Based on positive clinical trial results, Seattle Genetics intends to file a marketing application for the #breastcancer drug, called tucatinib, with the FDA early next year. buff.ly/2J9CYEo

New Vertex cystic fibrosis drug approved, extending treatments to 90% of patients buff.ly/33OLpNe

A new form of the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 appears to significantly expand the range of diseases that could be treated with the technology. buff.ly/2VYWLvv

Opinion: Although new delivery methods will help telehealth expand, they are sometimes handcuffed by varied and conflicting state and federal rules. buff.ly/2J9dBSY

House Democrats’ signature legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs will be named for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings. buff.ly/31yoQLg

Opinion: No matter how well I performed as a surgeon, my “choice” of motherhood was seen as a shortcoming. buff.ly/2J8I5Vn

#Amazon, #Google, and #Facebook are ramping up efforts to use #artificialintelligence to identify the structure of proteins involved in diseases, a key task in the discovery of new drugs. buff.ly/2Bv2pMd

Sean Parker, billionaire and philanthropist, gets an immunotherapy company off the ground. buff.ly/33GVI5K

Republicans wheeled into the committee room a dozen boxes, overflowing with thousands of pages of printed amendments, in hopes of dramatically changing Democrats’ signature drug pricing bill. buff.ly/35NpXdk

Opinion: After I told my colleagues about my second pregnancy, another supervisor complained to one of my male resident colleagues, “These damn girls! All they do is f— things up by coming here and getting pregnant.” buff.ly/31rIW9X

Sanofi is now recalling Zantac from the U.S. and Canada. buff.ly/2VTsMos

Sanofi is recalling Zantac from the U.S. and Canada, joining numerous companies that began extensive recalls of their heartburn drugs because traces of a possible carcinogen were found in certain medicines. buff.ly/33CQ0Su

The world has come a big step closer to having a fully licensed #Ebola vaccine. buff.ly/2MSoI3U

GW Pharmaceuticals' drug Epidiolex, was the first-ever #CBD-based drug with the OK from the FDA. Now, the company is setting its sights on everything from multiple sclerosis to autism. buff.ly/2Jiq47d

Sen. Bernie Sanders, other lawmakers say the FDA is not being transparent about Takeda's recall of lifesaving drug. buff.ly/2OY7bd7

GW Pharmaceuticals makes the first-ever CBD-based prescription drug. Here’s what it wants to do with the marijuana derivative next. buff.ly/35LwepK

Opinion: In the past 25 years, I never once had to question if my job had meaning. It is my mission to make sure transplant trainees won’t question theirs either. buff.ly/2nTySZt

Scientists find that reduced neuronal activity extends life. buff.ly/32pJpe2

CSL Behring sued a former employee and a rival company over alleged theft of trade secrets on research into treating a rare disease. buff.ly/2IVhElO

Rep. Elijah Cummings, a longtime advocate for lower drug prices, passed away Thursday. Now Nancy Pelosi is naming Democrats’ drug pricing bill in his honor. buff.ly/2IZwaJd