Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Biden administration to rejig HHS to boost pandemic response – The Washington Post
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is reorganizing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create an independent division that would lead the country's pandemic response, The Washi...
Jul 20, 2022
Court allows Georgia ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban to take effect
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A Georgia law banning abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically around six weeks, will take effect after a federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a cha...
Jul 20, 2022
Fuel spills in The Bahamas near the white sand beaches of Great Exuma
(Corrects to replace "barrels" with "gallons" in first paragraph) NASSAU (Reuters) - A vessel delivering fuel to The Bahamas resort island of Great Exuma spilled around 30,000 gallons between Tuesday ...
Jul 20, 2022
EU seals deal with Valneva to cut volume of COVID vaccine supplies
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission and vaccine maker Valneva have reached a deal which greatly reduces the supply to the EU of COVID-19 vaccines produced by the French biotech company, the E...
Jul 20, 2022
U.S. power grid needs to focus on resilience as extreme weather events rise- NERC
(Reuters) - The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) on Wednesday said key entities of the U.S. power grid network were working to improve resilience of the power grid network as climate ch...
Jul 20, 2022
WHO reports 14,000 cases of monkeypox globally, five deaths in Africa
(Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 14,000 cases of monkeypox worldwide, with five deaths reported in Africa, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Mo...
Jul 20, 2022
U.S. abortion ruling will not affect overseas aid – diplomat
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States decision to end the constitutional right to abortion domestically will have no impact on how the country funds family planning services overseas, according to its ...
Jul 20, 2022
U.S. announces $1.2 billion healthcare crackdown tied to telehealth, cardiovascular tests
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unveiled a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud crackdown on Wednesday, revealing criminal charges against 36 defendants for alleged fraud...
Jul 20, 2022
Denying refugees and migrants healthcare violates rights, WHO says
(Reuters) - Millions of migrants and refugees are being denied adequate health care and should be included in the health systems of host countries as a human right, the World Health Organization said ...
Jul 20, 2022
Apple outlines health technology strategy in new report
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday released a report outlining a two-pronged strategy in digital health markets, courting consumers with health and fitness features on one hand while...
Jul 20, 2022
