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A nurse administers a dose of the HPV vaccine at an Illinois health clinic in 2018.
Health

Merck’s $8 billion cancer vaccine faces first U.S. jury trial

By Bloomberg and Peter Blumberg
January 27, 2025
From left to right, portraits of former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama; President Joe Biden; and President-elect Donald Trump.

Chronic, work-related stress can accelerate your biological age—especially if your job is U.S. president

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January 18, 2025
CEO of UnitedHealth Group sits in a blue suit testifying before Congress
Finance

UnitedHealth CEO calls out pharmaceutical companies for inflating prices in first earnings call since executive was murdered

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January 16, 2025
As part of its quest to “discover the science of humanity,” the Truveta Genome Project will gather the de-identified genetic data of tens of millions of consented volunteers, health data startup Truveta announced Jan. 13, 2025.
Health

Pharma giant Regeneron is spending $119.5M on the world’s largest, most diverse genetic database using DNA from patient volunteers

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January 16, 2025
Lynparza (olaparib), a product of Fortune 500 pharmaceutical firm Merck and Fortune 500 Europe company AstraZeneca, showed meaningful improvements in overall survival in people with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm), HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer, 2024 clinical trial data suggest.
Health

Merck-AstraZeneca breast cancer drug reduces risk of death by 28% in patients diagnosed early, clinical trial shows

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December 20, 2024
Merck snags Chinese obesity drug in nearly $2 billion deal
Tech

Merck snags Chinese obesity drug in nearly $2 billion deal

By Robert Langreth and Bloomberg
December 19, 2024
As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.
Health

Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

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December 18, 2024
Close-up of a patient administering a dose of Zepbound (tirzepatide)
Health

Zepbound vs. Wegovy: New clinical trial says this weight-loss medication sheds more pounds

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December 4, 2024
Modern-day hippie moms have found solace in one Trump appointee: RFK Jr.
Lifestyle

Modern-day hippie moms have found solace in one Trump appointee: RFK Jr.

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December 4, 2024
A twice-yearly shot of this drug could help end AIDS — ‘it’s unprecedented’
Health

A twice-yearly shot of this drug could help end AIDS — ‘it’s unprecedented’

By Maria Cheng, María Verza and The Associated Press
December 2, 2024
FDA announces new rules to make TV drug ads clearer as Trump nominates RFK Jr., who wants to ban them
Health

FDA announces new rules to make TV drug ads clearer as Trump nominates RFK Jr., who wants to ban them

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press
November 15, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich.
Politics

Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead Health and Human Services, despite his history of skepticism toward vaccines and medicine

By Jill Colvin, Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
November 14, 2024
Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.
Health

Could your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness

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November 1, 2024
Women in abortion-ban states are getting the procedure at similar rates as under Roe, study says
Health

Women in abortion-ban states are getting the procedure at similar rates as under Roe, study says

By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated Press
October 23, 2024
Julie Wainwright
Commentary

Count me among the boomers not retiring—I’m in my 60s and leading another startup

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October 22, 2024

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