Medical
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Biden dissolves Covid-19 panel that advised his transition
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s coronavirus advisory board is disbanding, according to two of its members. The group, which Biden...
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STAT+: Biden is set to block dozens of Trump’s last-minute health regulations
WASHINGTON — President Biden is set to freeze a spate of last-minute Trump administration regulations — including, most likely, a...
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Here’s the letter Amazon sent President Biden offering to help with Covid-19 vaccinations
Amazon has reached out to President Joe Biden to offer logistical and technical support for his goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans within...
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Biden, in inaugural address, pledges the U.S. ‘can overcome’ Covid-19
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Wednesday pledged that the United States “can overcome” the Covid-19 pandemic, even as he...
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STAT+: How much? Hospitals mark up some medicines by 250% on average
As Americans grapple with the rising cost of prescription drugs, a new analysis found that some hospitals mark up prices on more than two dozen...
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Longtime Becerra aide and two health policy experts to be tapped for key posts
WASHINGTON — President-elect Biden and his top health deputies are expected to make a slew of new political appointments Wednesday. Sean...
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer and BioNTech say vaccine is effective against Covid-19 variant; U.S. to join COVAX initiative
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, as the much-discussed change in Washington, D.C., offers the U.S. a fresh start on combating...
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Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine works just as well against variant first detected in U.K., study indicates
The Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech appears to work just as well against a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in the...
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Opinion: Azar’s ‘Sunset Rule’ will bring a dangerous new dawn for health regulation
Alex Azar, secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, spent his final days in office under fire for misleading states...
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Opinion: Welcome back to the global health stage, America. You have a lot of work to do
The last four years have seen a devastating erosion of American leadership on global health. From severely restricting access to reproductive...
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STAT+: Biotech’s presence on new social media app Clubhouse is growing
For years, Twitter has been biotech’s social media app of choice. But the industry appears to be breaking into a newer, more exclusive...
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The 9 biggest challenges Biden will face on Covid-19, from today on
WASHINGTON — No president wants a federal emergency. No one in that role is waiting to call in FEMA reservists or deploy the National...
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FDA Approves First and Only Treatment for AL Amyloidosis
Accelerated approval has been granted to daratumumab in combination with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone for treatment of newly...
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Researchers develop new method for charting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein glycosylation
Researchers develop a novel, simple and affordable method for N-glycan fingerprinting based on enzymatic fluorescent glycan labeling and...
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China triumphant one year after Wuhan lockdown
"People Supremacy, Life Supremacy" reads the sign at a Wuhan exhibition, where visitors are greeted by a paean to China's triumph over the pandemic...
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Partial lockdown in Beijing over COVID-19 outbreak
A partial lockdown was imposed on the Chinese capital Wednesday, with 1.6 million residents banned from leaving Beijing, after a handful of cases...
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WHO says UK strain in over 60 countries as Biden mourns COVID victims
The UK coronavirus strain has spread to at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday, after US President-elect Joe Biden...
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Choked-up Milan takes smoking ban outside
"It's about time they passed this law. We're fed up with this smoke!" declared Massimo Gabbiadini, a shopkeeper in Piazza del Duomo, after Milan...
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Japan plans mass virus jabs ahead of Olympics from May: reports
Japan aims to start vaccinating the general public against the coronavirus in May—just two months before the postponed Olympics—after targeted jabs...
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Germany to extend virus shutdown until mid-February
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that Germany is extending its pandemic restrictions, including the closure of schools and stores, until...
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On Trump’s Last Full Day, Nation Records 400,000 Covid Deaths
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Biden’s Covid Challenge: 100 Million Vaccinations in the First 100 Days. It Won’t Be Easy.
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California Is Overriding Its Limits on Nurse Workloads as Covid Surges
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Advocates View Health Care as Key to Driving LGBTQ Rights Conversation
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Patients Fend for Themselves to Access Highly Touted Covid Antibody Treatments
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