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Part of what is being discovered about the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is how fast it appears to infect people, a median of about three days, compared to four or five with other variants.
Collegium reached a $2.75 million agreement with a law firm representing 27 U.S. cities, counties and subdivisions related to the opioid crisis and the company’s sale of Xtampza.
Dr. Charles Lieber was convicted Tuesday by a federal jury after being found guilty of lying to the U.S. government about his questionable ties with the People’s Republic of China.
The government charged Chicago-based Daniel V.T. Catenacci, a medical school professor who served as the lead investigator of the company’s cancer drug bemarituzumab.
Moderna has decided to drop the patent application to “allow more time for discussions with the NIH”, which will be aimed at an amicable resolution.
As the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 picks up speed, vaccine makers are rushing to test their shots against the new mutation, with mixed results.
Biogen and Eisai reported that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency had decided not to recommend the drug for its MAA.
With the holidays around the corner and people expected to gather, public health officials have expressed concerns over a possible increase in COVID-19 cases, particularly with the highly infectious Omicron variant on the rise.
U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon rejected a bankruptcy plan that shielded the Sackler family from potential lawsuits related to the opioid crisis.
In a unanimous vote made by U.S. health officials, the advisers decided the safer Pfizer and Moderna vaccines should be given as boosters.
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