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Johnson & Johnson pays $700m to 42 US states to settle Baby Powder asbestos claims

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has finalised a $700m (£552m; €654m) settlement with 42 US states and the District of Columbia…

5 days ago

US doctor convicted of murder is freed from prison after pardon secured by doctor who took over his practice

A Virginia prison has released Vince Gilmer, a family practitioner convicted 19 years ago of murdering his father, after the…

1 month ago

Covid-19: South African disclosures reveal secretive world of nations’ vaccine contracts

Documents detailing negotiations between covid vaccine manufacturers and the South African government show how drug companies pressured low and middle…

1 month ago

Most members on FDA advisory panel that recommended cardiac device had received payments from its maker

Ten out of 14 members of a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel that recommended the approval of…

3 months ago

Surge in anti-gay laws in Africa imperil progress on HIV/AIDS, experts say

The International AIDS Society (IAS) and UNAIDS have spoken out against legislation passed by Ghana’s parliament last week that would…

4 months ago

Alaskapox: First human death from zoonotic virus is announced

State health officials in Alaska have identified the first human to die from a recently discovered virus that appears able…

5 months ago

Purdue Pharma’s “predatory and deceptive” advertiser Publicis pays $350m to US states

Publicis Groupe, the main advertising firm used by opioid maker Purdue Pharma, will pay $350m to be divided between all…

5 months ago

Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to retract multiple papers after blogger alleges data fabrication

Harvard University’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is to retract six research articles and ask for corrections of 31 more,…

5 months ago

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