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Universal flu vaccine based on mRNA tech to be tested by National Institutes of Health

Universal flu vaccine based on mRNA tech to be tested by...

Scientists hope the vaccine will protect against a variety of flu strains and provide...

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Biden to nominate cancer surgeon Monica Bertagnolli to lead National Institutes of Health

Biden to nominate cancer surgeon Monica Bertagnolli to...

The NIH, which funds medical research, played a key role in developing the messenger...

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FTC sues to block Amgen acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics

FTC sues to block Amgen acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics

The deal was a bid to strengthen Amgen's drug portfolio as it prepares to face several...

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What Is the Best Way to Cook Vegetables?

What Is the Best Way to Cook Vegetables?

Boiling, steaming, microwaving, air frying, and sous-vide cooking are put to the...

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Americans in most states will no longer receive Covid exposure notifications on phones

Americans in most states will no longer receive Covid exposure...

Apple and Google's Covid exposure notification system aimed to help millions of...

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Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi could cost Medicare up to $5 billion per year, study estimates

Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi could cost Medicare up to...

The authors said the estimated costs of Leqembi to Medicare are conservative and...

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GOP law cut Big Pharma tax rates by 40%, Senate report says

GOP law cut Big Pharma tax rates by 40%, Senate report...

Senate Finance Committee Democrats said the Republican bill resulted in billion...

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WHO says mpox outbreak, the largest in history, no longer global health emergency

WHO says mpox outbreak, the largest in history, no longer...

Mpox started rapidly around the world last year, resulting in more than 87,000 cases...

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Here's why Covid vaccines will still be free for uninsured Americans as public health emergency ends

Here's why Covid vaccines will still be free for uninsured...

The Biden administration and drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna have announced programs...

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Pfizer CEO says Medicare will likely face legal action over drug price negotiations

Pfizer CEO says Medicare will likely face legal action...

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla argued the Biden administration's plan will cut profits...

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Eli Lilly CEO vows not to raise insulin prices again, while Novo Nordisk and Sanofi hedge

Eli Lilly CEO vows not to raise insulin prices again, while...

He was the only executive to do so before a Senate Health Committee hearing that...

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FDA advisors recommend sale of birth control pill without a prescription

FDA advisors recommend sale of birth control pill without...

FDA scientists raised concerns about whether the general public will understand...

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The human genome scientists use to scout for disease just got a major makeover

The human genome scientists use to scout for disease just...

The pangenome reference is a new, more inclusive collection of reference human genome...

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What Are the Best Foods for Gingivitis and Halitosis?

What Are the Best Foods for Gingivitis and Halitosis?

I discuss the best and worst foods for gum inflammation and bad breath. Yes, saturated...

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Gilead Sciences defeats U.S. government lawsuit alleging HIV drug patent violations

Gilead Sciences defeats U.S. government lawsuit alleging...

The U.S. government had accused Gilead Science of violating patents for drugs used...

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Novavax surges after biotech company unveils job cuts, positive vaccine data

Novavax surges after biotech company unveils job cuts,...

Novavax still reported bleak first-quarter earnings and revenue that missed Wall...