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Pfizer Rsv Shot Meets Goals in Trial of High-Risk Adults Under Age 60
Date: April 9, 2024
Pfizer RSV shot meets goals in trial of high-risk adults under age 60 By Michael Erman (Reuters) – Pfizer said on Tuesday its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo was well tolerated and generated an immune response in higher risk adults under the age of 60 similar to that in older adults, for whom the...
Novo Says Ozempic Starter Kits Still Not Available in Germany in Q2
Date: April 3, 2024
Novo says Ozempic starter kits still not available in Germany in Q2 By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk has warned that starter kits of its popular diabetes drug Ozempic will still not be available in Germany during the second quarter, as shortages in Europe due to the drug’s slimming effect drag out. In...
King Charles Doing ‘very Well’, Camilla Tells Belfast Crowds
Date: March 21, 2024
King Charles doing ‘very well’, Camilla tells Belfast crowds LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Camilla said her husband King Charles who is being treated for cancer was doing “very well”, as she greeted crowds on a visit to Northern Ireland on Thursday. Charles has been absent from public duties since January while he undergoes treatment...
AstraZeneca Bets on New Cancer Treatments With $2 Billion Fusion Pharma Purchase
Date: March 19, 2024
AstraZeneca bets on new cancer treatments with $2 billion Fusion Pharma purchase By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it will buy clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc for about $2 billion in cash as the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker bets on next-generation cancer treatments. The deal is AstraZeneca’s second this month after it agreed last...
UK Royal Kate Shown in First Video Since Surgery, Sun Says
Date: March 19, 2024
UK royal Kate shown in first video since surgery, Sun says LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, has been shown looking fit and healthy in the first video taken of her since she underwent surgery two months ago in footage published by the Sun newspaper on its website on Monday. Kate, 42, spent...
AstraZeneca Follows Rival Boehringer in Capping Out-Of-Pocket Costs for Inhalers
Date: March 18, 2024
AstraZeneca follows rival Boehringer in capping out-of-pocket costs for inhalers (Reuters) – Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday it would cap out-of-pocket costs for its inhaled respiratory products at $35 per month in the United States, following a similar move by rival Boehringer Ingelheim earlier in the month. High drug prices in the United States have...