Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
AIDS response ‘under threat’ amid human rights backlash – UN
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The global response to AIDS is "under threat" because of an unprecedented backlash against human rights that is stigmatizing the groups most at risk of HIV infectio...
Nov 28, 2023
WHO authorizes emergency use of Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine
(Reuters) - Novavax's updated vaccine has been granted World Health Organization's (WHO) emergency-use authorization for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 in individuals aged 12 and older. (Repo...
Nov 28, 2023
India tunnel workers could face PTSD after rescue from ordeal – doctor
By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The 41 Indian construction workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel for 17 days will need long-term support after their rescue, including monitoring for post...
Nov 28, 2023
Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) -More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if its health system is not repaired, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday. Gaza health au...
Nov 28, 2023
Nippon Life to buy Nichii Holdings for about $1.41 billion – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Life Insurance will acquire Nichii Holdings for about 210 billion yen ($1.41 billion), the Nikkei reported on Tuesday. Nippon Life has agreed to buy all the outstandin...
Nov 28, 2023
France reports bird flu on turkey farm as disease spreads in Europe
PARIS (Reuters) - France has detected an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu virus on a turkey farm in the northwest of the country, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, as a seasonal wave of ...
Nov 28, 2023
Novartis raises sales growth target to 5% a year through 2027
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Novartis has dialled up its sales growth target to 5% per year until 2027, citing demand for innovative drugs after the spin off of its generics business. The med...
Nov 28, 2023
Moderna begins work on China mRNA manufacturing site
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine maker Moderna began construction of its first facility in China this month to manufacture mRNA medicines, the company said on Tuesday. Moderna's COVI...
Nov 27, 2023
Australia begins crackdown on vaping, to ban import of single-use devices
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes in January, the Health Minister said on Tuesday, the first step in a crackdown aimed at curbing the growing popularit...
Nov 27, 2023
Lilly’s Mounjaro leads to more and faster weight loss than Novo obesity drug, data analysis finds
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Overweight or obese adults lost more weight and shed pounds faster using Eli Lilly's Mounjaro than those taking Novo Nordisk's popular rival weight loss drug, according to a...
Nov 27, 2023
