 | | | | South Carolina's highest court on Wednesday blocked enforcement of a state law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy while it considers a challenge to the law by a Planned Parenthood affiliate and other abortion providers. | | | | | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved bluebird bio's gene therapy for patients with a rare disorder requiring regular blood transfusions, and the drugmaker priced it at a record $2.8 million. | | | | | | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it will prioritize its public health response in a revamp of its structure after months of criticism over its handling of the COVID-19 and monkeypox pandemics. | | | | | | Pharmacy operators CVS , Walmart and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties to address the damage done by the opioid epidemic, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. | | | | | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said reports of faulty Philips ventilators and sleep apnea machines had risen in the past quarter, underlining problems facing the Dutch company, which has just announced plans to replace its CEO. | | | | | | Moderna Inc on Wednesday named former PerkinElmer executive James Mock as its new finance chief, months after the abrupt exit of former CFO Jorge Gomez. | | | | | | Sanofi's finance chief said on Wednesday that a decline in the French company's share price in response to litigation threats and a cancer drug development setback was strongly exaggerated and posed a buying opportunity for savvy investors. | | | | | | Incredible Health, a job platform for nurses, said on Wednesday it was valued at $1.65 billion after a fundraising round with participation from venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz. | | | | | | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co's experimental vaccine for dengue fever is expected to be approved in Indonesia soon, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday. | | | | | | Russia reported 33,106 new daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, authorities said, the highest figure since mid-March this year. | | | | | |
