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AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market

May. 08, 2024 20:28 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator. In an update on the European Medicines Agency's website Wednesday, the regulator said that the approval for...

US challenges 'bogus' patents on Ozempic and other drugs in effort to spur competition

Apr. 30, 2024 17:37 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are challenging patents on 20 brand-name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic, in the latest effort by the Biden administration targeting pharmaceutical industry practices that drive up prices. The Federal Trade...

New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba may be the most interesting man in hockey, on and off the ice

Apr. 19, 2024 11:35 AM EDT

Jacob Trouba is captain of the best team in the NHL this season, the New York Rangers, one of the oldest franchises in hockey in one of the world's greatest sports towns. The big-hitting American defenseman is also an artist, philanthropist, advocate and, most recently, an actor in...

International Paper, Unilever rise; Super Micro, Freeport-McMoRan fall, Tuesday, 3/19/2024

Mar. 19, 2024 16:16 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Unilever Plc., up $1.34 to $49.86. The maker of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Dove soaps is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business. Kroger...