Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Bayer ordered to pay $3.5 million in latest Roundup weedkiller trial
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Bayer was ordered on Tuesday to pay nearly $3.5 million by a Philadelphia jury that found the company's Roundup weedkiller caused a woman's cancer, the company said, the...
Dec 05, 2023
J&J says it has settled some talc claims, will continue bankruptcy strategy
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's worldwide vice president for litigation said on Tuesday that the company has recently reached settlements with several law firms over their clients' ...
Dec 05, 2023
Texas woman files lawsuit asking court to allow emergency abortion
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A Texas woman on Tuesday asked a court to allow her to obtain an abortion despite the state's near-total ban on the procedure, saying her fetus was likely not viable and...
Dec 05, 2023
Health Canada authorizes Novavax’s updated COVID shot for Omicron
(Reuters) - Novavax said on Tuesday that Health Canada had authorized its updated COVID-19 vaccine, targeting the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, in individuals aged 12 years and older. Last month, WHO gr...
Dec 05, 2023
Fresenius cancels 2023 dividend, bonuses to retain state aid
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German healthcare group Fresenius said on Tuesday it would not be allowed to make dividend and management bonus payments for 2023 because it decided to keep stat...
Dec 05, 2023
Merck KGaA suffers major blow as MS drug fails in late-stage trials
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany's Merck KGaA said its experimental multiple sclerosis drug evobrutinib did not meet the primary goal in highly anticipated late-stage trials, dealing a ma...
Dec 05, 2023
Altimmune open to partnerships, deals with drugmakers, says CEO
By Pratik Jain and Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) - Weight-loss drug developer Altimmune is open to deals and collaborations with large drugmakers as it actively looks for partners to launch and develop i...
Dec 05, 2023
Alcohol taxes aren’t high enough, says World Health Organisation
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation urged governments on Tuesday to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks and impose them on products that are currently exempt, such as wine in some European...
Dec 05, 2023
Eli Lilly’s obesity drug now available in U.S. pharmacies
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly's recently approved obesity treatment Zepbound is now available in U.S. pharmacies and could cost customers whose health insurance does not cover the drug $550 a month, or half th...
Dec 05, 2023
India’s Apollo Hospitals’ operator rejects allegations of illegal kidney transplants
BENGALURU/HYDERABAD (Reuters) -India's Indraprastha Medical Corp, which manages two Apollo hospitals in the national capital of Delhi, said on Tuesday allegations regarding its involvement in illegal ...
Dec 05, 2023
