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Chinese gene-editing researcher Dr He Jianku, who reportedly created two gene-edited babies, starts lab in Beijing for gene therapy research, after serving 3-year jail sentence

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China reports 3 cases of Covid deaths, the first time since May lockdown. With rising cases and outbreaks, the country may again tighten harsh Covid restrictions that were just eased. Markets fear further economic impact

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Phoebe Zhang

South China Morning Post

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Merck to acquire cancer drug company Imago BioSciences for $1.35 billion to expand its portfolio to bone marrow diseases

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Raghav Mahobe

Reuters

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FDA approves the first 'game-changing' treatment that delays onset of Type 1 diabetes. The drug, teplizumab, is developed New Jersey-based Provention Bio

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Adrianna Rodriguez

USA Today

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Elizabeth Holmes, the Founder & former CEO of blood testing startup Theranos, sentenced to 11 years & three months in prison for fraud

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Vogue

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Eisai & Biogen's drug lecanemab for Alzheimer's disease shown to slow disease progress by 27% compared with a placebo, in a 1795-patient landmark clinical trial

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Rebecca Robbins

New York Times

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High profile gene editing startup Prime Medicine files for IPO

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Ben Fidler

BioPharma Dive

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When the Fed's fight inflation and stock market is struggling, biotech may offer a line of hope

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Catalent, one of the major pharma contract manufacturers, was cited by FDA for quality issues at its Covid-19 vaccine production site in Indiana

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Tyler Patchen

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BrainStorm to seek FDA approval for its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug NurOwn. FDA rejected NurOwn last year. The company re-analyzed its phase III data, made corrections, and re-submitted to the Agency

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Monkeypox, whose transition once believed as self-limiting, forces researchers to re-learn how it spreads differently now, as cases ballooning rapidly around the globe (- Statnews)

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Pfizer CEO tests positive on Covid, experiencing mild symptoms, is on Pfizer's Covid drug Paxlovid

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Monkeypox cases spreading in 20 countries of Europe, North America, and South America. The World Health Organization describes the epidemic as “containable”

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AP - The Associated Press

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Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid vaccine shown a booster (third) shot in children of 5 to 11 years had 36X increase in Omicron neutralizing titers, and other increased immune responses. The companies to seek FDA authorization

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Julia Musto

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Renowned Harvard stem cell scientist to head Vertex Pharmaceuticals' type 1 diabetes drug that may cure the disease

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Covid: as US cases decline and restrictions ease, Europe and Asia see cases surging with China re-instates lockdown in some areas and cities

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NBC

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Moderna reports big 4Q 2021 earnings: $7.2 billion in revenue & $11.29 in EPS, beating Wall Street expectations. The Company expects $19 billion Covid vaccine sales for 2022. European Medicines Agency issues positive opinion for use in children

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For doctors, there are a few treatment options now for Covid, namely anti-inflammatory steroid dexamethasone, antiviral, and monoclonal antibody

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Regeneron's antibody drug shown one single dose provides COVID protection for up to 8 months, potentially an alternative for people who are hesitant to get vaccines

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Pfizer's Covid drug combined with HIV drug shown cutting the risk of hospitalization or death by 89%. Gottlieb: Covid pandemic could be over in the US by January

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Chinese Gene-Editing Scientist He Jiankui Sets Up Beijing Lab Following Prison Release

27 Nov 2022 • 11:58 PM EST, Staff Writer, Pandaily


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21 Nov 2022 • 5:00 AM EST, Phoebe Zhang, South China Morning Post


Merck to buy Imago for $1.35 bln to broaden portfolio of blood disorder drugs

20 Nov 2022 • 7:00 PM EST, Raghav Mahobe, Reuters


Beijing COVID cases continue to rise

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China reports first Covid deaths since May lockdown in Shanghai

20 Nov 2022 • 7:00 PM EST, Evelyn Cheng, CNBC


FDA approves first treatment that delays Type 1 diabetes. Why it could be 'game changing'

19 Nov 2022 • 7:00 PM EST, Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today