It is the latest development in the effort to use a 19th century treatment to help 21st century patients. The contract with the DoD’s Joint Acquisition Task Force is to develop a new convalescent blood plasma process that makes more serum-derived products, and faster. President Donald Trump and U.S. health …
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Italy shuts down nightclubs and makes face masks mandatory in some outlying areas popular for nightlife due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases, especially among younger people. The new orders, which take effect Monday and last until early September, are the first reissue of restrictions in the country in connection …
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Text size Sanofi is limiting its focus on drug development, stopping its diabetes and cardiovascular research. Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi is digging into the cash it raised earlier this year with the sale of its $ 11.7 billion stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the …
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In the past three weeks, the U.S. has averaged more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths per day. “Covid is now the No. 3 cause of death in the U.S. – ahead of accidents, injuries, lung disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and many, many other causes,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, a former director of …
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In an effort to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a convincing audience that measures such as mandatory face masks and hospital-class air filters sitting in an airplane are safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic. It does not work. Research indicates that instead of becoming …
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