Gilead Sciences Inc has filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking full approval for remdesivir, its experimental COVID-19 drug currently used under emergency authorization, the drugmaker said on Monday.
Aug 7 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will conduct an expedited review of an experimental Alzheimer's drug from Biogen Inc and Japan's Eisai Co Ltd, the companies said on Friday, the first application in 17 years to be reviewed by the agency for a treatment of the mind-robbing disease.
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general urged the U.S. government on Tuesday to allow other companies to make Gilead Sciences' COVID-19 treatment, remdesivir, to increase its availability and lower the price of the antiviral drug.
The U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Monday said states with high coronavirus case counts should reconsider imposing lockdown restrictions, emphasizing the need to get cases to a low baseline before the fall flu season.
Aug 3 The U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Monday said states with high coronavirus case counts should reconsider imposing lockdown restrictions, emphasizing the need to get cases to a low baseline before the fall flu season.
The coronavirus spread to at least 44% of staff and attendees at an overnight youth camp over a week and a half, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said in a review of an overnight camp in Georgia.
July 31 AbbVie Inc on Friday posted a quarterly adjusted profit above estimates as robust sales of its blockbuster arthritis treatment, Humira, helped cushion weak demand for its aesthetic drugs, including Botox, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health insurer Cigna Corp beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by lower medical costs from delayed surgical procedures and strong sales from its pharmacy benefits business.
Anthem Inc reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, aided by lower medical costs as people delayed non-essential procedures during the first surge of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a move that reshapes the order of Middle East politics from the Palestinian issue to the fight against Iran.