Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Gilead Sciences exporting remdesivir, CEO says

The head of the maker of remdesivir, an anti-viral shown to reduce recovery times in COVID-19 patients, said Sunday the company has been exporting the drug and is making it available to patients in the United States through ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Sanofi, GSK reach virus vaccine deals with US, EU

Pharma giants Sanofi and GSK will receive up to $2.1 billion from the US government for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, the companies said Friday, as the world scrambles for an answer to the pandemic.

Health

Obama's health care law

The US law that extends health insurance coverage to most Americans, dubbed "Obamacare" by its detractors, is 2,400 pages long but only certain points have been challenged before the US Supreme Court.

Vaccination

Pfizer/BioNTech file for emergency approval for virus vaccine

Pfizer confirmed Friday and that it and partner BioNTech have applied for emergency use authorization for their coronavirus vaccine, becoming the first to do so in the US or Europe as the pandemic rages around the world.

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