Moderate Dems still seek changes to the party’s drug pricing package
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) is still pushing for changes to the proposal ahead of a key vote on the bill expected as soon as this week.
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Biden plan to boost U.S. production of Covid vaccines gets mixed reviews
The Biden administration will invest billions to expand Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity. The effort was greeted with mixed reactions.
What a European rejection of an Alzheimer’s drug would mean for Biogen
Wall Street is quickly discounting the possibility Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm will generate revenues from the vast European market.
European regulators signal Biogen Alzheimer’s drug unlikely to win approval
A panel of European drug reviewers notified Biogen that its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm is unlikely to win approval there.
J&J’s new vaccines leader talks Covid-19 and pipeline plans
STAT spoke with Penny Heaton, a new leader of J&J’s vaccine division, about the company’s vaccine plans to combat Covid-19, RSV, and more.
Can telehealth for PTSD and bipolar disorder in rural areas be scaled up?
A telehealth project to connect urban providers to rural patients with PTSD and bipolar disorder saw “huge gains.” Can the approach scale?
European regulators unlikely to approve Biogen Alzheimer’s drug
The US government will buy more doses of an antibody drug for early treatment of Covid-19 developed by GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology.
A resident physician on the Covid-stoked fire that burned him out
Growing up poor, Sudhakar Nuti wanted to do right by his poor and immigrant patients. Burnout made that a challenge.
Daily briefing: How some fish can live for centuries
How some fish can live for more than 200 years, the questions swirling around new Alzheimer’s drugs and how one of the world’s last COVID-elimination strategies is panning out in China.
El Nino’s Grip on Climate
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