by Jordana Choucair | Sep 27, 2021 | Life Sciences
Pfizer Inc. said it’s conducting a mid-to-late-stage clinical trial that is testing an antiviral pill to prevent COVID-19 among people who have been exposed to the virus. Merck & Co Inc. and Roche Holding AG are also developing COVID-19 antivirals. (Article...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 27, 2021 | D.C. News
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the House will vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill Thursday instead of today (Monday). The delay will give Democrats more time to strike a deal among progressives and moderates on a topline figure for the infrastructure bill or...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 24, 2021 | Payers
Centene Corp. and Humana Inc. are suing Merck & Co., accusing the drugmaker of deploying “pay-for-delay” tactics to prevent lower-cost generic drugs from entering the market and causing them to overpay for two cholesterol medications by hundreds of...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 24, 2021 | Life Sciences
A key CDC panel recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots for people 65 years old and older, as well as those at high risk of severe COVID-19. Contrary to the FDA, the panel rejected a plan that would have distributed the booster shots to people whose...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 24, 2021 | Health IT
A group of large employers, including Walmart and Target, announced a new telehealth program aimed at tackling health disparities among African American workers. In partnership with virtual care company Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand, the Black Community...
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