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The World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox  a global health emergency last week.  Tumeggy/science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Countries in Asia are closely monitoring for mpox cases after the World Health Organization recently declared an escalating outbreak in Africa as a global public health emergency. Mpox, formerly known
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Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday will release prices for the first 10 prescription drugs that were subject to landmark negotiations between drugmakers and
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In this article WBA CVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap.  But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets
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Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic said Friday that it had submitted data to the European Union’s drug regulator to extend the use of its mpox vaccine for teenagers. CEO Paul Chaplin told CNBC that the expanded approval for 12 to 17 year-olds would be crucial in tackling
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Nomadsoul1 | Istock | Getty Images The question “What is a thought?” is no longer strictly a philosophical one. Like anything else measurable, our thoughts are subject to increasingly technical answers, with data captured by tracking brainwaves. That breakthrough also means the data is commodifiable, and captured brain data is already being bought and sold
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The eponymous sign outside Epic headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin. Source: Yiem via Wikipedia CC Epic Systems, the health-care software giant whose technology is used in thousands of hospitals and clinics across the country, said on Friday that it’s planning on moving all of its customers to a new government-backed medical records exchange by the end
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In this article GILD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Gilead HIV prescription bottles seized at Best Scripts pharmacy. Courtesy: Gilead Sciences Gilead Sciences says it uncovered a dangerous drug-counterfeiting operation in which its HIV medications were tampered with and improperly resold before reaching patients. The scheme, allegedly run out of two New York City
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk out together, at an event on Medicare drug price negotiations, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024.  Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Biden administration on Thursday reached a milestone in Democrats’ decades-long quest to use Medicare to drive down prescription drug costs, releasing
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Colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Bsip | Universal Images Group | Getty Images LONDON — Shares of Danish vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic jumped as much as 17% Thursday amid a wider rally for associated healthcare stocks after the World Health Organization
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The transition from being a star collegiate athlete to a rookie on a professional team can be rocky, regardless of your sport or your gender. But in the small and hyper-competitive WNBA (just twelve teams with twelve players each) — that transition can be especially challenging. Often, teams only have capacity to sign one or
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In this article LLY NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen, March 28, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future
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