Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Moderna, Merck begin late-stage study for mRNA cancer therapy
(Reuters) -Moderna and Merck & Co said on Monday they have started a late-stage trial of their experimental personalized mRNA cancer treatment in combination with blockbuster drug Keytruda for patient...
Syndicated Content Dec 11, 2023
Bird flu kills over 900 seals, sea lions in south Brazil
By Diego Vara and Ana Mano SAO JOSE DO NORTE, Brazil (Reuters) - Nearly 1,000 seals and sea lions in southern Brazil have died from bird flu outbreaks, say authorities, who are scrambling to isolate t...
Syndicated Content Dec 11, 2023
As UK dental system decays, surging numbers seek treatment abroad
By Sachin Ravikumar and Ali Kucukgocmen LONDON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Once Marion Parks found out she needed intensive dental work, the 55-year-old decided her best course of action was to leave her sma...
Syndicated Content Dec 11, 2023
Australia’s Sigma Healthcare signs $5.8 billion merger deal with Chemist Warehouse
By Scott Murdoch and Echha Jain (Reuters) -Australia's Sigma Healthcare on Monday said it would merge with privately owned pharmacy giant Chemist Warehouse Group to create a A$8.8 billion ($5.79 billi...
Syndicated Content Dec 10, 2023
US health insurer Cigna scraps deal to buy Humana -WSJ
(Reuters) -Cigna has called off its deal to buy fellow U.S. health insurer Humana , scrapping a deal that could have created a roughly $140 billion giant in the industry, the Wall Street Journal repor...
Syndicated Content Dec 10, 2023
Gaza health situation is ‘catastrophic’: WHO chief
GENEVA (Reuters) - The impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Gaza's healthcare sector has been "catastrophic", the World Health Organization chief said on Sunday at an emergency board meeting, saying...
Syndicated Content Dec 10, 2023
Hong Kong to cull 900 pigs amid outbreak of deadly swine fever
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities have ordered the culling of more than 900 pigs after detecting the presence of the deadly African swine fever (ASF) in animals at a licensed farm in the New...
Syndicated Content Dec 09, 2023
Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to stop woman from emergency abortion
(Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday asked the Texas Supreme Court to halt a lower court ruling that would allow a Texas woman to get an emergency abortion. The legal battle is a ma...
Syndicated Content Dec 08, 2023
Pregnant woman sues to invalidate Kentucky’s abortion bans
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A pregnant woman and Planned Parenthood sued Kentucky on Friday, seeking to invalidate its near-total ban on abortion, saying the law violates rights to privacy and self...
Syndicated Content Dec 08, 2023
Vertex/CRISPR price sickle cell disease gene therapy at $2.2 million
(Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals and its partner CRISPR Therapeutics said on Friday their sickle cell disease gene therapy Casgevy would be available at a list price of $2.2 million in the United St...
Syndicated Content Dec 08, 2023



