Covid Inquiry: Former chief medical officer close to tears over pandemic deaths
Dame Sally Davies apologises to bereaved families and says the UK was poorly prepared for the pandemic.
Dame Sally Davies apologises to bereaved families and says the UK was poorly prepared for the pandemic.
Winter officially begins Thursday, and with the cold season comes an expected rise in rates of flu and Covid, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. is seeing a “sharp increase” in flu levels right now, particularly in the south, Cohen said Wednesday in an interview….
Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna on Monday said its Covid vaccine sales plunged by about two-thirds in 2023 to $6.7 billion, as fewer people rolled up their sleeves for an updated version of the jab. The revenue from the shots met Moderna’s forecast for the year, even as sales plummeted from the…
Health 27 September 2023, 2:03 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that US medical device maker Edwards Lifesciences, a global leader in its field, was the target of an EU antitrust raid a week ago on concerns that it may have abuse its market power. Shares in Edwards Lifesciences shed 2.5% in pre-market trade on…
Health 25 August 2023, 6:39 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Novo Nordisk has hired Thermo Fisher as its second contract manufacturer for its hugely popular weight-loss drug Wegovy. Novo Chief Financial Officer Karsten Munk Knudsen told Reuters in May the company had signed up a second contract manufacturer in the United States, but…
“A person needs lifesaving blood every two seconds in our country,” one official said.
You’ve probably heard that few things in life are certain except death and taxes, but we’d like to add something else to the list: cleaning up in the bathroom. So, since we have to do it, what’s the best technique? The preferred method of wiping “is not wiping,” nationally renowned anal surgeon Dr. Evan Goldstein…