Healthcare
It is unknown whether tightening economic sanctions will limit Russia’s ability to ship its vaccines to areas that do not have strong manufacturing capabilities.
Studies from Guttmacher Institute found that 54% of all abortions in the United States in 2020 were done with pills instead of surgery, an increase from approximately 44% in 2019.
Researchers identified a 19-nucleotide- long RNA sequence found in the SARS-CoV-2’s furin cleavage site that matched a 19-nucleotide sequence in a genetic segment owned by Moderna.
A recent study, published in Genetics in Medicine, concluded that genetic variants contributed to SUPD in 11% of the 352 cases.
Public health officials begin to think we’ve turned the corner on the pandemic as new global cases drop 21% last week, the third consecutive week numbers and deaths have declined.
GlaxoSmithKline unveiled plans for its new spinout in the consumer health division, Haleon. It is expected to be in place by mid-2022.
Health authorities in Malawi discovered an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 on Thursday. The announcement comes after a case was detected in a young child in Lilongwe.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is under fire for failing to publish large swaths of hospitalization data related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prescription drug costs have continued to rise, with more than 150 drug manufacturers raising their prices in January.
BioSpace compared the 43 healthcare and life science companies on Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2022 with that of our own 2022 Best Places to Work.
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