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Boosters and Biologics: Is Space-Based Biomanufacturing Real?

LifeSciVC

At the molecular level, gravity underlies sedimentation and convection, the central principles that govern fluid dynamics. Gravitys influence on biology is so pervasive that many of its effects go unnoticed and unappreciated. In microgravity, these certainties fail, freeing biological processes to unfold in novel ways. Space.com, 17 Aug.

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What to Expect When you are Expecting…a Government Shutdown

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The answers below are based on my experience as a reviewer and compliance officer at FDA during the 5-week 2018/2019 government shutdown. During the 5-week shutdown in 2018/2019, PDUFA funding was the most robust and could have funded several months of review operations. What does it mean for FDA staff?

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Syringe services for people who inject drugs are enormously effective, but remain underused

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Nora's Blog

14 Another study found no change in crime or disorder associated with two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers in New York City that opened in 2021. Impact of an unsanctioned safe consumption site on criminal activity, 2010-2019. A recent study analyzing crime reports in an undisclosed U.S. Drug Alcohol Depend.

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Parliamentarians Gather for Annual World Health Assembly

The Pharma Data

Global Parliamentarians Take the Stage at WHA78: A New Chapter in Health Governance The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly (WHA78), held in Geneva in 2025, emerged as a landmark moment in the global health landscape, defined by sweeping decisions and a renewed focus on the intersection of politics and public health.

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Price of World’s First Malaria Vaccine for Children in Endemic Countries Slashed by Over 50%, Now Under $5

The Pharma Data

This vaccine rollout, made possible through partnerships among GSK, Bharat Biotech, PATH, WHO, MedAccess, and country governments, marks a turning point in the fight against malaria—a disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year, especially among children under the age of five.

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WHO Scientific Group Publishes Findings on COVID-19’s Origins

The Pharma Data

Detailed records of animals sold in markets in Wuhan during late 2019 and early 2020. Their latest report calls for continued research and vigilance, and for governments, laboratories, and data repositories worldwide to contribute additional evidence that could shed light on the virus’s early transmission dynamics.

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Infertility Is Rising Among Young Married Women

Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- The percentage of married American women under the age of 50 who are infertile rose between 2011 and 2019, new government statistics show.Data from the National Survey of Family Growth show that "the percentage of.