Medical staff treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in their isolation room on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, U.S., January 4, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Covid hospitalizations surge across the U.S. as students return to school and fall vaccination campaigns begin. According to data from the …
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna‘s latest Covid vaccine has shown promising results in combating the highly mutated omicron variant called BA.2.86, based on clinical trial data released by the biotech company on Wednesday. Health officials are closely monitoring this variant, and Moderna’s vaccine has demonstrated a strong immune response against it. According …
A building on the campus at the world headquarters of Illumina is shown in San Diego, California, Sept. 1, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters Illumina‘s board on Tuesday appointed Jacob Thaysen as the new CEO of the DNA sequencing company new CEO, in an effort to recover from a protracted dispute over its acquisition of …
Robert Galbraith | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently approved Amgen’s $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics through a settlement agreement. This decision has significant implications for the pharmaceutical industry’s future buyouts. Wall Street analysts believe that the FTC’s settlement sets a positive precedent, indicating that other pending deals, including Pfizer’s $43 billion purchase …
Displaying Abbott’s at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits in Orlando. Photograph: Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images With the surge in COVID cases in the US, many Americans are uncovering unused at-home tests that they stored during the early stages of the pandemic. While these tests may have expired, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
Novo Nordisk, the pharmaceutical company, has introduced its weight loss injection, Wegovy, in the United Kingdom. Despite ongoing supply challenges, the company is expanding the drug’s availability in Europe. Initially, the weekly injection will have a controlled and limited launch, with specific patients eligible to receive it through the National Health Service (NHS). To be …
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, right, cordially greets Judge Thomas Rose of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio after his inauguration on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Cedarville, Ohio. John Minchillo | AP A federal judge voluntarily recused himself from a case with potential implications on Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices. This decision …
In Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA, Michael Nason, 29, and Donna Nason, 25, both residents of Bakersfield, were spotted wearing face masks. This sighting comes as California experiences a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. With this uptick in cases and the emergence of new virus variants, many are starting to …
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a resolution in its case against Amgen, allowing the company’s $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics to proceed. The acquisition is Amgen’s largest ever and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. The FTC initially filed a lawsuit in May, claiming that the acquisition …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is currently facing a financial shortage to manage natural disasters in the United States. This comes as the country deals with significant damage caused by the devastating Maui wildfires and the start of hurricane season, which has already brought a massive storm to Florida. According to FEMA Administrator Deanne …