SAN JOSE, Calif.—Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes took the stand on Friday to defend herself against charges of defrauding investors and patients about the now-defunct blood-testing startup once valued at $9 billion. Holmes, 37, is accused of making false claims about Theranos, including that its technology could run a range of diagnostic tests more quickly and…
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Takes Stand to Defend Herself in Fraud Case
November 20, 2021
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EU Recommends Merck COVID-19 Pill for Adults at Risk of Severe Illness
The European Union’s drug regulator on Friday advised that an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck should be given within five days of first symptoms to treat adults who do not need oxygen support and are at risk of their disease worsening. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the pill, developed along with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, should…
First COVID-19 Patient May Have Been Vendor From Chinese Market: Researcher
November 19, 2021
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The first patient with COVID-19 appears to have been a woman who worked as a vendor at a market in Huanan, China, reviving debate of the possible virus origin. A male accountant who lives over 18 miles from the Huanan Market and had no connection to it was widely reported to be the earliest COVID-19…
Pfizer Secures $5 Billion From US Government for 10 Million Courses of COVID-19 Pill
November 18, 2021
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U.S. government officials have reached an agreement with Pfizer that secures 10 million courses of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 pill. The government is paying $5.3 billion, or $529 a course for the pill. The price is due to the “high committed volume of treatment courses being purchased through 2022,” with similar agreements reached with several other…
FDA to Decide on Pfizer Booster Shots Without Hearing From Expert Panel That Rejected Earlier Bid
U.S. drug regulators will decide whether to greenlight booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans 16 or older without convening its expert vaccine advisory panel, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed to The Epoch Times on Wednesday. FDA’s acting head and other top Biden administration officials said earlier this year that booster…
FDA to Decide on Pfizer Booster Shots Without Hearing From Expert Panel
U.S. drug regulators will decide whether to greenlight booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans 16 or older without convening its expert vaccine advisory panel, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed to The Epoch Times on Wednesday. FDA’s acting head and other top Biden administration officials said earlier this year that booster…
FDA to Decide on Pfizer Vaccine Booster Shots Without Hearing From Expert Panel
U.S. drug regulators will decide whether to approve booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans aged 16 or older without convening its expert vaccine advisory panel, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed to The Epoch Times on Nov. 17. The FDA’s acting head and other top Biden administration officials said earlier in…
Researchers Discover Second Ever Person to Overcome HIV Without Drugs or Medical Treatment
An Argentinian woman has become the second ever person in the world to rid herself of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) without drugs or medical treatment, according to researchers. According to a report published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine titled, “A Possible Sterilizing Cure of HIV-1 Infection Without Stem Cell Transplantation,” a now 31-year-old woman who was diagnosed…
Another Distributor Recalls Onions Over Salmonella Concerns
By Entrepreneur Staff Alsum Farms & Produce, Inc., a Wisconsin-based distributor, is voluntarily recalling onions as a multi-state salmonella outbreak continues. Alsum issued its recall announcement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which posted the statement on its website. The yellow, white, and red onions in question were sourced from Keeler Family Farms, one of…
Pfizer Asks Food and Drug Administration to Authorize COVID-19 Pill
Pfizer on Tuesday said it submitted a request for emergency clearance for a pill designed to treat COVID-19. The treatment, known as Paxlovid, is meant to keep COVID-19 patients with mild or moderate symptoms out of hospitals. It reduced the risk of hospitalization or death in a clinical trial, according to an interim analysis the…
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