In San Francisco, Drug Overdoses Claimed Twice As Many Lives As COVID-19

Louisiana had the largest percentage increase in drug overdoses last year. Some experts blame it on the COVID-19 pandemic......»»

In California, Washington, Arizona, Texas, and Color.....»»

Cape Town Cops Fire Rubber Bullets, Teargas As South African Food Shortages Spark Riots, Looting COVID-19 has now claimed over 1,000 lives across Africa, and is accelerating fast, with a total of 52 of Africa's 54 countries havi.....»»

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the globe, having claimed over 115,000 lives, health care companies have are pursuing diagnostics tests, potential vaccines and therapies. read more.....»»

Vir Biotechnology Inc. teamed with WuXi Biologics and Biogen Inc. to rush a potential treatment for COVID-19 patients into clinical trials, possibly as soon as June. San Francisco-based Vir (NASDAQ: VIR) said early Wednesday that its potential ant.....»»

Biotech giant Genentech Inc. is working with federal agencies to start a late-stage clinical trial in early April of its already-approved rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra against the virus that causes COVID-19. The South San Francisco company said th.....»»

U.S. stocks rise sharply on Monday, coming off the worst week of losses since the 2008 financial crisis, as markets wrestle with the implications of the spread of COVID-19, which claimed two lives in the U.S......»»

U.S. stocks rise on Monday, coming off the worst week of losses since the 2008 financial crisis, as markets wrestled with the implications of the spread of COVID-19, which claimed two lives in the U.S......»»

U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday, coming off the worst week of losses since the 2008 financial crisis, as markets wrestled with the implications of the spread of COVID-19, which claimed two lives in the U.S......»»

The South San Francisco company will get $150 million, same as Sanofi agreed to pay as part of an ill-fated deal announced a year ago......»»

The construction industry has the highest rate of death due to drug overdoses, per the CDC......»»

Maryland Officials Release Timeline And Cost Estimate For Rebuilding Baltimore Bridge In the wake of a catastrophe that claimed the lives of six roadwork crew members and dis.....»»

This is not the first time the tech mogul has seemingly backed the blockbuster drug. Last year, Musk claimed that Ozempic was affecting food sales at Walmart. read more.....»»

Stress from the COVID-19 pandemic shook employees’ sense of stability in ways most people could not anticipate, highlighting fractures that employees were already facing in their lives. That realization has made it even more important for emp.....»»

Before COVID-19 was even a part of our vocabulary, the CDC had long been monitoring a different, increasingly urgent threat. .....»»

With the pandemic ebbing across the US, the debate over lockdowns continues -- but the evidence shows they worked.With the pandemic ebbing across the US, the debate over lockdowns continues -- but the evidence shows they worked......»»

Shares of CytoDyn Inc. were up 0.5% in trading on Tuesday, the day after the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement saying "it has become clear" that the clinical-tri.....»»

The 40th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey, released by Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, sheds light on the wide range of effects the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the lives of Houstonians......»»

Humanigen Inc (NASDAQ: HGEN) is prepping its COVID-19 drug lenzilumab for an emergency use authorization with the FDA before the month’s end. According to its Q1 financial report out Thursday after-ho.....»»

The COVID-19 pandemic that has cost the lives of 3.3 million people around the world was a "preventable disaster" exacerbated by a lack of global coordination and dithering at every point of the outbreak, an independent panel said Wednesday......»»