According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi had the highest level of obesity last year. Most of the states with the highest obesity rates are south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Gilead Sciences would not be the first company to pile on more debt to make an acquisition, but it is now eating deep into its cash for this acquisition.
Cancer-detection-focused health care company Grail has filed with the SEC, regarding its initial public offering.
Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: RIGL) has announced that it will push forward with a midstage trial in the treatment of COVID-19.
Sorrento Therapeutics shares jumped on Thursday after the company announced that it received approval from the FDA for its COVID-19 treatment.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has announced positive interim 24-week liver biopsy results in four subjects from its midstage study of ARO-AAT. Shares rallied on the news early Wednesday.Â
On Tuesday, Canaccord Genuity reiterated its rating on Atara Biotherapeutics and raised its wildly bullish target price even higher.
The announcement of positive topline results in a late-stage epilepsy trial prompted a rally in Marinus Pharmaceuticals shares on Tuesday.
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Cassava Sciences reported good results from a mid-stage study of its sumifilam treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Shares soared on the news.
Immunomedics shares more than doubled on Monday after the firm announced that it would be acquired by Gilead Sciences in one of the biggest deals to go down in the health care sector this…
Temperatures have set records around the world recently, and the warmest places are routinely over 110 degrees F during the day. Extreme heat, over 120 degrees, is rare, but in this city in Afghanistan,…
The August 31 short interest data has been compared with the previous report, and short interest in most of these selected biotech stocks increased.
