Damian Garde

@damiangarde

@business reporter covering pharma / [email protected] / Signal: damiangarde.67

Joined March 2012

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Jul 22

RFK Jr. Turns to Fringe Medical Journal to Find New Hires bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. George Tidmarsh is a millionaire co-founder of a biotech firm, serial entrepreneur, neonatologist and adjunct professor at Stanford University. But his part in creating a fringe medical journal is...

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Jul 17

Wall Street Worries a Health Insurance Meltdown Is Far From Over bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. The tide of US government money that has been pouring into health insurers for decades is reversing more abruptly than expected, putting strategies that drove profit growth for years in doubt.

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Michelle F. Davis@MichelleF_Davis · Jul 15

UnitedHealth quietly sold businesses to private equity firms at the end of last year to avoid missing Wall Street earnings targets. Read my story with @zachmider @ikeswetlitz @jtozz for details about the deals & the unusual accounting decision here $UNH bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Amber Tong@AmberTongPW · Jul 14

Chinese drugmakers have come a long way from their copycat days to challenge Western dominance on innovation. Our latest story visualizes this stunning advance, with data from @NorstellaCo with @hongjinshan and @spepechen: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Jul 11

FDA Offers to Trade Faster Drug Reviews for Lower US Prices bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said his agency may fast-track new drugs from pharmaceutical companies that “equalize” the cost of their medicines between the US and other...

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Jul 10

FDA to Share Rejection Letters Drugmakers Often Keep Secret bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. The US Food and Drug Administration has started making rejection letters that pharmaceutical companies traditionally keep under wraps more easily available to investors and the public, a move with...

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Jul 8

Pro-Trump Urologist Appointed as Top Adviser to CDC Director bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed a retired Georgia urologist who is a supporter of President Donald Trump as a senior adviser to the agency’s director, according to an...

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Jul 7

RFK Jr. Is Scaring Parents Into Asking Doctors for Early Shots bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. Pediatricians weigh the risks of vaccinating ahead of schedule with threat of shot shortages looming.

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Jun 25

Americans’ Access to Lifesaving Vaccines Threatened by RFK Jr. Overhaul bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes to US vaccine policy are putting the $24 billion US market for shots at risk, potentially making it harder for Americans to access...

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Gerry Smith@gerryfsmith · Mar 31

New: At least seven people have died in the US from symptoms linked to a new Alzheimer's drug over the past two years. Regulators and doctors are divided over the risks. Story w/ @RobertLangreth bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Mar 13

White House Pulls CDC Pick Who Was Facing Likely Senate Defeat bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. The Trump administration withdrew the nomination of Dave Weldon for the top job at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as it grew clear there were not enough Senate votes to confirm him.

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Mar 11

Trump’s CDC Pick Is Still Pushing Vaccine-Autism ‘Lie,’ Senator Says bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. Dave Weldon, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the country’s top public health agency, said in a recent meeting that he still believes the debunked theory that the childhood immunization schedule...

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Anna Edney@annaedney · Mar 5

Moves by Musk's DOGE this week have put the fate of a key lab that oversees US pharmaceutical safety in limbo. This raises questions about the Trump administration’s approach to expensive but crucial research that aims to keep America’s drug supply safe. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Feb 26

Trump Team Weighs Pulling Funding for Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine bloomberg.com/news/articles/… $mrna

damiangarde's tweet card. US health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that the Biden administration awarded to Moderna Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Feb 26

As Measles Cases Surge in Texas, WHO’s Global Control Program Risks Collapse bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. The World Health Organization has warned that its largest global laboratory network is on the brink of collapse unless new funding is secured to replace the support lost after President Donald...

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Feb 25

Lilly Cuts Price of Zepbound Vials to Battle Cheaper Copycats bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. Eli Lilly & Co. is ramping up the fight against cheaper, copycat versions of Zepbound by lowering prices for a version of its blockbuster obesity drug.

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Feb 20

Corporate America’s Real Worries About Trump Are Buried in Annual Reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

damiangarde's tweet card. Companies are telling their investors how President Donald Trump’s plan to radically remake the US government poses new risks to their businesses.

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Damian Garde@damiangarde · Feb 4

Pfizer’s Covid Boost Overshadowed by Kennedy Threat to Vaccines bloomberg.com/news/articles/… $pfe

damiangarde's tweet card. Unexpected demand for Pfizer Inc.’s Covid vaccine helped the company beat quarterly expectations. Then Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been a vocal opponent of the company’s top-selling shot, got one...

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