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Generation Gold Standard: HHS’s $500 Million Initiative for Universal Vaccine Development
Universal vaccines, beta-propiolactone (BPL), whole-virus platform, influenza, coronavirus, NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pandemic preparedness
RFK Jr. attacks environmental toxins as cause of childhood autism ‘epidemic’, stays silent on vaccines
Autistic Disorder, Vaccines, Kennedy, Environment, RFK gene, HHS
Purdue Pharma’s $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement and Bankruptcy Filing
Purdue Pharma, Sackler family, opioid crisis, bankruptcy, settlement, OxyContin
Pliant and Acelyrin Adopt Poison Pill Defenses Against Potential Concentra Buyout
Poison pill, Concentra Biosciences, Tang Capital Partners, Acelyrin, Pliant Therapeutics, hostile takeover defense
Mallinckrodt, Endo set for $6.7B merger
pharmaceutical merger, opioid litigation, generics, injectables, synergies
Mallinckrodt and Endo Announce $6.7 Billion Merger to Create Diversified Pharmaceutical Leader
Pharmaceutical merger, Mallinckrodt, Endo, opioid litigation, generics, branded drugs, synergies
FDA Approves Label Changes for Indivior’s Sublocade, Enhancing Treatment Accessibility for Opioid Use Disorder
Sublocade, FDA approval, rapid initiation protocol, alternative injection sites, opioid use disorder treatment
Merck & Co. Partners with Epitopea to Explore ‘Junk DNA’ for Novel Cancer Antigens
Merck & Co., Epitopea, cancer immunotherapy, Cryptigen tumor-specific antigens, CryptoMap platform, junk DNA, off-the-shelf immunotherapies
FDA Approves Vertex’s Journavx: First Non-Opioid Pain Medication in Decades
Journavx, suzetrigine, non-opioid, acute pain, FDA approval, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, pain management, opioid alternative
Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Agree to Enhanced $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement
Sackler family, Purdue Pharma, opioid settlement, $7.4 billion, multistate agreement, opioid crisis, addiction treatment, recovery programs