Business / Corporate Aug 4, 2021
SoftBank built a $5 billion stake in pharma giant Roche
by Giles Turner and Tom Giles
Roche's diagnostics unit reacted swiftly to the pandemic, and now sales are boosted by its COVID-19 testing business.
Commentary / World Jul 30, 2021
Legitimate pain research is more crucial than ever
by Faye Flam
Researchers today say opioids are not only dangerous; they are not a good long-term solution for chronic pain sufferers. The relief tends to wane with time.
National Jul 29, 2021
Even with delta surging, experts say two vaccine doses is enough for now
by Osamu Tsukimori
U.S. firm Pfizer Inc. has called for an additional third shot of its COVID-19 vaccine, citing new data showing its efficacy tails off after six months.
World / Science & Health | FOCUS Jul 21, 2021
Global quest underway to speed up COVID-19 vaccine trials
by Julie Steenhuysen and Ludwig Burger
Researchers are trying to determine just what level of antibodies a vaccine must produce to provide protection against the illness.
World | FOCUS Jul 16, 2021
World carved up into haves and have-nots by mRNA vaccine access
by Bruce Einhorn
The cutting-edge technology, which made its debut during the pandemic, has proven more effective than any other in staving off infections and serious illness from the coronavirus.
World Jul 9, 2021
Pfizer outlines booster plans while regulators signal caution
Pfizer Inc. plans to request U.S. emergency authorization in August for a third booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.
World Jul 9, 2021
Countries using Chinese-made vaccines and AstraZeneca increasingly eye boosters
Officials are being motivated by concerns that delta and other variants appear to be breaking down defenses of vaccines not made from the supereffective messenger RNA technology.
Business / Corporate Jul 9, 2021
Fujifilm says pivot to health care and chips paid off in pandemic
by Lisa Du and Grace Huang
Over the past decade, Fujifilm parlayed its expertise in film and chemicals to move into medical diagnostics, pharmaceutical manufacturing and supplying materials to chipmakers.
World / Science & Health Jul 8, 2021
Study on 10,000 people to test COVID-19 vaccines when immunity is weakened
Scientists in France hope to identify how best to protect those whose immune systems are compromised by HIV, cancer, a recent organ transplant or other medical conditions.
World / Science & Health Jul 7, 2021
Studies show vaccines are effective against delta variant
by Carl Zimmer
Jerusalem, however, announced that the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was seen to be 64% against all COVID-19 infections — down from about 95% in May.
World Jun 20, 2021
Many Brazilians insist on Pfizer even as nation passes 500,000 COVID-19 deaths
In Sao Paulo, people demand the U.S. company’s shots at public clinics and often walk out if none are available.
World / Science & Health Jun 20, 2021
Don’t count on needing a COVID-19 booster shot, top WHO scientist says
by Jason Gale
As some governments prepare for COVID-19 booster shots targeting more infectious virus variants, health authorities say it’s too early to tell if they will be required.