Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Benefits of Moderna and Merck melanoma vaccine plus Keytruda extend to three years
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - An experimental messenger RNA cancer vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck & Co paired with Merck's Keytruda cut the chance of recurrence or death from melanoma by half a...
Dec 14, 2023
Dozens of drugmakers may be subject to rebates over price hikes – White House
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday that dozens of pharmaceutical companies will be required to pay rebates to Medicare for "outrageous" price hikes on prescription drugs, th...
Dec 14, 2023
Ban flavoured vapes, WHO says, urging tobacco-style controls
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies' bets on smoking a...
Dec 14, 2023
Big Tobacco’s transition under fire as WHO targets vaping
By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) - Big tobacco firms shifting to new nicotine products, including Philip Morris International (PMI) and British American Tobacco, have the most to lose if tobacco altern...
Dec 14, 2023
Nigerian patients feel pain of soaring drug prices
By Vining Ogu LAGOS (Reuters) - When Sodiq Ajibade emerged from a Lagos pharmacy holding asthma medication, one drug on his prescription was missing because he did not have the money to buy it. The pr...
Dec 14, 2023
Gaza faces ‘perfect storm’ of deadly diseases
By Bassam Masoud and Saleh Salem GAZA (Reuters) - For the besieged residents of Gaza who have so far survived Israel's bombs and bullets, a silent, invisible killer is now stalking them: disease. A la...
Dec 14, 2023
Scientists see risk of lost opportunity for long COVID research in China
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) - With more than a full year past since China eased restrictions and let COVID-19 sweep its households, scientists are worried a unique opportunity may be slipping ...
Dec 13, 2023
US FDA approves Medtronic’s system for heart condition
(Reuters) -Medtronic said on Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its system for a type of condition that can cause stroke or heart failure. The system, PulseSelect ...
Dec 13, 2023
New Mexico top court appears set to block local ordinances that limit abortion pill
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The New Mexico Supreme Court, based on arguments it heard on Wednesday, appeared poised to block several local ordinances in the state that aim to restrict distribution ...
Dec 13, 2023
U.S. healthcare spending rises to $4.5 trillion in 2022
(Reuters) - Healthcare spending in the United States rose 4.1% in 2022 to $4.5 trillion, federal data showed on Wednesday, a rate that officials said indicated a return to pre-pandemic patterns after ...
Dec 13, 2023
