Tag: Health care industry
Newer methods may boost gene therapy’s use for more diseases
Jordan Janz knew his gamble on an experimental gene therapy for his rare disease might be paying off when he returned to work and...
German biotech company MorphoSys buys US rival for $1.7B
BERLIN — Germany-based MorphoSys AG said Wednesday that it is buying U.S. rival Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a deal valuing the biotech company at...
IU Health requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's largest hospital system, Indiana University Health, will require all its doctors, nurses and other employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19...
Report: Oversight lapses at impaired pathologist’s hospital
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas veterans hospital missed the errors made by a pathologist who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter while working impaired...
Despite vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks
Jeannie Wells had hoped that regular visits would resume at her elderly mother’s New York nursing home once all the residents were fully vaccinated...
Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal
SERRANA, Brazil — Just one COVID-19 patient is in critical condition at the Dr. Geraldo Cesar Reis clinic in Serrana, a city of almost...
Who benefits? US debates fairest way to share spare vaccine
WASHINGTON — In April, the Biden administration announced plans to share millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world by the end of June....
White House asks court to dismiss lawsuit over drug imports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Biden administration is urging a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that could stand in the way of states like...
Partiers protest Belgium’s virus rules medics demand support
BRUSSELS — Thousands of protesters angry at pandemic-related restrictions marched to European Union headquarters in Brussels on Saturday and had minor tussles with police...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...