Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Cal-Maine Foods temporarily shuts Kansas facility hit by bird flu
(Reuters) -Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods said on Tuesday it had temporarily ceased production at a facility in Kansas after some of the flock tested positive for avian flu. The company said highly path...
Dec 12, 2023
Lawyers challenging Kentucky abortion ban call for more plaintiffs
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A Kentucky woman who filed a class action last week challenging the state's near-total ban on abortion is no longer pregnant, her lawyers said Tuesday, calling for more ...
Dec 12, 2023
Walgreens mulls IPO for UK Boots pharmacy chain – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance is in early talks over separating its UK-based Boots drugstore chain, including the possibility of an initial public offering in London, Bloomberg News reported on ...
Dec 12, 2023
US panel recommends children with obesity start counseling from age 6
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Children with obesity should receive intensive counseling to promote healthy diet and exercise habits starting at age 6, according to a draft recommendation issued by a pane...
Dec 12, 2023
Moderna chief commercial officer steps down
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Moderna said on Tuesday Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Arpa Garay has stepped down more than a year after she took on the role. Effective Dec. 8, Garay is no longer the CCO,...
Dec 12, 2023
Pfizer gets OK for $43-billion Seagen deal after donating cancer drug rights
(Reuters) - Pfizer said on Tuesday it has agreed to donate the rights of royalties from sales of cancer drug Bavencio to address concerns from U.S. antitrust regulators related to its $43-billion deal...
Dec 12, 2023
US diabetes patients face delays as insurers tighten Ozempic coverage
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Some patients with type 2 diabetes say they are having more difficulty getting reimbursed for drugs like Ozempic as U.S. insurers implement restrictions designed to deter ...
Dec 12, 2023
EU publishes its first list of more than 300 critical medicines, vaccines
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission published its first list of critical medicines, as part of a wider overhaul of laws governing the 136 billion euro ($148 billion) pharmaceuti...
Dec 12, 2023
AstraZeneca to buy RSV vaccine maker Icosavax for $1.1 billion
(Reuters) -Drugmaker AstraZeneca on Tuesday agreed to buy vaccine developer Icosavax in a deal valued at up to $1.1 billion to bolster its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine portfolio. The deal...
Dec 12, 2023
US Consumer group seeks stronger warnings on Botox, similar treatments
By Leroy Leo (Reuters) - Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen on Tuesday filed a petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking to require makers of Botox and several similar injections...
Dec 11, 2023
