This data is troubling when considering our vulnerable population, meaning those who are immunocompromised and most susceptible to becoming infected, hospitalized, and even dying.
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New Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Neutralizes Lassa Virus
A new monoclonal antibody cocktail neutralizes a dangerous virus circulating West Africa: Lassa Virus.
Scientists Warn Dangerous Monkeypox Variant Circulating In Central Africa Could Fuel New Outbreaks
The dangerous clade I monkeypox variant has a fatality rate of up to 10%, and is associated with a more severe form of disease that is more likely to cause serious complications like blindness than the variant driving the current global outbreak.
Myriad Genetics (MYGN) To Share Guarded BRCA Variant Information In Public Database
Genetic testing giant, Myriad Genetics, will share its previously guarded variant classifications in a public database in Spring 2023. What does this sea-change mean for Myriad and the field of genetic testing and precision medicine?
Neither Party Has A Good Plan For Social Security And Medicare
Securing these essential programs will require a far more serious conversation than the one voters have been hearing in the closing weeks of this election.
Teva Pharmaceuticals Will Pay Up To $523 Million In New York For Opioid Settlement
The Israeli company will shell out as much as $4.2 billion nationwide as part of a tentative deal.
Medicare’s Value-Based Insurance Design Pilot Could Pave Way For Broader Implementation
Value-Based-Insurance-Design refers to health insurers’ efforts to structure patient cost-sharing in such a way as to encourage enrollees to use drugs and services that are most valuable to them. The Medicare Advantage plan pilot could trigger a reviva…
Vaccine Targeting Both Flu And Covid Starts Trials—As Scientists Test New Ways To Immunize People More Efficiently
The shot combines Pfizer’s experimental flu vaccine and the companies’ jointly-produced Covid shot targeting BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants.
Evernorth Performance And Life Insurance Sale Boost Cigna Profits
Cigna reported $2.8 billion in quarterly profits thanks to the sale of the company’s life benefits business, rising health plan membership and growth of Evernorth health services.
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