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Pfizer restarts production at tornado-hit North Carolina plant, but drug supply will still be affected

Pfizer restarts production at tornado-hit North Carolina plant, but drug supply will still be affected

In this aerial picture, injury is seen at a Pfizer pharmaceutical manufacturing facility after a twister hit the ability two days earlier, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, July 21, 2023.

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Merck Covid drug linked to virus mutations that can spread between folks, new study says

Merck Covid drug linked to virus mutations that can spread between folks, new study says

A employee holds a bottle of Merck & Co.’s molnupiravir antiviral treatment in a warehouse in Shoham, Israel, on Jan. 18, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A new

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CDC advisors recommend Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants

CDC advisors recommend Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants

A health care provider vaccinates an toddler in opposition to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a remedy room of her paediatric follow. Swen Pförtner | Picture Alliance | Getty Images

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Florida nurse convicted in $200 million Medicare fraud scheme

Florida nurse convicted in $200 million Medicare fraud scheme

Michael Nesterov | Istock | Getty Images A federal jury in Miami convicted a Florida nurse practitioner of heath-care conspiracy and different fees for enjoying a key function in a

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Eli Lilly sues clinics allegedly selling knockoff versions of Mounjaro diabetes drug

Eli Lilly sues clinics allegedly selling knockoff versions of Mounjaro diabetes drug

A pharmacist shows packing containers of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating kind 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, March 29,

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Watch dwell: President Joe Biden speaks at the UN General Assembly

Watch dwell: President Joe Biden speaks at the UN General Assembly

President Joe Biden will address the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday morning, advocating for democracy and elevated support to Ukraine. Leaders from at least 145 international locations are in attendance

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UAW president downplays White House involvement in strike talks

UAW president downplays White House involvement in strike talks

Breaking with the long-standing custom of the “handshake ceremony” with the auto executives of the Big Three auto makers to open contract talks, United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain as

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Covid, RSV and flu vaccines are now available — here’s how to decide whether to get them together

Covid, RSV and flu vaccines are now available — here’s how to decide whether to get them together

Pharmacist Ani Martirosyan administers an immunization to a affected person at a CVS on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 in Glendale, CA.  Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times |

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Planned Parenthood will resume abortions in Wisconsin after court rules against 1849 ban

Planned Parenthood will resume abortions in Wisconsin after court rules against 1849 ban

In this photograph is the Madison South Health Center that’s owned and operated by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. Kevin Wang | AP Planned Parenthood will resume abortions in Wisconsin subsequent

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Moderna says flu vaccine showed promising results in phase three trial, paving path to approval

Moderna says flu vaccine showed promising results in phase three trial, paving path to approval

A nurse prepares a flu shot at Huntington Village Pediatrics, in Huntington, New York on December 8, 2021. Steve Pfost | Newsday | Getty Images Moderna on Wednesday mentioned its

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