Business

Tagrisso and Other Cancer Drugs Give AstraZeneca One of Pharmaceutical Industry’s Rare Pandemic Sales Profits

In the context of several pharmaceutical companies that reported sales declines in the second quarter due to COVID-19, AstraZeneca represents a rare exception, thanks to the strong performance of its cancer drugs. In the second quarter, AZ’s oncology portfolio generated $ 2.61 billion, a 24% year-over-year increase with constant exchange …

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Goodbye to Portland, Maine’s Port City Music Hall

In 2010, I went to see Peter Wolf perform on an intimate set in Portland, Maine’s Port City Music Hall. At the time, I had delved deep into Wolf’s catalog after hearing J. Geils Band’s. Party album, and the leader delivered, playing a wild set full of hits like “Homework” …

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