Experts have been racing to work out why the virus has been spreading between people in a way not recognised by previous definitions and paremeters.
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Why Is Biopharma Paying 75% Of The FDA’s Drug Division Budget?
It decreed that drug companies must pay a “user fee” each time they filed a New Drug Application (NDA). These funds would then be used to support the FDA’s drug division.
Abortion Access Influences Location Decisions For One In Five U.S. Manufacturing CEOs, According To Forbes-Zogby Poll
Two of Indiana’s biggest employers said last month that they’d think twice about expanding facilities in the state after the legislature passed a near-total ban on abortion. A new poll shows that, nationwide, the companies are hardly unique.
Your Baby’s Newborn Screening Blood Sample Could Be Used To Convict You Of A Crime. It Just Happened In New Jersey.
Newborn screening uses a small amount of a baby’s blood to screen for diseases that can often be prevented or treated early. But that blood is also being misused, without parental consent, for other purposes. This misuse could threaten our successful n…
How Health Care Costs Eat Into The Incomes Of Older Adults
Half of retirees spent more than $4,300 for health care in 2018, according to a study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Waiting In The Wings: A Potential New Variant Of SARS-CoV-2
A new member of the Omicron family, BA.2.75.2, shows potential as the next major variant of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2023 Breakthrough Prizes Announced: Deepmind’s Protein Folders Awarded $3 Million
The same AI engine that made computers even better at games like Chess and Go could also boost new drug discoveries.
Pfizer Will Begin Distribution Of 6 Million Paxlovid Treatments To Low-And-Middle Income Countries
This initiative is geared towards wider distribution of the drug as the world continues to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Suppresses Innate Immunity By Cleaving Proteins Required For Interferon Induction And Inflammation
In addition to cleaving virus proteins, SARS-CoV-2 main protease released into the host cell has the potential to cleave cellular proteins.
InnovationRx: Fed Rate Hikes Are Bad For Biotech; Plus: A New Covid Variant Wave?
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