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CDC advisors recommend mpox vaccine for at-risk adults in future outbreaks
Vials of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine are prepared at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent advisors on Wednesday unanimously recommended administering the two-dose Jynneos vaccine to adults at risk of mpox in the […]
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Amazon, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Nvidia are in the headlines. Here’s our take on the news
Club holdings Amazon (AMZN), Wells Fargo (WFC) as well as Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) are in the news Wednesday. Here are the headlines and the implications for the Club’s investment thesis. Amazon completes health deal AMZN YTD mountain Amazon’s year-to-date stock performance. The news: Amazon completed its acquisition of primary-care provider One Medical, the […]
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Pfizer RSV vaccine that protects infants could receive FDA approval this summer
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pfizer‘s vaccine that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus could receive Food and Drug Administration approval by the end of this summer. Pfizer on Tuesday said the FDA is reviewing the vaccine on an expedited basis. The agency is expected to make a decision on whether to […]
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Tuesday’s rough market gives us the chance to add to a health stock that’s right for this environment
The market sell-off creates an opportunity to buy stocks of companies that are doing well and will continue to do so even in a recession. Source
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Senators call on Medicare to offer broad coverage of Alzheimer’s treatments as public pressure grows
U.S. senators on Friday called for Medicare to offer broad coverage of Alzheimer’s treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration, warning that current restrictions cost patients precious time as their disease progresses. “Given the progressive nature of this terminal disease, we encourage you to take steps now to ensure patients have immediate access to […]
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Maker of promising Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi expects full FDA approval this summer, expanded Medicare coverage
Tek Image/science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Japanese drugmaker Eisai expects the Food and Drug Administration to fully approve its Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi this summer, which would expand access to the pricey new antibody under Medicare. U.S. CEO Ivan Cheung said the FDA, which granted accelerated clearance in January, could give […]
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Eli Lilly recruits Black patients for Alzheimer trial as drugmakers seek more diversity in clinical studies
Sharon Kimbrough went to the Black Women’s Expo in Atlanta to sell her memoir. Getting tested for Alzheimer’s was the furthest thing on her mind, but when nurses from Eli Lilly approached her about the company’s new trial, she decided to let them draw her blood. “I had two family members that had Alzheimer’s,” said […]
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FDA advisors recommend over-the-counter use of life-saving opioid overdose treatment Narcan
The Food and Drug Administration’s independent advisors on Wednesday unanimously recommended over-the-counter use of the nasal spray Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses, which would significantly expand access to the life-saving treatment. Emergent BioSolutions‘ Narcan is the most commonly sold treatment for opioid overdoses. The FDA is expected to make a decision by March 29 on […]
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Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel will testify before Senate next month on Covid vaccine price hike
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel will testify before the Senate health committee in March over the company’s plans to hike the price of its Covid-19 vaccine. Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the health panel, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that Bancel would appear at a hearing titled: “Taxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would […]
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House GOP asks Fauci and dozens of health officials to testify in investigation into Covid origins
House Republicans have asked former White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony to testify before Congress as they launch a new investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The GOP leaders of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic and Committee on Oversight and Accountability sent a letter to Fauci on Monday requesting a […]
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