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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket engine explodes during testing
A test of a BE-4 engine at the company’s Launch Site One facility in West Texas on Aug. 2, 2019. Blue Origin A Blue Origin rocket engine exploded during testing last month, CNBC has learned, a destructive setback with potential ramifications for the company’s customers as well as its own rocket. During a firing on […]
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Basic Mills is paying this agriculture tech startup to enable make Cheerios greener
Agriculture and the in general foods ecosystem are responsible for around one particular-3rd of world-wide greenhouse gasoline emissions. Increasing things is a dirty organization, but new technological innovation is now supplying both of those farmers and key meals companies means of earning it cleaner. Expanding all the matters we eat at the escalating volumes we […]
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Astranis to bring satellite internet to 2 million people in the Philippines next year
A visualization shows an Astranis satellite over the Philippines in orbit. Astranis Astranis, a San Francisco-based company with an alternative approach to providing internet access from satellites, recently signed a deal to provide dedicated service to the Philippines, a first for the archipelago nation. “They are going to use this capacity to connect hospitals, schools […]
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White House unveils plan to eliminate threat of fentanyl laced with xylazine
Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference at the office of the New York Attorney General regarding a major drug bust, Sept. 23, 2016. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The Biden administration unveiled a plan Tuesday to eliminate the growing threat of fentanyl laced with xylazine, an illegal street […]
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Medicare will pay for Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi. What patients and doctors should know
The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023. Eisai | via Reuters Medicare has agreed to pay for the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi, a major turning point for patients who are diagnosed with the early stages of the disease. Leqembi is the only drug on the […]
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Sales of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi may be slow initially but could pick up in 2024
Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, receives an injection so he can have a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC on June 20, 2023. Michael Robinson Chávez | The Washington Post | Getty Images Sales of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi may be slow initially due to logistical requirements but could pick […]
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U.S. officials say risk of locally acquired malaria remains low as nationwide cases jump to seven
Barrington Sanders, a Miami-Dade Mosquito Control Inspector, sprays a pesticide to kill adult mosquitos on June 29, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images U.S. public health officials say the risk of locally transmitted malaria in the country remains low as seven new cases in Florida and Texas raise questions. The Florida Department […]
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Japanese pharma Eisai slides 4% even with Fda approval for Alzheimer’s drug
Signage for Eisai Co. at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Visuals Shares of Japanese pharmaceutical huge Eisai sank Friday following the company’s Alzheimer’s drug was formally accredited by U.S. regulators overnight, prompting queries about trader sentiment surrounding the shift. Tokyo-outlined shares of Eisai fell […]
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FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, paving way for broader Medicare coverage
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi, a pivotal decision that is expected to expand access to the expensive drug for older Americans. Medicare has promised to start covering Leqembi, with some conditions, on the same day the FDA approves the antibody treatment. Leqembi is made by Japanese pharmaceutical company […]
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Poor information for anxious flyers: Turbulence is getting worse as the earth warms
A airplane traveling about Northamptonshire, England. For many, turbulence is an uncomfortable component of air vacation. Joe Giddens – Pa Pictures | Pa Images | Getty Photographs Turbulence all through a flight can be an awkward knowledge for several, ranging from mild bumpiness to much more serious scenarios of ruined airplanes and injured passengers. With […]
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