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Martin Shkreli speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 4, 2016.
'Pharma Bro' Firm Reaches $40M Settlement in Gouging Case
Vyera Pharmaceuticals jacked up the price of a life-saving medication by roughly 4,000%.
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This Sept 10, 2021, photo provided by Medicago, shows a tray of N. Benthamiana sprouts inside a Medicago greenhouse, in Quebec City. On Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, the Canadian drugmaker says its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the coronavirus.
Drugmaker Says Plant-Based COVID Vaccine Is Effective
The company said no serious safety issues were detected and common side effects were mild to moderate.
Dec 7th, 2021
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Biopharma Exec, Publicist Charged with Insider Trading
The company's former CFO disclosed confidential information about its pre-market clinical trials.
Dec 3rd, 2021
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A technician holds a laboratory mouse at the Jackson Laboratory, Jan. 24, 2006, in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Study Can't Confirm Lab Results for Many Cancer Experiments
Dec 7th, 2021
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Veteran Sentenced in Medical Device Theft
Dec 6th, 2021
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert on June 11, 2021.
Scientist Behind Vaccine Says Next Pandemic May Be Worse
Dec 6th, 2021
Time reversal technique focuses wave energy to knock over minifig targets in museum demonstration.
Focused Vibrations Knock Over Lego Minifigs
Dec 3rd, 2021
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Nov 16th, 2021
This undated file image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication molnupiravir. An experimental COVID-19 drug that could soon become the first U.S.-authorized pill to treat the coronavirus faces one final hurdle Tuesday: A panel of government experts will scrutinize data on the medication from drugmaker Merck.
U.S. Panel Backs First-of-a-Kind COVID-19 Pill from Merck
The FDA panel voted 13-10 that the antiviral drug’s benefits outweigh its risks.
Dec 1st, 2021
Osseosurface electronic device applied to a synthetic bone in the Gutruf Lab at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin 'Computer on the Bone'
The wireless device monitors and protects bone health.
Nov 30th, 2021
Elizabeth Holmes leaves federal court in San Jose, Calif., Nov. 22, 2021.
Holmes Accuses Ex-Lover, Business Partner of Abuse
She attempted to refute accusations that she lied about a flawed blood-testing technology.
Nov 30th, 2021
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AstraZeneca Opens Research Center as U.K. Builds Hub
Officials hope to develop a Silicon Valley for life sciences.
Nov 23rd, 2021
Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Oct. 20, 2021.
Regulators Probe Racial Bias in Medical Devices
Research shows that pulse oximeters, which measure blood oxygen levels through the skin, work less well on darker skin.
Nov 22nd, 2021
In this image take from video, Elizabeth Holmes leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse in San Jose, Calif., Nov. 19, 2021.
Fallen Tech Star Takes the Stand in Criminal Fraud Trial
The surprise decision came as a bombshell — and carries considerable risk.
Nov 22nd, 2021
A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at Reading Area Community College, Reading, Pa., Sept. 14, 2021.
U.S. Opens COVID Boosters to All Adults
And officials took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one.
Nov 22nd, 2021
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Why Moderna Won't Share Rights to COVID-19 Vaccine
Even with the government that paid for its development.
Nov 19th, 2021
Fish-shaped microrobots are guided with magnets to cancer cells, where they open their mouths to release their chemotherapy cargo.
Shape-Shifting Microrobots Deliver Drugs to Cancer Cells
Delivering drugs directly to cancer cells could help reduce chemotherapy's unpleasant symptoms.
Nov 17th, 2021
The Pfizer logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in New York, on Feb. 5, 2021. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said it has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental coronavirus pill, in a move that could make its treatment available to more than half of the world’s population.
Pfizer Agrees to Let Other Companies Make its COVID-19 Pill
Generic drug companies could produce the pill for use in 95 countries.
Nov 16th, 2021
This Oct. 16, 2012 file photo shows the Johnson & Johnson logo on a package of Band-Aids, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug business.
Johnson & Johnson to Split into 2 Companies
The company is the world’s biggest maker of health care products.
Nov 12th, 2021