Pharma Pulse 7/24/25: Balancing DEI Reporting with Legal Risk; What the Emrelis Approval Means for Pharma and Biotech ADC Strategies

Balancing DEI Reporting with Legal Risk

In an interview with Applied Clinical Trials, Kate Gallin Heffernan, a life sciences attorney at Epstein Becker Green, discussed how clinical research teams can balance accurate DEI-related reporting with minimizing legal risk, emphasizing the need for careful language and documentation to avoid potential False Claims Act exposure amid evolving federal policies.

What the Emrelis Approval Means for Pharma and Biotech ADC Strategies

In an interview with Pharmaceutical Executive, Neha Anand, Analyst at Citeline, explained how the FDA approval of AbbVie's antibody-drug conjugate Emrelis could reshape pharma and biotech strategies in oncology by validating biomarker-driven antibody drug conjugates, boosting investor confidence, and encouraging both large pharmas and biotechs to pursue differentiated targets and precision-based R&D efforts.

Russell Springs Pharmacy: A Pharmacy That Feels Like Home

Sherie Loy-Helm, PharmD, co-owner of Russell Springs Pharmacy, built a thriving, community-centered pharmacy in rural Kentucky known for its exceptional staff, deep patient relationships, and above-and-beyond care—proving that independent pharmacies can be both a lifeline and a family to the people they serve.

Cortes’ Journey Helps Reshape Hematologic Cancer Care: With Girindra Raval, MD; and Jorge Cortes, MD

In a podcast interview with Girindra Raval, MD, Jorge Cortes, MD, shared how his journey from Mexico to nearly three decades at MD Anderson—and now as director of the Georgia Cancer Center—has shaped his vision for advancing hematologic cancer care and building lasting impact through research, leadership, and mentorship.

Burnout and Subfertility in Female Physicians: Examining the Bidirectional Relationship and Emphasizing the Need for Change

This installment of Tales from the Clinic: The Art of Psychiatry explores the overlooked crisis of subfertility in women physicians, highlighting how chronic burnout, delayed childbearing, and workplace stress form a vicious cycle that undermines reproductive health—underscoring the urgent need for systemic reform, proactive planning, and integrated mental health support across medical training and practice.