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Lawmakers again urge the Biden administration to use federal law to widen access to a cancer drug

11.01.2023

For the third time in less than a year, a group of lawmakers is urging the Biden administration to use a controversial provision of federal law to widen access to …

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Coronavirus / Pharma

‘A very worrying scenario’: Internal documents on India Covid-19 vaccine raise troubling questions about approval process

15.11.2022

As the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world two years ago, one of India’s leading biotech companies was racing to develop a vaccine with crucial backing from the Indian government. …

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‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli released from prison

18.05.2022

Martin Shkreli, the infamous “pharma bro” who was sentenced to prison for securities fraud, was transferred to a halfway house operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons after finishing programs …

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Sacklers agree to $6 billion Purdue bankruptcy settlement over opioid crisis

03.03.2022

The Sackler family members who own Purdue Pharma have agreed to pay up to $6 billion to settle a hotly contested bankruptcy plan, which will allow state governments and tens …

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Coronavirus / Pharma

Pfizer to file for emergency authorization Tuesday for its Covid-19 pill

16.11.2021

In an anticipated move, Pfizer (PFE) chief executive officer Albert Bourla said the company plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to authorize emergency use of …

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Coronavirus / Pharma

‘A drop in the ocean’: Moderna to donate more Covid-19 shots, BioNTech to produce vaccines in Africa

26.10.2021

Seeking to address inequitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, two manufacturers touted plans to either expand production or boost donations in Africa. But the announcements were met with varying degrees of …

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Coronavirus / Pharma

Gates Foundation will provide $120 million to ensure generic production of Merck’s Covid-19 pill

20.10.2021

As concern mounts over access to Covid-19 remedies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing up to $120 million to accelerate production of generic versions of an experimental Merck …

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Coronavirus / Pharma

‘Make a gesture of humanity’: Pope Francis urges drug makers to release Covid-19 vaccine patents

18.10.2021

Amid controversy over global access to Covid-19 vaccines, Pope Francis lent his moral authority to the debate and urged drug makers to make their intellectual property available so that other …

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Older Americans bore the brunt of antibiotic-resistant infections, study finds

07.10.2021

Older Americans were disproportionately affected by several different types of infection for which antibiotics were largely ineffective, resulting in nearly 12,000 deaths and costing the U.S. health care system almost …

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