Pharmaceuticals
Abortion providers rush to make backup plans as Supreme Court decides whether to keep limits on mifepristone
U.S. abortion pill providers are scrambling to make backup plans as the Supreme Court decides whether to keep restrictions on the key drug mifepristone. Some in-person clinics in New York, California and Kansas will offer mifepristone for now, but are preparing to provide an alternative abortion pill if a subsequent decision essentially bans the drug. […]
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Florida House passes six-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis
The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would ban most abortions after six weeks, when many women don’t know they are pregnant. The bill passed by a vote of 70 to 40, largely along party lines. The measure now goes to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign it into […]
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Blocking FDA approval of abortion pill could stifle innovation in the biopharma industry, experts say
A messy legal fight over the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone poses risks to the biopharma industry that go beyond the single drug. If a subsequent decision tosses out the pill’s approval, it could potentially stifle innovation in the sector and deter investments in the development of life-changing drugs, biopharma […]
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Credit score Suisse upgrades Novo Nordisk on ‘surprise’ advancement of weight problems and diabetic issues prescription drugs Ozempic and Wegovy
Credit history Suisse upgraded Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk to outperform from neutral on Thursday, citing expansion in its weight problems and diabetes medications. Body weight-reduction drug Wegovy has experienced a profitable relaunch soon after working with supply issues, when diabetes drug Ozempic has witnessed accelerating advancement as a substitute of moderation following Wegovy’s relaunch, […]
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House Democrats call for immediate hearing on Texas abortion pill ruling
Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023. Moises Avila | AFP | Getty Images Democrats on the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Wednesday requested an immediate hearing on a federal judge’s order suspending the Food and Drug […]
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Juul to pay $462 million to settle youth vaping claims from six states, D.C.
Juul will pay $462 million to settle claims by six states and Washington D.C. that the vaping company marketed its addictive e-cigarettes to underage teens, five Democratic attorneys general announced Wednesday. Those states are New York, California, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Illinois and Colorado. New York alone will receive $112.7 million over an eight-year period. “There […]
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Abortion pill alternative: The drug that could be used if Texas ban on mifepristone upheld
Misoprostol, used to terminate early pregnancies, are displayed in a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 12, 2022. George Frey | Reuters A federal judge’s ruling could take the abortion pill mifepristone off the market — but there is another medication that could provide an alternative for people seeking to terminate their pregnancies. Three states in […]
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Moderna says it expects up to $15 billion in sales of Covid, RSV, flu vaccines in 2027
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine awaits administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on December 15, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Moderna on Tuesday said it expects to see between $8 billion and $15 billion in sales from its Covid, RSV, flu and other respiratory vaccines in 2027. The biotech […]
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Health misinformation is lowering U.S. life expectancy, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf says
Life expectancy in the U.S. is between three and five years lower than the average in other high-income countries — and the gap comes in part from misinformation, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said. “It’s looking worse, not better, over the last several years,” Califf told CNBC in an interview Thursday at […]
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Moderna says it hopes to offer new vaccines for cancer, heart disease, and other conditions by 2030
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is prepared for administration ahead of a free distribution of over the counter rapid Covid-19 test kits to people receiving their vaccines or boosters at Union Station in Los Angeles, California on January 7, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Moderna hopes to offer a new set of […]
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