Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Shanghai govt official visits China’s Stemirna amid financing woes
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A senior Shanghai government official has visited Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developer Stemirna Therapeutics, the company said in a social media post on Wednesday, ...
Jan 03, 2024
Record-breaking doctors’ strike to pile pressure on health service in England
LONDON (Reuters) - Junior doctors in England will begin a six-day walkout on Wednesday, the longest strike in the state-run National Health Service's (NHS) 75-year history which is set to hit patient ...
Jan 02, 2024
Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The U.S. government cannot enforce federal guidance in Texas requiring emergency room doctors to perform abortions if necessary to stabilize emergency room patients, a f...
Jan 02, 2024
Brazil, Mexico eye regional avian flu plan to keep trade flowing
MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil and Mexico are working together to develop a regional plan to keep trade in poultry and eggs flowing between the two countries despite potential avian flu outb...
Jan 02, 2024
US FDA approvals bounce back in 2023, sparking hopes of a biotech recovery
By Manas Mishra and Pratik Jain (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved nearly 50% more novel drugs in 2023 than in 2022, putting it back on pace with historical levels, an improvem...
Jan 02, 2024
Moderna surges after CEO says sales growth expected in 2025
(Reuters) - Moderna shares rose more than 11% on Tuesday after the vaccine maker's CEO Stphane Bancel said in a shareholder letter that the company expects its sales to grow in 2025. "With the expecte...
Jan 02, 2024
Novartis signs gene therapy deal with Voyager for $100 million upfront
(Reuters) -Voyager Therapeutics said on Tuesday Novartis would pay $100 million upfront as part of a licensing deal to develop gene therapy candidates. Voyager, whose shares jumped 35% in premarket tr...
Jan 02, 2024
Weight-loss drugs: Who, and what, are they good for?
By Michele Gershberg (Reuters) - Powerful weight-loss medicines like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy leapt into public view in 2023, from social media to doctors' offices and cocktail parties, offering a new wa...
Jan 02, 2024
Explainer-What other health conditions might weight-loss drugs treat?
(Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss therapy Wegovy are being studied to see whether they can improve health in other ways. Both treatments contain the active i...
Jan 02, 2024
AstraZeneca, Sanofi RSV infant shots approved in China
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization for infants developed with Sanofi has got approval in China. The drug makers co-developed the RSV shot fo...
Jan 02, 2024
