Medications

Israel's Teva buys Allergan generic drug company for $40.5B

Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Monday it is purchasing Dublin-based Allergan PLC's generic pharmaceuticals business for $40.5 billion, in what Israeli analysts called the largest-ever acquisition by an ...

Pediatrics

Two doses of BNT162b2 moderately effective for 5- to 11-year-olds

For children aged 5 to 11 years, two doses of BNT162b2 provide moderate protection against documented severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and symptomatic COVID-19, according to a study published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Israel sets up COVID rapid test stations nationwide

Israel set up rapid coronavirus testing stations across the country on Sunday, the Magen David Adom emergency service said, as the government tries to stave off another pandemic lockdown.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Researchers ID cluster of genes in blood that predict Parkinson's

Because there is currently no laboratory test that can diagnose Parkinson's disease, it is practically impossible to detect those individuals who are in the earliest stages of the disease. As a result, Parkinson's disease ...

Health

Ban on ambulance diversions doesn't worsen ER crowding

(HealthDay)—A 2009 ban on ambulance diversion in Massachusetts did not worsen crowding in emergency departments or ambulance turnaround times, according to research published online Dec. 21 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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