices in accordance with President Trump's Executive Order, "Implementing the President's ‘Department of Government Efficiency' Workforce Optimization Initiative."

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a complete overhaul in accordance with the president's recent executive order on government efficiency.

Kratom, a Southeast Asian botanical derived from the leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree, has traditionally been used for its stimulant and pain-relieving properties.