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Pfizer, NIH Mulling Study For Longer Paxlovid Course To Combat Reinfections

The U.S. National Institutes of Health and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) are discussing testing a longer course of COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, required to prevent reinfections, White House Chief Medical Officer Anthony Fauci said. "We're going to be planning what studies we're going to be doing relatively soon, within the next few days," to…

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Abbott's Troubled Baby Formula Michigan Plant To Reopen In 1-2 Weeks: Reuters

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) and the FDA are reportedly on track to reopen the company's Sturgis, Michigan, baby formula manufacturing plant within one or two weeks, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said. Abbott, the biggest U.S. supplier of powder infant formula, including Similac, agreed with the FDA on the steps needed to resume production at…

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Immunome Shares Rise After Publishing Positive COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Data

Immunome Inc (NASDAQ:IMNM) shares are trading higher after it published data demonstrating that its COVID-19 antibody cocktail, IMM-BCP-01, potently cleared the omicron variant (BA.1) when tested in vivo in hamsters. Additional in vitro testing of a SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus showed that IMM20253, one of the antibodies in Immunome's cocktail, successfully neutralized the omicron subvariant…

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Why SIGA Technologies Shares Are Trading Higher Today?

The FDA approved the intravenous (IV) formulation of SIGA Technologies Inc's (NASDAQ:SIGA) TPOXX for smallpox. The oral formulation of TPOXX (tecovirimat) is approved in the US, Canada, and Europe to treat smallpox. The European approval also includes the treatment of monkeypox, cowpox, and complications from immunization with vaccinia. The IV formulation of TPOXX was…

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Calliditas' Kinpeygo Receives CHMP Backing For Kidney Disease

The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending conditional approval for Calliditas Therapeutics AB's (NASDAQ:CALT) Kinpeygo for primary immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN). The opinion covers adult patients at risk of rapid disease progression with a urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) ≥1.5 g/gram. Also See: Calliditas…

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Biden's Baby Formula Airlift Stunt Should Never Have Been Necessary

Markets work if you let them. The Biden administration and Congress should remove supply restraints on baby formula that never made any sense in the first place.

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Why is there a baby formula shortage in America? The supply chain and contamination calamity that left parents scrambling

With parents scrambling to track down baby formula and some families even contemplating home-brews, the US government is going to great lengths to solve the spiralling crisis.

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Biden uses Defense Production Act to tackle US baby formula crisis

Government aims to speed production after closure of Abbott plant, as experts urge parents not to concoct own alternatives

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FDA: Infant formula supply will increase quickly - Roll Call

The Biden administration says it will be 'a few weeks' before the baby food supply around the country is back to normal

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Mid-Day Market Update: Nasdaq Rises 100 Points; Cisco Shares Plunge

U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite adding 100 points on Thursday.

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38 Stocks Moving In Thursday's Mid-Day Session

Gainers NeuroMetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NURO) shares climbed 34.6% to $4.1993 after the company announced the FDA has granted De Novo authorization to market the Quell neuromodulation device as an aid for reducing the symptoms of fibromyalgia.

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Why AcelRx Pharma Shares Are Trading Higher Today?

The FDA has recently modified the AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc's (NASDAQ:ACRX) Dsuvia Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) requirements for healthcare setting audits. The Dsuvia REMS program aims to mitigate the risk of respiratory depression resulting from accidental exposure by ensuring that DSUVIA is dispensed only to patients in certified medically supervised healthcare settings. In…

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Upcoming U.S. FDA Decision A Potentially Major De-Risk Event For Revive Therapeutics

It’s been a long and arduous road for Revive Therapeutics Ltd. (OTC: RVVTF) regarding their Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Bucillamine to treat COVID-19.

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New COVID-19 mystery: Some are getting coronavirus again even after taking Paxlovid

Some coronavirus-positive patients who have completed treatment of the anti-COVID drug Paxlovid are rebounding into illness, and experts are urging people to be cautious if they develop COVID-like symptoms again and become infectious.

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New COVID-19 mystery: Some are getting coronavirus again even after taking Paxlovid

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Republicans vote "no" on baby food hike

Nine Republicans vote "no" on bill that would help low-income parents access baby food amid shortage

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Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Open Lower; US Jobless Claims Increase To 218,000

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones dipping more than 300 points on Thursday.

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Why NeuroMetrix Shares Are Skyrocketing

NeuroMetrix Inc (NASDAQ: NURO) shares are trading higher by 30.10% at $4.06 after the company announced the FDA has granted De Novo authorization to market the Quell neuromodulation device as an aid for reducing the symptoms of fibromyalgia.

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FDA faces congressional scrutiny over baby formula shortage

The head of the Food and Drug Administration is facing congressional lawmakers for the first time over the national shortage of baby formula

The Conversation

Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down

The conditions that led to a shortage of baby formula were set in motion long before the February 2022 closure of the Similac factory tipped the U.S. into a crisis.

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Mersana Stock Gains On FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Gastric Cancer Drug

Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRSN) received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its drug candidate XMT-2056 or the treatment of gastric cancer. The company is planning to start a clinical study evaluating XMT-2056 for gastric and other cancers.

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White House To Prioritize Resources To Increase Production Of Baby Formula

The Biden administration is invoking the Defense Production Act to increase baby formula production, requiring suppliers to prioritize giv

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The Daily Biotech Pulse: Valneva's COVID-19 Vaccine Filing Accepted By EMA, Enanta's RSV Candidate Fails, Orphan Drug Tag For Mersana's Gastric Cancer Candidate

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

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Cannabis laws to be eased next month

Anyone interested in growing cannabis plants and hemp for home use will be able to do so without having to seek permission from the authorities as of next month, when both plants are due to be removed from the category 5 narcotics list, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official…

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How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess

Just a handful of formula makers dominate the industry so a single plant shutdown can lead to empty shelves.

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