Tag: surgeon-general
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No early win for Sanofi, Regeneron cholesterol drug in study
(Reuters) – Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday they would continue a large clinical outcomes study with their injectable cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent. There had been an option for the trial to be stopped early if it showed overwhelming efficacy at the interim stage but an independent data monitoring committee recommended it should continue. The…
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Surgeon general calls for greater investment in opioid fight
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Tuesday called for more government investment in addressing the nation's opioid epidemic, saying only half of the 2 million people who need treatment for addictions have access to it.