Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
China launches probe into surrogacy, fake paternity tests in Wuhan
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have suspended a hospital and a judicial institute in the city of Wuhan from conducting some services after they were accused of surrogacy and issuing fake pa...
Nov 28, 2023
US FDA cautions on use of Philips’ sleep apnea machines
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it is alerting patients about a safety issue with Dutch healthcare technology company Philips' machines used for treatment of obs...
Nov 28, 2023
Suspected fake Ozempic causes hypoglycemia in 11 in Lebanon
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) - Eleven people suffered bouts of dangerously low blood sugar in Lebanon this year, one of whom required hospitalization, after injecting suspected fake versions of Novo ...
Nov 28, 2023
US FDA investigating safety risk of CAR-T cancer therapies
By Pratik Jain (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday it was investigating cancer therapies made by companies such as Gilead Sciences and Johnson & Johnson over the ri...
Nov 28, 2023
Biden campaign taps Pelosi on Obamacare after Trump threatens health law
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's re-election campaign enlisted former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday to warn about threats to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), bet...
Nov 28, 2023
BioMarin prices hemophilia gene therapy at nearly 29,000 euros per vial in Germany
(Reuters) - BioMarin Pharmaceutical said on Tuesday it will price its therapy for severe hemophilia A at 28,933.53 euros ($31,725.62) per vial for insurers covering a majority of the population in Ger...
Nov 28, 2023
White House urges RSV vaccine makers to meet demand
By Susan Heavey and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Biden administration officials met with RSV vaccine makers this week to underscore the need for manufacturers such as Sanofi and Astr...
Nov 28, 2023
Suspected fraud on UK COVID loans climbs 7% in value -govt data
By Iain Withers and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - The value of suspected fraud flagged by lenders across emergency state-backed loans granted to struggling businesses in the COVID-19 pandemic has i...
Nov 28, 2023
SpringWorks’ non-cancerous tumor drug to be priced at $29,000 per month in US
(Reuters) - SpringWorks Therapeutics' drug for treating adult patients with a type of rare non-cancerous soft-tissue tumor will be sold in the U.S. at a list price of $29,000 for a 30-day supply, the ...
Nov 28, 2023
Hospital chain Aster DM sells stake in its Gulf business for $1.01 billion
BENGALURU/HYDERABAD (Reuters) - Hospital and pharmacy operator Aster DM Healthcare said on Tuesday it would sell its stake in its Gulf business to Alpha GCC Holdings for $1.01 billion as it looks to s...
Nov 28, 2023
