 | | | | Biogen Inc is planning to file for U.S. regulatory approval for its Alzheimer's treatment aducanumab after fresh analysis of its clinical trial showed promise, the drugmaker said on Tuesday, sending its shares up 21% before the bell. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - British citizens with HIV who live in Spain could face serious healthcare challenges in the event of a no-deal Brexit, potentially risking public health at large, researchers say. | | | | | | The five mothers sat in a bright blue room in Kenya's largest maternity hospital waiting to pump breast milk - but not for their own newborns. | | | | | | United Parcel Service Inc's new Flight Forward drone unit will soon start home prescription delivery from CVS Health Corp . | | | | | | Four large drug companies could resume talks on Tuesday to try to reach a $48 billion settlement of all opioid litigation against them, after agreeing with two Ohio counties to a $260 million deal to avert the first federal trial over their role in the U.S. opioid epidemic. | | | | | | October has been a rough month for short sellers betting against companies at the heart of the opioid crisis, although those traders still have paper profits of almost $600 million for the year, according to data from financial analytics firm S3 Partners. | | | | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc has priced its three-drug combination for cystic fibrosis (CF) at $311,503 per year, after winning early U.S. approval on Monday. | | | | | | A Massachusetts judge on Monday declined to immediately halt a ban on the sale of vaping products adopted after an outbreak of e-cigarette-related lung injuries, but he said the state must redo the ban and get public comment this time. | | | | | | On Monday, two Ohio counties reached a last-minute settlement with four companies they accused of fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic. The counties were seeking billions of dollars to cover the cost of addiction treatment programs, healthcare and other services. | | | | | | Opioid deaths in the United States have soared over the last two decades, driving a wave of litigation against drugmakers and distributors. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - When academic classes include physical activity, like squats or running in place, students do better on tests, a new study suggests. | | | | | |
