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US FDA to take steps to help gene therapies get accelerated approval

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving to optimize the development of gene therapies, including encouraging the use of biomarkers to help get accelerated approval of therapies for serious conditions, an agency official said. Biomarkers, such as pulse and blood pressure, are characteristics of the body that you can measure. The FDA will …

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Moderna expects to price its COVID vaccine at about $130 in the US

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -Moderna Inc expects to price its COVID-19 vaccine at around $130 per dose in the U.S. going forward as purchases move to the private sector from the government, the company’s president Stephen Hoge said in an interview on Monday. “There are different customers negotiating different prices right now, which is why …

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Biden signs bill requiring declassification of COVID origins information

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill that requires declassification of information related to the origins of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the White House said. Biden said he shared Congress’ goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin of COVID-19. “In implementing this legislation, …

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FDA staff says safety issues with Biogen’s ALS drug to not prevent approval

By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator’s staff said on Monday safety issues with Biogen Inc’s drug to treat an ultra-rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, should not prevent its accelerated approval. A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday …

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US Sen Scott pushes for new Fed inspector general, slams Fed over bank regulation

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott said on Monday he will introduce legislation to create an independent inspector general to oversee the Federal Reserve, as he called the U.S. central bank “unable or unwilling to properly regulate” banks in a letter to Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Scott, a Republican known …

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Offbeat multiverse movie ‘Everything Everywhere’ dominates the Oscars

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -“Everything Everywhere All at Once” won the coveted best picture trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday as Hollywood embraced an off-kilter story about a Chinese-American family working out their problems across multiple dimensions. The movie claimed seven awards overall, including three of the four acting Oscars for stars …

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Putin meets ‘dear friend’ Xi in Kremlin as Ukraine war grinds on

(Reuters) – Vladimir Putin and his “dear friend” Chinese leader Xi Jinping planned more talks on Tuesday after a Kremlin dinner where the isolated Russian president showcased his most powerful ally in the face of Western opposition to the war in Ukraine. Washington denounced Xi’s visit, saying the timing just days after an international court …

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Beijing still seeking answers a year after China Eastern plane crash

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China’s aviation regulator said on Monday that investigators were still looking into the cause of the crash of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735, almost a year after the plane came down, killing all 132 people on board. The Boeing 737-800 crashed into a mountainous region in the southwestern Guangxi region on March 21, …

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Protesters set rubbish on fire as French govt barely survives no-confidence vote

By Elizabeth Pineau and Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) – Protesters set piles of rubbish on fire in central Paris on Monday after President Emmanuel Macron’s government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Monday over a deeply unpopular pension reform. The failure of the no-confidence vote will be a relief to Macron. Had it …

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