Stop taking Ozempic, Wegovy before surgery: Doctors
In this photo illustration, a box of the diabetes drug Ozempic rests on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images People …
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Medicare will allow pharma firms to discuss drug price negotiations
Hundreds of 1199SEIU health care workers staged a rally and sit to block 3rd avenue where some were arrested. They protested against health care cuts in Governor Kathy Hochuls budget …
Moderna strikes deal to develop mRNA drugs in China
Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna on Wednesday said it struck a deal with Chinese officials to research, develop and manufacture messenger RNA medicines in the country, despite …
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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 …
FDA to probe concerns about Jake Paul Prime energy drink
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration …
Chamber of Commerce asks judge to block Medicare drug negotiations
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce seal is displayed during restoration at the headquarters in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday …
Nvidia invests in biotech company Recursion for AI drug discovery
A man wearing a mask walks past a Nvidia logo in Taipei, Taiwan. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Chipmaker Nvidia will invest $50 million in Recursion Pharmaceuticals to …
Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi sales may be slow at first: Analysts
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 …
Whistleblower alleges Medtronic engaged in bribery scheme
For nearly a decade, sales representatives from a prominent medical device maker operated a bribery scheme at a Kansas veterans hospital that wasted millions of taxpayer dollars and jeopardized the …
Illumina hit with record EU fine over Grail deal
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images European Union regulators on Wednesday fined Illumina a record 432 million euros ($476 million) for closing its acquisition of cancer test developer Grail …