Health care industry
FDA says Covid vaccines may need to be updated to ensure high level of effectiveness against virus
A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The currently approved Covid-19 vaccines may need an update to ensure a high level of protection as the virus […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks steady; key Treasury spreads remain inverted Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 31, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were mixed Monday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq looking modestly higher. Twitter shares soared […]
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Obama to return to White House to celebrate health care reform
Former US President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow on November 08, 2021. NBC News reports Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since he left office to promote the Affordable Care Act in an event alongside President Joe Biden. Jeff J […]
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Investors bet on obesity drugs before without much success. Why this next wave could be different
New obesity treatments are helping patients lose 15% or more of their body weight, and changing attitudes could expand access to treatments. Source
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Myocarditis risk higher after Covid infection than Pfizer or Moderna vaccination, CDC finds
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test in San Francisco, California, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images People infected with Covid-19 face a higher risk of myocarditis and other inflammatory heart conditions than those vaccinated against the disease, according a large study published by the Centers for Disease […]
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CDC will end sweeping order used to expel migrants at U.S. borders during Covid pandemic
Pedestrians wait to cross into the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry border crossing bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Cesar Rodriguez | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift a sweeping public health order that has allowed the U.S. to expel more than […]
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House to vote on bill to legalize marijuana
Adam Eidinger along with other DC marijuana advocates gathered on the east side of the US Capitol plaza grounds to urge Congressional lawmakers to lower the restrictions on marijuana use in the District of Columbia, and made a further statement by illegally smoking marijuana and consequently being arrested, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC Monday […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Futures rise after jobs report and worst quarter in 2 years Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 31, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures started the second quarter higher Friday after lower-than-expected but still robust […]
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A human genome has finally, fully been decoded
Fotohunter | Getty Images Mission accomplished — or close enough, anyway. That was the message scientists sent to the world in 2003 when they announced that the human genome had been sequenced, assembled and was essentially complete — with a few seemingly minor gaps. In reality, the effort to quantify and identify the genetic code […]
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Senators reach tentative deal on $10 billion in additional Covid funding, Romney says
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks through the Senate Subway on his way to a security briefing for senators on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 30, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached a tentative deal on $10 billion in additional Covid funding, less than half […]
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