Covid-19

A new study using data from 500 thousand participants is shedding light on the effects of smoking cannabis on the lungs of users. In a new study released this week, researchers used data from UK Biobank (UKB) to evaluate the effect of cannabis on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection and to...

North Korea, which announced its first COVID-19 case last month, may already be preparing to declare victory on the contagious virus that has affected and killed millions worldwide; at least this is what experts think. What Happened: State-owned media in the hermit kingdom has reported a...

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom. BlackBerry's Bumpy Ride: Security software company...

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is planning to reopen two of its Shanghai properties as the Chinese city slowly moves beyond its extensive COVID-19 lockdown. What Happened: Disney announced that it will reopen its Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and the Disneytown shopping, dining and entertainment...

The supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, and his top officials are pushing for a crackdown on government representatives as the country seeks greater internal unity to overcome the economic difficulties and challenges caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. What Happened: In the...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) authorized retailer and service provider Simply Mac is reportedly ending operations and letting go of all its employees. What Happened: Simply Mac CEO Rein Voigt mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic in a letter to employees as a reason for setbacks suffered by the retailer...

Amid the easing COVID-19 restrictions in China, Walt Disney Co's (NYSE: DIS) Disney Resort in Shanghai is set to reopen some retail and park areas from Friday. What Happened: In an alert on its website, the company said Shanghai Disney Resort’s Wishing Star Park, the World of...

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours: Stocks In Focus FDA Advisors Back Novavax's COVID-19 Vaccine  The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted in favor of Novavax Inc's (...

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 21 to 0, with one abstention, to recommend that the FDA grant Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373...

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours: Stocks In Focus Veru Files Emergency Use Application For Its COVID-19 Treatment Veru Inc (NASDAQ: VERU) has submitted an emergency use authorization application to the FDA for the use of...

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has made another move towards severing its Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing ties with contract manufacturer Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. (NYSE: EBS). What Happened: J&J has served a formal notice of termination and breach to Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Emergent...

Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is upping its commitment to manufacture its oral COVID-19 pill Paxlovid in the United States. What Happened: Pfizer will invest an incremental $120 million at its Kalamazoo, Michigan facility to augment production of Paxlovid, the pharma giant said in a...

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: TNXP), a Chatham, New Jersey-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced on Wednesday the issuance of a patent that forms the basis for the company's developmental vaccine against monkeypox and smallpox.  According to the company,...

The Movement Electronic Music Festival returned this past weekend featuring a number of cannabis entrepreneurs and dispensary brands, reported The Detroit News. Some of the cannabis companies that sponsored the festival include Weedmaps (NASDAQ: MAPS), Breeze Dispensary, Ooze, and Troy-...

After North Korea finally kicked off its first-ever COVID-19 vaccination campaign, its supreme leader has been at the heart of all the praises from its citizens instead of the scientists who created it. According to a Daily Star report, Kim Jong-Un made bizarre claims using...