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The U.S. government asks Bavarian Nordic, the sole manufacturer of a monkeypox vaccine, to find new partners.
New Zealand's Medsafe has granted expanded provisional approval for Novavax Inc's (NASDAQ: NVAX) Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12 through 17. The provisional approval was based on data from the ongoing pediatric expansion of the Phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial of 2,247 adolescents aged 12 through 17. In the pediatric expansion, Nuvaxovid achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint and demonstrated 80% overall clinical efficacy when the Delta variant was predominant. Relat
RedHill's (RDHL) RHB-204 gets Orphan Drug designation from the European Commission for the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease
A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, claiming the way they distributed opioids to customers caused severe harm to communities and created a public nuisance.
NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel announced Thursday that his son Henry, 6, has died. “Our beloved son Henry passed away.
Verve’s effort to lower patients’ levels of bad cholesterol with a single injection is gradually making clinical progress and would be a significant upgrade from statins and other medicines currently available.
By John Vandermosten, CFA NASDAQ:BLRX READ THE FULL BLRX RESEARCH REPORT Second Quarter 2022 Operational and Financial Results On August 16, 2022, BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ:BLRX) reported 2Q:22 operational and financial results in a press release concurrent with the filing of Form 6-K . A conference call and webcast were hosted later that morning. Key highlights since the previous update in May
On July 29, food company Lyons Magnus alerted customers via the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) website that 53 beverage products could be contaminated with a rare, but dangerous microorganism called Cronobacter sakazakii. But a few weeks later a new update has been issued, announcing that more products are involved and another bacteria could also be present. With the addition of 36 more beverages, the total number included is up to almost 90. No reports have been made so far regarding
Butt acne, or buttne, is especially common in active women. Here, dermatologists explain why this happens and how to treat and prevent butt breakouts.
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Health officials stress that at-home tests are a vital and accurate way of tracking COVID-19 infections but an initial negative test doesn't mean people are out of the woods.
From the cars we drive to work in the morning to the kitchen appliances we use to cook dinner when we get home, we rely on countless different devices to get us through the day. And while we're aware of some of the risks that we might encounter, most of us expect a certain level of safety from major companies and the products they produce. In a new alert, the U.S. Food Drug and Administration (FDA) warns Americans that one popular group of devices typically used at night may not be safe after al
Research found dietary salt substitutes can lower the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death from cardiovascular disease, and can lower high blood pressure.
Sanofi's run of bad luck continued Wednesday after the company scrapped a failed breast cancer drug, leading Sanofi stock to crumble.
Britain is in the grip of a new silent health crisis.
After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of therapy to learn how to put words together in sentences and learn to walk again. The railroad decided after reviewing Hersey's records — but without a doctor's examination — that he was unfit for his job overseeing inspections of stationary railcars in Chicago because of the risk he would become incapacitated.
GSK's NDA for momelotinib for treating myelofibrosis was based on data from key phase III studies, including the pivotal MOMENTUM study.
FOSTER CITY, Calif., ATLANTA and NEW ORLEANS, August 18, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced a new health equity collaboration with the Satcher Health Leadership...
The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act contains five new healthcare benefits for retirees. Because Congressional Democrats in the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act through the reconciliation process, its healthcare provisions apply only to Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs. Consider … Continue reading → The post Inflation Reduction Act: 5 Ways Retirees Can Save on Healthcare appeared first on SmartAsset Blog.
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