MannKind gets out the ax (again) as Afrezza sales fizzle; Bristol-Myers gains new Opdivo/Yervoy approval at the FDA;

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> With sales of Afrezza barely registering at Sanofi, MannKind ($MNKD) has triggered its third round of layoffs, with the ax falling throughout its organization. MannKind's shares dropped to a 52-week low--around the $3 mark--as the news spread. Story

> Bristol-Myers Squibb ($BMY) won FDA approval for a combination of Opdivo and Yervoy to treat metastatic melanoma. Release

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