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European Commission approves KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as first-line treatment in adult patients with metastatic microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) colorectal cancer

January 26, 2021

KEYTRUDA Is First Checkpoint Inhibitor Approved in Europe to Treat MSI-H or dMMR Colorectal Cancer European Approval Based on Results From KEYNOTE-177 Trial Demonstrating KEYTRUDA Significantly Reduced Risk of Disease Progression or Death by 40% Compared With Chemotherapy KENILWORTH, N.J. — (BUSINESS

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Double-masking: Why two masks are the new masks

January 25, 2021

Double-masking is a sensible and easy way to lower your risk when you have to spend more time around others — in a taxi, on a train or plane, or at an inauguration. — NYT: Top Stories

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The unrelenting spread of the virus in dozens of ZIP codes

January 25, 2021

The scramble to vaccinate New Yorkers has not yet had a significant impact on rising rates of positive tests in many city neighborhoods. — NYT: Top Stories

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AdvanSix furthers commitment to sulfur nutrition

January 25, 2021

Expands Focus on Sulfur Nutrition for Wide Variety of Crops Including Soybeans Robust Operational Performance Supports Improved Granular Conversion Acquires Certain Assets of Commonwealth Industrial Services (CIS), Adding Packaging, Warehousing and Logistics Capabilities PARSIPPANY, N.J. & HOPEWELL, Va. — (BUSINESS WIRE) —

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America’s other front line

January 24, 2021

As the Biden administration proposes additional pandemic relief, nonprofit workers see a country facing a growing crisis. — NYT: Top Stories

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Mercer County partners with Capital Health for COVID-19 vaccination site at CURE Arena

January 23, 2021

TRENTON, N.J. — Looking forward to the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic response, Mercer County has opened a COVID-19 vaccination facility at CURE Arena in Trenton this week. The vaccination clinic will be a partnership of the CURE Arena with Capital

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves OPDIVO® (nivolumab) in combination with CABOMETYX® (cabozantinib) as first-line treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma

January 23, 2021

In CheckMate -9ER, OPDIVO in combination with CABOMETYX doubled median progression-free survival and objective response rate and showed superior overall survival vs. sunitinib1 Approved across all International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium risk categories1,2 Approval expands Company’s presence in first-line advanced

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NFL giving free Super Bowl tickets to 7,500 health workers

January 22, 2021

FILE – Cutout photos of people, including first responders and healthcare workers, sit in seats in Gillette Stadium before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills in Foxborough, Mass., in this Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, file

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U.S. coronavirus cases are falling, but variants could erase progress

January 22, 2021

New daily cases are starting to slow in what some health experts see as a turning point. But they warn of a bumpy vaccination rollout amid the emergence of more contagious variants. — NYT: Top Stories