Pharmaceuticals
CDC recommends RSV vaccines from Pfizer, GSK for adults 60 and older
Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that adults ages 60 and above receive a single dose of RSV vaccines from Pfizer and GSK after consulting their doctors. Outgoing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendation, which an advisory panel […]
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As drugmakers race to develop the next big weight loss pill, Eli Lilly may have an edge
An Eli Lilly & Co. logo is seen on a box of insulin medication in this arranged photograph at a pharmacy in Princeton, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Drugmakers are jockeying to capitalize on the next major innovation coming to the blockbuster weight loss industry: effective, convenient and potentially affordable obesity pills. […]
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Regeneron shares fall right after Fda rejects large-dose eye condition remedy
Perspective of Company and Investigate and Growth Headquarters of Regeneron Prescription drugs on Previous Observed Mill River Highway in Tarrytown, New York. Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Regeneron fell nearly 9% on Tuesday immediately after the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration declined to approve a better-dose variation of the firm’s blockbuster […]
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Eli Lilly experimental obesity drug helped patients lose up to 24% of their weight, study says
Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Eli Lilly’s experimental drug helped patients lose up to 24% of their weight after almost a year, the highest reduction seen in the obesity treatment space to date, according to new mid-stage clinical trial results released Monday. […]
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Novo Nordisk says high-dose experimental obesity pill leads to 15% weight loss
Novo Nordisk said that it was cutting the supply of some doses of its popular obesity drug in the U.S. as it struggles to keep up with surging demand. Liselotte Sabroe | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk‘s high-dose experimental obesity pill helped overweight or obese adults lose around 15% of their body weight, according […]
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Pfizer to end development of experimental obesity pill due to elevated liver enzymes
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Pfizer on Monday said it would stop developing its experimental obesity and diabetes pill, lotiglipron, due to elevated liver enzymes in patients who took the drug once a day in mid-stage clinical studies. Those elevated enzymes often indicate damage to cells in the liver, but the pharmaceutical giant […]
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NY Gov. Hochul signs bill to protect abortion providers sending pills into states with bans
Governor Kathy Hochul holds media availability press conference and makes an announcement on abortion rights at the office on 633 3rd Avenue. Governor Hochul updated the media on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, announced more funding to provide abortion on demand, updated on the situation with monkeypox, and invited businesses around […]
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Moderna files for FDA approval of updated Covid vaccine for fall
A vial and a medical syringe seen displayed in front of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States and Moderna biotechnology company’s logos. FDA finds the COVID-19 vaccine. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday applied for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the biotech company’s updated Covid […]
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Pfizer, GSK RSV shots for older adults may prevent thousands of hospitalizations, CDC analysis says
Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images Vaccinating one million adults ages 65 and above with a single RSV shot from Pfizer or GSK may prevent thousands of hospitalizations over two seasons of the virus, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis. A CDC medical officer presented the analysis, […]
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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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