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The widely-held concept that levels of “good” cholesterol in the blood can indicate heart disease risk is not equally true for Blacks and whites, and the measure itself may be of less value than previously...
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Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) said on Monday it had delivered a written notice to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, terminating with immediate effect an agreement for the sale of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine to low and middle-income...
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Generic drug makers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Sandoz say they are planning a significant ramp-up in production of biosimilars copies of high-priced drugs used to treat illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer aiming to...
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Pharmaceutical companies could be made to disclose prices and deals agreed for any products they make to fight future global health emergencies, under new rules that would govern a World Health Organization-backed pandemic accord reviewed...
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The monkeypox outbreak continues to represent a global health emergency, which is the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, the UN agency’s Emergency Committee said on Tuesday.
The WHO label, a “public health...
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Pfiser Inc (PFE.N) on Tuesday raised its forecast for 2022 sales of its COVID-19 vaccine by $2 billion to $34 billion, and said new deals and drugs in development should help replace future declining vaccine...
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AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine has been linked to a 30-percent higher risk of getting a very rare blood clotting condition compared to the Pfiser jab, a large international study said Thursday.
Several countries have already...
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Pfiser Inc expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to about $110 to $130 per dose after the United States government’s current purchase programme expires, Pfiser executive Angela Lukin said on Thursday.
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Two people who recently arrived in Thailand from abroad tested positive for Omicron’s immune-evasive XBB sub-variant, according to the Department of Medical Science.
The XBB sub-variant is among several new variants in Thailand, doctors...
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Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) has agreed to provide its new variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine to the global scheme aiming to deliver shots to the world’s poorest people.
The biotech company and vaccine alliance GAVI will cancel...
