Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Factbox-How Pfizer is fortifying for growth beyond COVID products
(Reuters) - Pfizer has turned to multi-billion deals, an internal restructuring and a massive cost-cutting program as the U.S. drugmaker battles a steep fall in demand for its COVID-19 products. The c...
Dec 13, 2023
Organic tick repellents differ widely in efficacy, study shows
By Mariam Sunny (Reuters) - Increasingly popular botanical oils for repelling and killing ticks are not always as effective as regulated chemical products, according to a report published on Wednesday...
Dec 13, 2023
US Supreme Court to decide access to abortion pill in major case
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, which in 2022 ended its recognition of a constitutional right to abortion, on Wednesday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden's administration...
Dec 13, 2023
Pfizer shares sink on weak 2024 revenue, profit forecasts
(Reuters) -Pfizer on Wednesday forecast 2024 revenue and profit below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares down 7% in premarket trading even as it raised cost-cut target by $500 million. Sales...
Dec 13, 2023
Vertex’s non-opioid neuropathic pain treatment succeeds in mid-stage trial
(Reuters) -Vertex Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday its drug, VX-548, was successful in reducing nerve pain in patients in a mid-stage trial. Treatment with the drug resulted in a statistically signif...
Dec 13, 2023
US employers hire virtual providers as weight-loss drug gatekeepers
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) - U.S. employers facing surging costs from paying for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and similar obesity drugs are hiring virtual healthcare providers like Teladoc to implement we...
Dec 13, 2023
Japan’s health ministry reports country’s first death from mpox
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's health ministry on Wednesday reported the country's first fatality from mpox. The patient was a man in his 30s with a prior infection with HIV and no travel history, the mini...
Dec 13, 2023
Eisai to launch Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi in Japan on Dec 20
TOKYO (Reuters) - Eisai said on Wednesday its Alzheimer's drug Leqembi will launch in Japan on Dec. 20 following its inclusion on the National Health Insurance price list. Intravenous treatment of the...
Dec 13, 2023
Sigma Healthcare posts record jump on $5.8 billion merger with Chemist Warehouse
(Reuters) - Shares in Australia's Sigma Healthcare surged more than 76% in early trade on Wednesday to post a record intraday jump, after the company said on Monday it would merge with Chemist Warehou...
Dec 12, 2023
What does the Texas Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortions mean for patients?
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Monday's ruling from the Texas Supreme Court denying a woman's request for an emergency abortion shines a spotlight on the medical exceptions contained in many U.S. state...
Dec 12, 2023
