Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
BioNTech shares slip on gloomy Covid vaccine sales outlook
Vials containing the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are displayed before being used at a mobile vaccine clinic, in Valparaiso, Chile, January 3, 2022. Rodrigo Garrido | Reuters Shares of BioNTech on Monday slid by more than 6% in morning trading after the German drugmaker shared a gloomy 2023 sales outlook for its […]
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Wyoming abortion ban blocked due to Obamacare-era amendment
Abortion is legal in Wyoming again, oddly enough as the result of a state constitutional amendment pushed by conservatives opposed to Obamacare more than a decade ago. Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens in a ruling Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of the state’s newly enacted abortion ban that took effect Sunday. Owens’ decision pointed […]
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View reside: President Biden addresses the Canadian Parliament
(The stream is slated to start out at 2 p.m. ET. You should refresh the web page if you do not see a video clip previously mentioned at that time.) President Joe Biden will handle Canada’s Parliament on Friday afternoon as he appears to be to strengthen bonds among the two nations amid quite a […]
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Carl Icahn claims Illumina directors got extra insurance to close ‘disastrous’ $7.1 billion Grail deal
Carl Icahn on Friday alleged that Illumina‘s directors demanded extra personal liability insurance before the biotech company signed off on a $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer test developer Grail in 2021. The claim is the latest development in a brewing proxy fight between the activist investor and San Diego-based Illumina, who have been trading jabs […]
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Pfizer’s Covid drug Paxlovid may reduce the risk of developing long Covid, study says
A prescription for Pfizers Paxlovid tablets outside of his apartment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 25, 2022. (Photo by Rachel Wisniewski/For the Washington Post) Rachel Wisniewski | The Washington Post | Getty Images People who take Pfizer‘s Covid antiviral treatment Paxlovid shortly after infection may reduce their risk of developing long Covid, regardless of their […]
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Sanofi, Regeneron shares pop more than 6% after data shows asthma drug Dupixent may also treat COPD
A logo on the Sanofi exhibition space at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Shares of Sanofi and Regeneron both jumped by more than 6% on Thursday after the pharmaceutical companies released promising data showing their […]
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Enjoy are living: TikTok CEO testifies in advance of Home committee as possible U.S. ban looms
(The stream is slated to commence at 10:00 a.m. ET. Be sure to refresh the web site if you do not see a video clip previously mentioned at that time.) TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify ahead of the Home Strength and Commerce Committee on Thursday morning as his business fights to stave off […]
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FDA advisors vote against effectiveness of Biogen’s ALS drug for rare and aggressive form of the disease
A pedestrian walks past Biogen Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., on Monday, June 7, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration’s independent panel of advisors on Wednesday voted against the effectiveness of Biogen’s investigational ALS drug for a rare and aggressive form of the disease. The drug tofersen […]
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FDA advisors reject Biogen’s ALS drug for rare and aggressive form of the disease
A pedestrian walks past Biogen Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., on Monday, June 7, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration’s independent panel of advisors on Wednesday declined to endorse accelerated approval of Biogen’s investigational ALS drug for a rare and aggressive form of the disease. The drug […]
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View stay: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies at Senate hearing
(The stream is slated to begin at 2:30 pm ET. Remember to refresh the page if you do not see a online video above at that time.) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will testify just before the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday, where by she is most likely to deal with rough queries about the federal response […]
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