The Food and Drug Administration‘s call on whether to approve Biogen‘s experimental Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab, will be the “most important decision” the federal regulator will make in 2020, Bernstein analyst Ronny Gal said Friday. When asked if he thought the FDA would approve the drug, Gal said, “Yes.” “[But] you’ve got to be cautious about… Read More »
Pete Frates, the man who inspired thousands to participate in the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge,” which raised over $ 220 million for ALS research, has died at age 34, his family said. In a statement released to Boston College, Frates was remembered for his “heroic battle with ALS.” “Today Heaven received our angel: Peter Frates.… Read More »
The reveal comes as the singer made an appeal on Good Morning Britain earlier this year James Blunt has said two donors have come forward to offer up their kidneys to his sick father, Charles Blount. The reveal comes following a plea Blunt made on Good Morning Britain back in October. During the show, the… Read More »
Johnson & Johnson, which recalled 33,000 bottles of baby powder earlier this month, said Tuesday it retested its Johnson’s Baby Powder and found no signs of asbestos that prompted the recall. The company pulled the powder off of shelves after the Food and Drug Administration said they found trace amounts of asbestos, a known carcinogen,… Read More »
Woman shops for groceries. Twenty20 Walmart continues to lead the U.S. grocery sector, but the gap with its rivals is narrowing, and pressure on profits is rising, according to a new report from Loop Capital Markets. Walmart has a 22% share of the $ 847 billion U.S. grocery industry, according to analyst Andrew Wolf. The… Read More »