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As legal battles over opioid drugs slowly move through the courts the U.S. Department of Justice is adding its weight to the matter. This week the DOJ asked the courts for permission to help settle disputes brought by state and local governments against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Days after being tapped to helm the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield predicted the AIDs epidemic can be defeated within the next three to seven years and the challenges of the opioid crisis can also be brought “to its knees.”
Bob Hugin announced his campaign on Monday in an email.
Fitzgerald resigns four months after ex-HHS Secretary Price.
The FDA will establish a council to oversee all animal studies under the agency’s purview.
The agency would have to furlough about 45 percent of its staff.
Rounding out the top five companies behind J&J and Sanofi are AbbVie, Celgene and Merck.
One of the biggest concerns has been the loss of the R&D tax credit, which incentivizes companies, including life science firms, to support research.
We write about science every day, why isn’t it getting through to the public consciousness?
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