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Notable healthcare headlines for the week: Pfizer, UnitedHealth, Sarepta and Thermo Fisher in focus
Wall Street ended higher on Friday, capping off a strong week that saw both the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 finish the week ...
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FDA Probes Death of Brazilian Boy Linked to Sarepta’s Elevidys
The FDA is investigating the death last month of an eight-year-old boy in Brazil who had received Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys® (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl)—though the company and its ...
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Health Sector Headlines: Shifts in Profits, Drug Developments, and Data-Sharing Innovations
HCA Healthcare raises 2025 profit forecast amidst insurance uncertainty while Centene anticipates a 2026 profitability boost ...
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FDA Investigating Death of Boy in Brazil Treated With Sarepta's Duchenne Gene Therapy
Sarepta maintains it reported the incident to the FDA in June, and the boy's doctor had deemed his death was unrelated to treatment.
FDA opens probe into mysterious death linked to gene therapy
The Food & Drug Administration is investigating the death of an 8‑year‑old following Elevidys gene therapy for Duchenne ...
What’s behind Sarepta’s gene therapy deaths?
Three patient deaths linked to gene therapies developed by Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) have drawn FDA scrutiny on the viral ...
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493 employees laid off at biopharmaceutical company with operations in Andover
A biopharmaceutical research company with ties in Andover has laid off a third of its workforce as one of the leaders in gene therapy goes through a “strategic ...