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Utah doctors complain of conflict of interest in Intermountain Healthcare’s sports medicine contract
The following story was researched and written by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. For more than a decade, Intermountain Healthcare surgeons replaced or repaired damaged joints, muscles and tendons with medical devices from Arthrex, the leading supplier for sports medicine. Since January, however, Intermountain and its insurance subsidiary, …
Health care providers gear up to administer Johnson & Johnson doses again
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccinations are back on after the federal government lifted an 11-day temporary pause Friday. The one-dose vaccine was paused over concerns about rare blood clots. The vaccine will now come with a warning label about the side effects, but local officials echoed federal leaders, saying the benefits …
earnings, economic data and recovery on the radar
LONDON — European markets were slightly higher on Wednesday morning as investors monitor economic data and corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 inched 0.1% above the flatline in early trade, with basic resources adding 1.1% while telecoms slid 0.7%. Stocks in Europe received a mildly positive hangover from Asia-Pacific, where Chinese tech shares listed in …
Latest news on coronavirus cases and vaccines
Here are some of the biggest developments Monday: The U.S. is recording at least 67,300 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,010 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average calculated by CNBC using Johns Hopkins University data. The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University: Global cases: More than 114.22 million Global …
Pivotal Studies of Covid-19 Vaccines From AstraZeneca, J&J Resuming
The restarts mean testing of two of the most advanced Covid-19 vaccines in development can get back on track after their testing had been sidetracked. The testing is crucial for regulators to evaluate whether the vaccines safely protect against the virus and should be given widely. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had wrapped up …
Bank of Japan, coronavirus, technology stocks
Stocks in Asia-Pacific were set to trade lower at the open following overnight declines on Wall Street. Futures pointed to a lower open for stocks in Japan. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 23,135 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 23,070. That compared against the Nikkei 225’s last close at 23,346.49. Shares …
Johnson & Johnson discontinues talc-based baby powder in US and Canada
Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder line a drugstore shelf in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it is discontinuing its talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada as demand fell in light of mounting lawsuits that said it caused cancer. J&J attributed the decline “in …
Trump says he believes there will be a coronavirus vaccine ‘by the end of the year’
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a live Fox News Channel virtual town hall called “America Together: Returning to Work” about response to the coronavirus pandemic being broadcast from inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, U.S. May 3, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was confident that there …
Marvell Technology is ‘Mr. 5G’
Raytheon: “I think it’s a terrific combination and it should be bought.” Crown Castle: “That is a castle keeper. I like that stock. … Will you look at that chart? I mean that chart — that is a reverse head and shoulders I just dream of.” Marvell Technology: “That’s a first-round pick. … It is ‘Mr. …
Johnson & Johnson to begin clinical trials on coronavirus vaccine candidate
Johnson & Johnson said Monday human testing of its experimental vaccine for the coronavirus would begin by September and that it could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021. J&J also said it has committed more than $1 billion of investment along with U.S. agency Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, which is …
