Biotechnology
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lululemon, SentinelOne, T-Mobile, MongoDB and more
In this article AMZN TMUS VZ T DELL S LULU DD FIVE ZS MDB IOT PD FGEN DNA AVGO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A boarded up T-Mobile location in New York, after looting occurred the previous night, June 2, 2020. Dan Magan | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. […]
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Medicare details plan to cover Alzheimer’s treatments
An MRI scan of an Alzheimer’s patient’s brain GSO Images | Getty Images Medicare Part B will cover Alzheimer’s treatments that receive Food and Drug Administration approval, according to the federal agency that administers the program for seniors. Anyone who has Medicare Part B and meets “eligibility criteria” will be covered for new antibody treatments […]
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Food and drug administration considers short term cancer drug imports from unapproved organizations to simplicity U.S. shortage
WINDSOR, ON – Could 8: Registered Pharmacy Technician Dawn Deslippe diligently labels Diane’s dose of Carboplatin, one of two chemo prescription drugs she will acquire on this check out. Just about every stage of the system will involve verification from at least two individuals. The healthcare facility now prepares the chemo drugs themselves alternatively than […]
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FDA approves Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults
Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a vaccine made by Pfizer that protects adults ages 60 and older from respiratory syncytial virus, a common pathogen that kills and hospitalizes thousands of seniors every year. Pfizer, in a statement Wednesday, said it expects to have supply available […]
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Illumina shareholders vote to install Carl Icahn board nominee, oust chair
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Activist investor Carl Icahn on Thursday won enough support from Illumina shareholders to install one of his three nominees to the biotech company’s board of directors. Shareholders also ousted board chairman John Thompson. An Illumina spokesperson said a new board chair will be chosen in the next few […]
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FDA grants full approval to Pfizer Covid treatment Paxlovid for high-risk adults
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to Pfizer’s Covid antiviral pill, Paxlovid, for adults who are at high risk of getting severely sick with the virus. Paxlovid is specifically advised for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid in adults older than 50 and people who suffer from certain medical conditions […]
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Scientists propose long Covid definition based on key symptoms in large study
South_agency | E+ | Getty Images Scientists funded by the federal government have proposed a definition of long Covid based on symptoms identified in a large study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The definition is based on 12 symptoms that most separate people with long Covid six months or more […]
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New HIV infections decline in U.S. but most people at risk are not receiving prevention drugs
Callista Images | Image Source | Getty Images New HIV infections declined modestly in the U.S. over a four-year period but the nation is far from reaching its goal of ending the epidemic, according to the most recent data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. The overwhelming majority of people […]
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Here’s what Pfizer and Moderna say is subsequent for their Covid vaccines
A pharmacist prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster pictures through an function hosted by the Chicago Division of Public Health and fitness at the Southwest Senior Middle on September 09, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Pictures 3 several years and billions of Covid vaccinations into the pandemic, Pfizer and Moderna say their […]
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Pfizer oral weight loss drug may be as effective as, quicker than Ozempic injection by Novo Nordisk, study says
Weight-loss drugs have become a hot topic as public heath authorities and pharmaceutical companies seek to find solutions to the growing global obesity epidemic. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images An oral drug made by Pfizer causes a similar amount of weight loss as, and works quicker than, rival Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster injection Ozempic, […]
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