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Medicare will allow pharmaceutical companies to publicly discuss drug price negotiations
Hundreds of 1199SEIU health care workers staged a rally and sit to block 3rd avenue where some were arrested. They protested against health care cuts in Governor Kathy Hochuls budget on Medicare. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images Medicare on Friday said it will allow pharmaceutical companies to publicly discuss the program’s historic drug […]
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More than $200 billion in Covid loans potentially stolen by fraudsters, watchdog says
(L-R) Kevin Chambers, Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement, Department of Justice; Hannibal “Mike” Ware, Inspector General, Small Business Administration; Michael Horowitz, Chair, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee; and Roy D. Dotson Jr., Acting Special Agent in Charge, National Pandemic Fraud Recovery Coordinator, United States Secret Service; testify during a hybrid hearing held by the House Select […]
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Walgreens slashes earnings guidance due to lower consumer spending, drop in Covid care demand
People make their way near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images Walgreens on Tuesday slashed its full-year earnings guidance as it fell short of Wall Street expectations for its fiscal third quarter due to lower consumer spending and a drop in demand […]
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Look at stay: President Biden and India Prime Minister Modi speak at the White Residence
(The stream is slated to commence at 12:45 p.m. ET. Be sure to refresh the web page if you do not see a video clip earlier mentioned at that time.) President Joe Biden and Primary Minister Narendra Modi of India will keep a joint press convention following their bilateral meeting Thursday. Later on, Modi will […]
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Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax gear up for fall Covid vaccine rollout with an important head start
A pharmacist prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on September 09, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Covid strain selection for the next round of shots puts Pfizer, Moderna […]
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Drugmakers aim to strike down Medicare drug-price negotiations at Supreme Court
Chief Executive Officers of pharmaceutical companies testify before the Senate Finance Committee on “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II” February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. From left to right are Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and CEO of AbbVie Inc; Pascal Soriot, executive director and CEO of AstraZeneca; Giovanni Caforio, chairman of […]
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Biden to appoint Mandy Cohen to lead the CDC
Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks at a news conference at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2021. Bryan Anderson | AP President Joe Biden on Friday said he will appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cohen served as the head of North Carolina’s Department of […]
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FDA advisors raise doubts about seasonal updates to Covid vaccines as with flu shots
A person receives a COVID-19 vaccination dose, during a free distribution of COVID-19 rapid test kits for those who received vaccination shots or booster shots, at Union Station on January 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s independent panel of advisors raised doubts about the […]
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FDA advisors recommend that new Covid vaccines target an omicron XBB variant this fall
A woman receives a booster dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, February 1, 2022. Johanna Geron | Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s independent panel of advisors on Thursday recommended that updated Covid shots for the fall and winter target one of the XBB variants, […]
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House Democrats press Walmart, Costco, Kroger to sell abortion pill mifepristone
In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images House Democrats on Thursday called on Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Safeway and Health Mart to publicly commit to sell the prescription abortion pill mifepristone at their retail pharmacies. Pending […]
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