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A healthcare professional holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on April 7, 2021.

Moderna makes twice as many antibodies as Pfizer, study says

September 1, 2021 at 8:10 a.m.

Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine generated more than double the antibodies of a similar shot made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE in research that compared immune responses evoked by the...

Unemployment claims| <a href=https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf>Initial unemployment claims seasonally adjusted</a> (week ending May 23, 2020): 2,123,000</p> |

<p>More than 2.1 million people filed a new unemployment claim for the week ending May 23. It indicates that companies that retained their staff through March and April may have needed to close in mid-May, or may have faced a slowdown that affected their ability to keep people employed.</p>

FDA threatens to force vaccine-safety disclosures if makers balk

October 7, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.

A top Food and Drug Administration official warned vaccine makers that the agency could call upon rarely used powers to disclose significant safety issues, after being asked about a month-old...

Blacklegged ticks, which spread the most disease in the U.S., are on a relentless northward march that is closely linked to mild winters and warming summers that gave ticks more opportunity to find hosts.

Disease-spreading ticks keep marching north as weather stays warmer

September 30, 2020 at 9:41 a.m.

Ticks are among nature's most hardy survivors. They've been around for at least 100 million years and used to feast on dinosaur blood. Their bodies contain anti-freeze to help them...

COMFORT FOODS | Fifty-nine percent of operators expect new comfort food menu additions to stick around after the outbreak.

Moderna says vaccine efficacy data could come by Thanksgiving

June 16, 2020 at 10:33 a.m.

NEW YORK — Moderna Inc. Chief Executive Officer Stephane Bancel said efficacy data for its COVID-19 vaccine could be available by as soon as Thanksgiving if everything goes right. Moderna's...

The U.S. has approved Walgreens' amended bid to buy nearly 2,000 Rite Aid stores for about $4.4 billion.

Walgreens’ $4.4 billion deal to buy Rite Aid stores gets U.S. approval

June 2, 2018 at 9:45 a.m.

In its fourth attempt, Walgreens Boots Alliance clinched regulatory approval for a deal to buy Rite Aid Corp. stores after a last-minute reduction of the number of stores and price....

Walgreens has announced a deal to sell 865 Rite Aid stores to Fred's Pharmacy in an attempt to quell antitrust concerns over its Rite Aid purchase. Now Walgreens may sell more assets to Fred's in a bid to win approval of the deal.

Walgreens said ready to sell more assets to win Rite Aid nod

June 5, 2018 at 2:13 p.m.

Walgreens is trying to sweeten its proposal to win U.S. antitrust approval to buy rival pharmacy chain Rite Aid, according to people familiar with the talks. Walgreens is nearing an...

Big Pharma’s offer to Trump: Discounts when drugs don’t work

June 6, 2018 at 1:28 a.m.

President Donald Trump says drug prices are astronomical and something needs to be done. Pharmaceutical giants have an answer that doesn't involve lowering list prices: refunding some of the money...

A woman walks into a Rite Aid location in Philadelphia on Oct. 21, 2016.

Walgreens said to face antitrust concerns over Rite Aid fix

June 6, 2018 at 6:29 a.m.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.'s plan to win U.S. antitrust clearance for its acquisition of Rite Aid Corp. hasn't satisfied officials at the Federal Trade Commission, according to people familiar with...

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