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Using price to avoid vaccine shortages

Using price to avoid vaccine shortages

No one worries about vaccine supply—until there’s a shortage. New research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business studied the market tensions that can keep manufacturers out of the business and the...

Life-saving drugs and deadly delays

Life-saving drugs and deadly delays

The Food and Drug Administration just granted permission for “expanded access” to an experimental medicine for Ebola. It’s OK as far as it goes, but it’s an exception to the FDA’s reluctance to approve the use of life...

FDA approves Meningitis vaccine for infants

FDA approves Meningitis vaccine for infants

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new combination vaccine for infants, Menhibrix, aimed at preventing the two infections that cause meningitis, meningococcal disease, and Hib disease, all of which can be fatal...