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Authorities misinterpreting COVID-19 trial data with ‘disastrous’ results, Canadian researchers say

Article content continued The episode was typical of what has become a serious problem in the COVID-19 pandemic: misinterpretation of trial data, with “disastrous” results for other studies, Mills and colleagues argue in a recent medical journal commentary. Influenced by media accounts, scientific oversight boards often don’t recognize there are distinct phases to COVID-19 sickness,… Read More »

Mylan boosts Euro portfolio with $756M rights deal for Aspen’s injectable thrombosis meds

Mylan’s planned megamerger with Pfizer’s Upjohn generics unit has had a rocky road to approval, with the novel coronavirus pandemic snagging regulatory review. Despite the delay, Mylan isn’t twiddling its thumbs: The generics giant is now bolting on a major addition to its EU portfolio as it awaits its merger deadline. Mylan will shell out… Read More »

Tam preaches caution as students return to school and COVID numbers rise

Article content continued He said the province’s plan aims to protect kids health, but also pushes to get them back in school where they should be. He touted investments in personal protective equipment, public health nurses and other changes designed to keep schools safe. “A whole army of people have gone above and beyond to… Read More »

Behind The Byline: ‘At Least I Got the Shot’

Although the coronavirus pandemic shut down many organizations and businesses across the nation, KHN has never been busier ― and health coverage has never been more vital. We’ve revamped our Behind the Byline YouTube series and brought it to Instagram TV. Journalists and producers from across KHN’s newsrooms take you behind the scenes in these… Read More »