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Democrats’ big climate, health care and tax package clears major Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Saturday to advance a sweeping climate and economic bill with the support of all 50 Democrats, bringing long-stalled elements of President Joe Biden’s agenda one step closer to reality. The procedural vote on the filibuster-proof package was 51-50, with all Republicans opposing the motion to begin debate and Vice President Kamala […]
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Eli Lilly says Indiana’s abortion law will lead the drugmaker to grow in other states
An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters Drugmaker Eli Lilly, one of the biggest employers in Indiana, said that the state’s newly passed law restricting abortions will cause the company to grow away from its home turf. […]
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‘Stressed out’ STD clinics struggle to handle surge in monkeypox patients as U.S. outbreak grows
Dr. Emily Drwiega from the University of Illinois Health and Maggie Butler, a registered nurse, prepare monkeypox vaccines at the Test Positive Aware Network nonprofit clinic in Chicago, Illinois, July 25, 2022. Eric Cox | Reuters Dr. Ward Carpenter, co-director of health services at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, said the monkeypox outbreak across the […]
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Artificial intelligence drug hunters are nearing a pivotal stage in their development
Efforts to use artificial intelligence to discover drugs have been underway for about a decade but industry watchers are predicting an inflection point is nearing for investors, who have been looking for ways to determine how AI-first drug developers should be valued. AI and machine learning offer the potential to speed up the hunt for […]
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Here are 5 stocks in our portfolio that can benefit from rising interest rates
A strong labor market with robust wage gains might mean the Fed still has more work to do. Source
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New York polio case is the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ hundreds of others could be infected, health official says
Hundreds of other people could have polio after an adult in a suburb of New York City caught the virus and suffered paralysis last month, the state’s top health official said this week. New York State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett warned that the confirmed polio case in an unvaccinated adult, coupled with the detection of […]
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Does the Inflation Reduction Act violate Biden’s $400,000 tax pledge? Expect ‘a different answer depending on who you ask,’ says analyst
Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Senate Democrats’ package of climate change, health-care, drug pricing and tax measures unveiled last week has proponents and opponents debating whether the legislation violates a pledge President Joe Biden has made since his presidential campaign, to not raise taxes on households with incomes below $400,000 a year. The answer isn’t […]
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Australia’s bad flu season is a warning for the U.S. this year
Pedestrians wear masks in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The U.S. may be in for a severe flu season this year if trends in the Southern Hemisphere — historically a seasonal harbinger for the U.S. — hold true. Hans Gutknecht | Medianews Group | Getty Images The U.S. may be in for a […]
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CDC estimates 1.7 million gay and bisexual men face highest risk from monkeypox
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 1.7 million men who have sex with men face the biggest threat from monkeypox right now. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on a call Thursday that gay and bisexual men who are HIV positive or who are taking medicines, called PREP, to reduce their chance […]
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Biden administration will declare monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency in the U.S.
People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City. Jeenah Moon | Getty Images The Biden administration will declare monkeypox a public health emergency as the U.S. outbreak has grown into the largest in the world, the […]
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