Pharmaceuticals
EU drugs watchdog launches rolling review of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid variant vaccine
A registered nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Mario Tama | Getty Images The European Medicines Agency on Wednesday launched a rolling review of a variant-adapted Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, as cases of new sub-variants of the coronavirus’s Omicron lineage rise. When available, clinical trial data will be added […]
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We’re buying small in the market carnage, picking our lanes to put cash to work
The Club still thinks a broad-based selloff like Monday is creating a long-term opportunity in stocks with little to do with the concerns of the moment. Source
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Roche develops test kits to detect monkeypox virus
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Roche on Wednesday said the company and its unit have developed three test kits to detect the monkeypox virus, as the disease spreads in regions outside Africa, where the virus is not normally found. […]
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‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli released from federal prison and into New York halfway house
Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli departs the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, August 3, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Getty Images Notorious “Pharma bro” fraudster Martin Shkreli was released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday and into a U.S. Bureau of Prisons halfway house […]
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Eli Lilly obesity drug delivers 20% weight loss, bolstering investment case for new therapies
Tirzepatide is among a wave of new weight loss therapies poised to hit the market that are making greater amounts of weight loss possible. Source
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Japan reports first case of mysterious children’s liver disease as health experts explore possible Covid links
Health experts are investigating the likely cause of a new children’s liver disease, which was first reported in the U.K. in January 2022, and whether it bears any connection to the coronavirus. Fs Productions | Tetra Images | Getty Images Japan has detected its first probable case of a mysterious liver disease that has so […]
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At least a dozen U.S. universities reinstate mask mandates as Covid cases rise
Masked to protect against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), senior Lauren Pyjar takes advantage of the warm sunshine to study outdoors at Georgetown University in Washington, March 9, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters At least a dozen colleges and universities across the U.S. restored their indoor mask mandates this month after Covid cases rose on their […]
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Watch live: Biden announces massive new aid package for Ukraine
[The stream is slated to start at 9:45 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden will announce a new military aid package to Ukraine, which is expected to look similar to the $800 aid million package the U.S. released a week ago. […]
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Woman catches Covid twice within 20 days, marking a new record
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a citizen for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Binhai New Area in north China’s Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. Zhao Zishuo | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images A health-care worker has reportedly tested positive for the omicron strain of the coronavirus just 20 days […]
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Morgan Stanley names Eli Lilly a top pick, says it has best product outlook in pharma
An exciting new drug for diabetes and weight loss could open up a whole new market for the company, analysts say. Source
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