Tag: lower-costs
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Trump presses Democrats on Obamacare, calls for bipartisan fix
U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday kept up his attacks on Democrats and Obamacare while calling for a bipartisan effort in Congress to come up with a healthcare alternative that would lower costs and improve care. In a series of tweets, Trump, who takes office later this month, blasted Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer…
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Duck cull in France’s foie gras region to contain bird flu
French authorities have started slaughtering ducks in the main foie gras-producing region to try to contain a dangerous form of bird flu. Operations to destroy birds got underway Thursday in three departments …
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Halozyme’s pancreatic cancer drug succeeds in mid-stage trial
(Reuters) – Halozyme Therapeutics Inc said its flagship drug delivery technology in tandem with therapies from Celgene Corp and Eli Lilly and Co succeeded in a mid-stage study involving patients with an advanced form of pancreatic cancer. Shares of Halozyme were up 47.3 percent at $15.77 in trading before the opening bell on Thursday. Halozyme’s…
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Synthetic Biologics’ C. difficile mid-stage study meets main goal
(Reuters) – Synthetic Biologics Inc said on Thursday its experimental product designed to reduce antibiotic-resistant infections outperformed a placebo in a mid-stage trial. The company’s oral enzyme ribaxamase met the main goal of significantly reducing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) versus a placebo in the 412-patient study. Prolonged use of antibiotics can allow this common intestinal…