Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Explainer-How climate change is making the world sick
By Gloria Dickie DUBAI(Reuters) - Heat stress. Lung damage from wildfire smoke. The spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes into new regions as temperatures rise. These are just a few of the ways that p...
Dec 03, 2023
No new infectious diseases found in investigations, China’s National Health Commission says
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - No new infectious diseases have been found so far in investigations of respitory illness, Mi Feng, an official with China's National Health Commission said in a press confe...
Dec 02, 2023
US FDA gives second approval to Eli Lilly’s drug for type of blood cancer
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave a second approval for its drug Jaypirca, which is used to treat a form of blood cancer. The company said the healt...
Dec 01, 2023
US FDA says BD is recalling infusion pumps due to compatibility issues
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that Becton Dickinson is recalling its Alaris infusion pumps due to compatibility issues with Cardinal Health's Monoject syringes....
Dec 01, 2023
Denmark could help more patients with Wegovy cost if Novo pays too -minister
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's government could help cover the cost of hugely popular weight-loss drug Wegovy for more people with severe obesity if its Danish maker, Novo...
Dec 01, 2023
EMA’s safety committee recommends label update for certain decongestants
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) safety committee on Friday recommended changes to product information for all medicines that contain the ingredient pseudoephedrine to address safety ...
Dec 01, 2023
Factbox-Launches of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy
(Reuters) - Novo Nordisk is pushing ahead with the launches of weight-loss drug Wegovy in Europe and Asia, even as it struggles to keep up with demand. The Danish drugmaker is working to convince Euro...
Dec 01, 2023
US obesity docs expect Lilly weight-loss drug to show similar heart benefit as Wegovy
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) - Some leading U.S. obesity specialists say they expect Eli Lilly's powerful weight-loss drug Zepbound will produce the same or similar heart benefits as Novo Nordisk's p...
Dec 01, 2023
BNY Mellon to raise minimum wage, add mental health benefits
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BNY Mellon will increase its minimum wage next year to $22.50 an hour from $20 and expand mental health benefits for employees, the bank said in a statement on Friday. The pay boo...
Dec 01, 2023
EU watchdog seeks more data from GLP-1 drugmakers on suicidal thoughts
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -The EU's drug watchdog will request more data from makers of a class of diabetes and weight-loss drugs including Novo Nordisk's popular therapies Ozempic and Wegovy to furt...
Dec 01, 2023
