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Dr. Gottlieb: Rare heart inflammation cases shouldn't stop young people from getting Covid shots
Jun 12, 2021The number of severe cases of myocarditis or pericarditis in people ages 16 to 24 remains quite low, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told...
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The FDA reportedly forces J&J to scrap about 60 million doses of its Covid vaccine
Jun 12, 2021After an investigation into a manufacturing plant, federal regulators decided to discard millions of doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine....
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Southern states have a ‘real vulnerability’ to Delta Covid variant this summer, warns Dr. Peter Hotez
Jun 12, 2021Dr. Peter Hotez explains why southern states could feel the impact of the highly transmissible delta variant of coronavirus as early as...
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Suicide attempts among adolescent girls surged by more than 50% during pandemic, CDC says
Jun 12, 2021Suicide attempts surged among adolescents during the pandemic and got worse the longer social distancing orders and government lockdowns persisted, the CDC...
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Jun 12, 2021U.S. stock futures rose Friday, one day after the S&P 500 logged its 27th record close of 2021 but its first since May...
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As vaccination rates fizzle nationwide, states hope free joints, a spin around a NASCAR track and other perks will spark interest
Jun 11, 2021As vaccination rates plateau, public and private groups are devising incentives to spur immunizations. In Washington, residents can now get "Joints for...
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Bitcoin conference attendees report testing positive for Covid after returning from Miami
Jun 11, 2021Some of the 12,000 attendees who flew into Miami last weekend for the first big tech conference in more than a year have started testing positive for Covid....
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Jun 11, 2021Dow futures rose Thursday despite a hotter-than-expected report on consumer...
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Singapore to start easing Covid restrictions as daily infections fall
Jun 11, 2021Local infections in Singapore have fallen to single-digit levels in recent...
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Third member of prestigious FDA panel resigns over approval of Biogen's Alzheimer's drug
Jun 11, 2021A third member of a key FDA panel has resigned over the agency's controversial decision to approve Biogen's new Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, CNBC has...
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Sales of Elizabeth Holmes swag are soaring online
Jun 11, 2021Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes "girlboss" swag is becoming popular on social...
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India reports more than 6,000 daily Covid deaths — highest ever in the world
Jun 11, 2021Health ministry data showed 6,148 deaths were recorded over a 24-hour period, as daily reported cases remained below 100,000 for the third consecutive day....
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Moderna asks FDA to clear Covid vaccine for adolescents 12 to 17
Jun 11, 2021If approved, it would likely dramatically expand the number of Covid vaccine shots available to middle and high school students ahead of the next school year....
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CDC says heart inflammation cases were higher than expected in 16- to 24-year-olds after second Covid vaccine shot, but still rare
Jun 11, 2021The number of cases of a heart inflammation condition in 16- to 24-year-olds was higher than expected after they received their second dose, the CDC...
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Biogen's new Alzheimer's drug could cost Medicare billions of dollars a year, report finds
Jun 11, 2021Biogen's new Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, could cost Medicare billions of dollars a year, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Kaiser Family...
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Watch live: FDA advisory panel meets to discuss Covid vaccines in infants and children
Jun 11, 2021A key Food and Drug Administration panel is holding a meeting Thursday to discuss the use of Covid-19 vaccines in children....
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Aspirin does not improve survival chances for hospitalized Covid patients, British study finds
Jun 10, 2021The cheap and widely-available drug aspirin does not improve survival for patients hospitalized with Covid-19, a U.K. study has...
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Half of Americans 12 and older are fully vaccinated as daily Covid case counts remain below 15,000
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Amazon has signed up multiple companies to its telehealth service, executive says
Jun 10, 2021Amazon expects to announce which companies have signed on to use Amazon Care later this year, an executive said...
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Jun 10, 2021U.S. stock futures were flat Wednesday, one day after the S&P 500 inched closer to last month's record...
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