Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
US FDA approves Merck’s drug for kidney cancer
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Merck's drug belzutifan for a type of kidney cancer. The drug, branded as Welireg, is used to treat patients with renal cell carci...
Dec 14, 2023
US CDC says there’s urgent need to increase respiratory vaccine coverage
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday issued an alert urging healthcare providers to increase immunization coverage for influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory s...
Dec 14, 2023
US FDA, CPB seize illegal e-cigarettes worth $18 million
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the Customs and Border Protection (CPB) has seized more than $18 million worth of unauthorized e-cigarettes which included brands suc...
Dec 14, 2023
Bluebird signs pact with insurer for sickle cell gene therapy
By Sriparna Roy and Leroy Leo (Reuters) - Bluebird bio said on Thursday a large insurer had agreed to cover its newly approved sickle cell disease gene therapy, easing some investor worries about resi...
Dec 14, 2023
US FDA warns Chewy, others over selling unapproved animal antibiotics
(Corrects company ticker symbol in paragraph 2) (Reuters) -Chewy and eight other companies are violating federal law by selling or making unapproved antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs for anima...
Dec 14, 2023
Apellis says EU regulator may not approve its eye drug
(Reuters) - Apellis Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday a panel of the European drugs regulator was likely to vote against approving its chronic eye disease treatment, sending its shares down more than 2...
Dec 14, 2023
Bird flu spreads in Europe with a delay after warm autumn
PARIS (Reuters) - Bird flu is spreading fast in Europe but arrived later this year after a warm autumn delayed migration of wild birds, the main carriers of the virus that led to the death of millions...
Dec 14, 2023
Drugmakers to push 230,000 more RSV infant shots to market, US says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Manufacturers of RSV immunizations will make an additional 230,000 doses available for infants in January, the White House said on Thursday, after U.S. government officials met ...
Dec 14, 2023
Bird flu found on another German poultry farm
HAMBURG (Reuters) - About 30,000 ducks have been slaughtered after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in west Germany, authorities said on Thursday. The disease was confirmed on a farm in the Gueterslo...
Dec 14, 2023
Polish abortion verdict breached woman’s rights, European court rules
WARSAW (Reuters) - The fact that a Polish court verdict forced a woman to travel abroad to get an abortion due to a foetal anomaly violated her right to private and family life, the European Court of ...
Dec 14, 2023
