Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Labcorp to spin off clinical-development business
(Reuters) - Laboratory Corp of America Holdings said on Thursday it would spin off its wholly owned business focused on clinical drug trials, sending its shares up nearly 4%. The planned spin-off will...
Jul 28, 2022
Altria cuts Juul stake value by 72%
(Reuters) - Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc on Thursday cut the value of its stake in Juul Labs Inc by about 72% to $450 million as the e-cigarette maker comes under intense regulatory scrutiny with t...
Jul 28, 2022
Pfizer profit surges, reaffirms sales forecast for COVID-19 products
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc on Thursday reported a 78% jump in profit and reaffirmed the combined 2022 sales forecast of $54 billion for its COVID-19 vaccine and pill, as countries rushed to sign contracts ...
Jul 28, 2022
Russia daily covid cases hit highest since April
(Reuters) - Russia reported 11,515 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, authorities said, the highest such figure since April 13. Forty-one people in Russia died of coronavirus over the last day, ...
Jul 28, 2022
Tokyo’s daily COVID cases to exceed 40,000 in record high -FNN, citing govt sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - The daily number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo is set to exceed 40,000 on Thursday, a record high, broadcaster FNN reported citing government sources. Japan has seen a spike in cases re...
Jul 28, 2022
Sanofi lifts profit outlook as Dupixent sales surge over 43%
(Reuters) - French healthcare group Sanofi lifted its full-year earnings outlook on continued strong sales growth for its bestselling drug Dupixent. In a statement on Thursday, Sanofi said it now expe...
Jul 28, 2022
Congo oil blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe
By Benoit Nyemba and Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Licensing rights for 30 oil and gas blocks in the Democratic Republic of Congo will go up for auction on Thursday, opening parts of the world's sec...
Jul 28, 2022
Australia makes monkeypox a disease of national significance
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday the spread of monkeypox was now a "communicable disease incident of national significance" to allow for a more coordinated response, following the World H...
Jul 28, 2022
U.S. Senate climate deal ‘transformative’, backers say
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The nearly $370 billion in climate and energy security measures in the budget reconciliation deal U.S. Senate Democrats struck on Wednesday were whittled down ...
Jul 27, 2022
China reports 626 new COVID cases for July 27 vs 703 day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 626 new coronavirus cases for July 27, of which 119 were symptomatic and 507 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compared with ...
Jul 27, 2022
