Category: breaking-news

Pharma CEOs Counter Trump By Promising Safety Over Shortcuts In Coronavirus Vaccine Development

A “historic pledge” is intended to counter President Trump’s insistence that a vaccine could be ready by Election Day.

FDA Rejects Oleandrin, Extract Pushed By MyPillow CEO, As A Dietary Supplement

The agency concluded that Oleandrin cannot “reasonably be expected to be safe.”

Stock Market Sell-Off Continues: Dow Plunges 400 Points, S&P 500 Falls Nearly 2%

Stocks continued to plummet following Thursday’s sell-off.

Juul May Lay Off More Than 50% Of Its Workforce, Report Says

Juul is facing a slew of lawsuits and regulatory setbacks.

Delta Adds 270 People To No-Fly List For Refusing To Wear A Mask

Delta’s CEO said the use of face masks is a “top priority” for stemming the virus.

Stock Market Sell-Off: Dow Plunges 600 Points, S&P 500 Falls 3%

Big tech stocks dragged the market sharply lower.

Dow Jumps 450 Points As Stocks Continue Record Run

Stocks continued their strong start to what is historically a bad month for markets.

Covid-19 Antibodies Last For At Least Four Months, Study Finds

Researchers found that the amount of antibodies “increased during two months after diagnosis” and “remained on a plateau for the reminder of the study.”

Report: Trump-Backed Plasma Treatment Has ‘Insufficient Data’ Behind It, NIH Advisers Claim

President Trump on August 23—the eve of the Republican National Convention and a day after accusing the FDA of holding up treatments for political reasons—announced an emergency authorization for the “powerful therapy,” which drew rebukes from health e…

U.S. Won’t Join Global Coronavirus Vaccine Effort Because It’s Led By The WHO

The WHO has warned against “vaccine nationalism.”