Sickle cell disease gene therapies Casgevy Lyfgenia insurance cost issues

Blood sample of patient positive tested for sickle cell.Kitsawet Saethao | Istock | Getty ImagesThe approval of two gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease has given hope to patients who suffer from the debilitating disease, which overwhelmingly affects Black people and people of color.Health officials now face a...

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Intuitive Machines stock (LUNR) jumps after Odysseus moon landing

Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lunar lander on display at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.NASAShares of Intuitive Machines surged in early trading on Friday after the company's successful first moon landing.Intuitive Machines' cargo moon lander, "Odysseus," became the first privately developed spacecraft to land on the lunar surface on Thursday –...

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Rivian and Lucid shares plunge after weak EV earnings reports

A Rivian electric truck sits parked in front of a Rivian service center on August 08, 2023 in South San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesShares of electric vehicle makers Rivian and Lucid plummeted Thursday after the companies reported disappointing results and stagnant production in their fourth-quarter earnings after...

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Capital One Discover acquisition has $1.4 billion breakup fee for another buyer

Capital One headquarters in McLean, Virginia on February 20, 2024. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty ImagesCapital One's blockbuster takeover proposal for Discover Financial includes a $1.38 billion breakup fee if Discover decides to go with another buyer, but no such fee if U.S. regulators kill the deal, people with...

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Novavax to settle Gavi arbitration over canceled Covid shot purchase

A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands.Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty ImagesNovavax on Thursday said it will settle a bitter arbitration dispute with Gavi, a nongovernmental...

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