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Pfizer to end development of experimental obesity pill due to elevated liver enzymes
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pfizer on Monday said it would stop developing its experimental obesity and diabetes pill, lotiglipron, due to elevated liver enzymes in patients who took the drug once a day in mid-stage clinical studies. Those elevated enzymes often indicate damage to cells in the liver, but the pharmaceutical giant […]
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UBS upgrades Moderna, says potential from new vaccines is underappreciated
Investors aren’t fully appreciating the broader uses for Moderna’s mRNA vaccines, creating a big buying opportunity, UBS said Monday. The bank upgraded Moderna to buy from neutral. UBS did lower its price target to $191 from $221, though the new forecast implies upside of 61% from Friday’s close. Moderna shares have struggled in 2023, losing […]
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How New York City’s sky-high cost of living stacks up to London
New York and London are some of the most desirable cities to live in due to the amount of job opportunities and the vibrant entertainment options — but residents are paying a premium. New York tied with Singapore as the most expensive cities in the world in 2022, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide […]
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NY Gov. Hochul signs bill to protect abortion providers sending pills into states with bans
Governor Kathy Hochul holds media availability press conference and makes an announcement on abortion rights at the office on 633 3rd Avenue. Governor Hochul updated the media on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, announced more funding to provide abortion on demand, updated on the situation with monkeypox, and invited businesses around […]
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Biden to sign executive order expanding access to birth control
President Joe Biden signs an executive order in support of Joining Forces, the initiative to support military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors on June 9, 2023 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Eros Hoagland | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Friday will sign a wide-ranging executive order aimed at protecting and increasing access to […]
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Neuralink competitor Precision Neuroscience conducts its first clinical study to map human brain signals
Array of Precision Neuroscience Source: Precision Neuroscience It happened so fast that Craig Mermel missed it. He was standing in a busy operating room in West Virginia, waiting for a surgeon to place Precision Neuroscience’s neural implant system onto a conscious patient’s brain for the first time. Mermel, the president and chief product officer at […]
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Moderna files for FDA approval of updated Covid vaccine for fall
A vial and a medical syringe seen displayed in front of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States and Moderna biotechnology company’s logos. FDA finds the COVID-19 vaccine. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday applied for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the biotech company’s updated Covid […]
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Poll: 61% of voters disapprove of Supreme Court decision overturning Roe
People march together to protest the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health case on June 24, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Allison Dinner | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images On the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, 6-in-10 voters remain opposed to the court removing […]
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Pfizer, GSK RSV shots for older adults may prevent thousands of hospitalizations, CDC analysis says
Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images Vaccinating one million adults ages 65 and above with a single RSV shot from Pfizer or GSK may prevent thousands of hospitalizations over two seasons of the virus, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. A CDC medical officer presented the analysis, […]
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CDC advisory panel backs use of GSK and Pfizer RSV vaccines in adults 60 and older
A health worker prepares a flu vaccine shot before administering it to a local resident in Los Angeles, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2022. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended that adults ages 60 and above, after consulting their doctors, […]
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