Will RFK Jr. Transform the Way America Makes and Sells Food?
Politics may change the recipe for success in the food industry. Here are some potential winners and losers.
Will RFK Jr. Transform the Way America Makes and Sells Food?
GLP-1, the FDA and RFK-J Take on the Food Biz
Junk food manufacturers and restaurant owners are trying to adjust to three looming challenges
Drawing Comparisons to HBO’s The Last of Us, CDC Says Real-Life Fungus Spreading Rapidly in U.S.
Drawing parallels to HBO’s The Last of Us series, the CDC recently warned about a real-life fungus known as Candida auris, which has been spreading in the United States and around the world.
The First $100 Billion Drug
An obesity medication is reportedly poised to shatter the record for pharmaceutical sales volume A prescription drug that combats obesity is expected to become the biggest-grossing pharmaceutical in history, ringing up five times the sales volume of its nearest competitor, an industry authority predicts. “With modest patient penetration, we could see tirzepatide generating more than … Continued
Off-label, But Lucrative
Big pharma profits when doctors prescribe a drug for a disorder other than the one that earned FDA approval. The practice ranges from evidence-based to highly egregious. One in five prescriptions written in the United States is for a drug that hasn’t been approved for what’s ailing the patient. That factoid from the Agency for … Continued
What You Need to Know About the Coming ‘Stealth Omicron’ Wave of COVID-19
Over one million people have already succumbed to COVID-19 in the United States, and current projections suggest that the fifth major wave of the coronavirus could strike at some point in 2022.
COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Frontrunners
If Dr. Edward Jenner were still alive, he’d likely relish the opportunity to pit his knowledge and experience against the modern scourge known as COVID-19. Jenner was an early pioneer in the science of vaccination (vaccinology) and a key contributor in the development of a commercially viable vaccine for smallpox. That’s no minor feat given … Continued