Health
Watch live: Biden warns of GOP plans to curb access to health-care
(The stream is slated to start at 3 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver a blistering criticism of Republican policies at a speech in Virginia Beach on Tuesday afternoon where he will warn of GOP plans to cut […]
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Buy this little-known biotech stock set to rally nearly 60% as use of gene therapy grows, Goldman Sachs says
Shares of Krystal Biotech can rally nearly 60% as use of its gene therapy to treat cases of herpes simplex virus mount, Goldman Sachs said. Analyst Madhu Kumar upgraded the under-the-radar biotechnology company to a buy from neutral rating, citing opportunities to utilize its HSV treatment to remedy a rare inherited skin condition known as […]
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The Buffett test: This one chart shows how much every Club holding spends on stock buybacks
When Warren Buffett speaks, Wall Street listens — and the “Oracle of Omaha” issued a full-throated defense of stock buybacks in his latest annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. That’s why we’re shining a light on the Club holdings that repurchase the most stock, including Morgan Stanley (MS), Meta Platforms (META) and Apple (AAPL). Buffett’s […]
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U.S. Energy Department assesses with ‘low confidence’ COVID may have originated from Chinese lab leak
Epidemic-prevention workers in protective suits line up to get swab tested as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China November 28, 2022. Thomas Peter | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Energy Department concluded with “low confidence” that the Covid-19 pandemic “likely” originated from a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China, according to a classified report delivered to key lawmakers […]
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Democratic attorneys general sue FDA to drop all remaining restrictions on abortion pill
Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women’s Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A coalition of a dozen Democratic attorneys general sued the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to force the agency to drop […]
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FDA says Guillain-Barre syndrome is possible risk of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults
This 1981 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an electron micrograph of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV. CDC via AP The Food and Drug Administration sees a possible risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome with Pfizer‘s RSV vaccine for older adults and has asked the company to conduct a […]
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Medicare rejects Alzheimer’s Association request for unrestricted coverage of treatments like Leqembi
Medicare will not provide broader coverage of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi until it receives more evidence that the treatment is reasonable and necessary, according to the federal agency that runs the program for seniors. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rejected a request from the Alzheimer’s Association for unrestricted coverage of antibody treatments approved […]
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Moderna misses on earnings as costs rise from surplus production capacity, lower Covid shot demand
A vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, September 8, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters Moderna on Thursday missed earnings expectation for the fourth quarter, as costs rose from surplus production capacity and lower demand for its Covid-19 […]
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West Virginia asks judge to dismiss lawsuit seeking to overturn state restrictions on abortion pill
West Virginia’s attorney general is urging a judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s restrictions on the abortion pill. State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday asked the federal court in West Virginia’s southern district to throw out the suit brought by GenBioPro, which manufactures the generic version of the abortion pill […]
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Flu vaccine was 68% effective at preventing hospitalization in children but less protective for seniors this season
Paquita Bonillo, 84 years old, receives the fourth dose of Covid-19 and flu vaccine in the garden of the Feixa Llarga nursing home on September 26, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Zowy Voeten | Getty Images The flu vaccine has been 68% effective at preventing hospitalizations in children but has been less protective for seniors this […]
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