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The FINANCIAL -- In the second quarter of 2016, the uninsured rate among all U.S. adults remains at the trend low of 11.0% reached in the first quarter of this year. This is down from 11.9% in the fourth quarter of 2015,

The FINANCIAL -- China’s pharmaceutical system will struggle to cope with the twin challenges of a rapidly aging population and increases in non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and heart and lung disease. 

The FINANCIAL -- Consuming higher amounts of unsaturated fats was associated with lower mortality, according to a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The FINANCIAL -- Sanofi and its vaccines global business unit Sanofi Pasteur announced on July 6 a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) on the co-development of a Zika vaccine candidate.

The FINANCIAL -- Scientists in the UK have found new evidence that tiny viruses called bacteriophages turbo-charge the evolution of bacteria that cause lung infections in Cystic Fibrosis patients.

The FINANCIAL -- Nestlé on June 21 supported the Dutch EU Presidency’s efforts to develop an EU-wide nutrition policy to motivate industry to invest in healthier products.

The FINANCIAL -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited on June 20 announced that it has dosed the first subject in a Phase 2b field efficacy trial of Takeda’s norovirus vaccine candidate (TAK-214), the only norovirus vaccine candidate in human clinical trials.

The FINANCIAL -- Fewer Americans reported not having enough money in the past 12 months to pay for necessary healthcare and/or medicines for themselves or their families than at any point since Gallup and Healthways began tracking this metric in 2008.

The FINANCIAL -- The yellow fever vaccine given as one fifth of the regular dose could be used to control an outbreak in case of vaccine shortages.

The FINANCIAL -- It is well known that obesity has been a health issue in the United States for years. More than one in three adults are obese, and more than one in 20 adults are extremely obese, according to the National