In this article 8586.T-JP BAYN-DE Dan Vahdat, CEO and co-founder of Huma. Huma LONDON — The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a shift toward digital health services, and investors are looking to capitalize on the trend by making big bets in the space. In the U.K., London-headquartered firm Huma announced Wednesday that it’s raised $130 million
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An Abbott Labs employee gets the BinaxNOW rapid Covid-19 antigen test at her workplace. Abbott Labs Abbott Labs has a team of “virus hunters” who are working with health officials around the world to monitor Covid-19 variants as some mutated strains show an ability to evade detection, CEO Robert Ford said during an interview at
Daniel Carcillo, Wesana Health CEO, is a living example of the power of psychedelic drugs to help those suffering from mental illnesses when standard treatments — and other forms of alternative treatments — have already failed. The former National Hockey League player says he was on the verge of suicide as a result of traumatic
In this article 22UA-DE PFE A child watches as a nurse administers a shot of COVID-19 vaccine during a pop-up vaccination event at Lynn Family Stadium on April 26, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Jon Cherry | Getty Images A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel voted Wednesday to endorse expanded usage of Pfizer‘s and BioNTech‘s
A commuter rolls up his sleeve to receive a vaccination shot for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Grand Central Station Terminal train station in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., May 12, 2021. Carlo Allegri | Reuters After weeks of declines, the U.S. pace of daily vaccinations is improving in recent days. The
In this article 22UA-DE PFE [The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] A key CDC advisory panel is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to recommend expanding usage of Pfizer‘s and BioNTech‘s Covid-19 vaccine to kids ages 12 to
In this article PFE 22UA-DE A student gets her first Pfizer Biontech COVID vaccine at Ridley High School, May, 3, 2021 as part of a clinic for students age 16-18. Pete Bannan | MediaNews Group | Daily Times via Getty Images A key CDC advisory panel is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to recommend
A Covid-19 coronavirus patient rests inside a banquet hall temporarily converted into a Covid care centre in New Delhi on May 10, 2021. Arun Sankar | AFP | Getty Images India’s daily Covid-19 death toll hit another record high on Wednesday, as the World Health Organization said the country accounted for half the total reported
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under growing pressure to call for another nationwide lockdown in India as the overwhelmed health-care system struggles to fight a devastating second Covid-19 wave. But one member of Modi’s economic advisory council says state governments should have the final say in social restrictions instead. “All things considered, the current policy