Health care industry
5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 12, 2022 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell in morning trading as investors continue to worry about inflation and other global issues. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Here are the most important news items that investors need […]
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Amazon launches cancer vaccine clinical trial in partnership with Fred Hutchinson
Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is developing cancer vaccines in collaboration with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and it recently launched an FDA-approved clinical trial. Amazon and Fred Hutchinson are […]
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Covid hospitalizations have doubled since May as omicron BA.5 sweeps U.S., but deaths remain low
People hospitalized with Covid-19 have doubled since early May as the even more transmissible omicron BA.5 subvariant has caused another wave of infection across the country, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. But deaths from Covid still remain relatively low given the number of infections right now, the officials said. Dr. Ashish Jha, who coordinates the […]
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WHO to convene second emergency meeting to decide if monkeypox is a global health threat as cases rise to 9,200
Health officer uses a thermal head to detect a monkeypox virus on arriving passengers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia on May 15, 2019. Jepayona Delita | Future Publishing | Getty Images The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it will convene a second emergency meeting next week to decide if monkeypox […]
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Physicians must provide abortions in medical emergencies, regardless of state law, HHS says
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 30, 2021. Shawn Thew | Pool | Reuters Physicians must provide abortions in medical emergencies under federal law and will […]
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Perrigo unit asks FDA to approve first ever over-the-counter birth control pill
A pharmacist holds the compound PiDaNa of the company HRA Pharma in Hamburg, Germany. Daniel Reinhardt | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Perrigo Company said on Monday its unit HRA Pharma has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve a daily birth control pill for over-the-counter sale, the first such request for this […]
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Teva lied about opioid role, New York says
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the Office of the Attorney General in New York on May 9, 2022, to make an announcement about protecting access to abortion. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images New York’s attorney general on Monday said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries lied to evade […]
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Wimbledon: Champion Novak Djokovic hopes for Covid rule change ahead of US Open
Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the winners trophy after victory over Nick Kyrgios of Australia in their Men’s Singles Final match on day fourteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 in London. Visionhaus | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic is hoping for a change to American Covid-19 entry rules in time […]
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Biden says he’s mulling health emergency for abortion access
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order to help safeguard women’s access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, at the White House in Washington, July 8, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring […]
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U.S. health laws don’t always protect abortion information, but new bills could fill the gaps
A journalist reports near a crowd of abortion-rights activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Court announced a ruling in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization case on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Nathan Howard | Getty Images The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month raised […]
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