Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Air pollution surges as heatwave sweeps across Europe
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Europe amid record-breaking temperatures and scorching wildfires. Scientists with the EU Copernicus At...
Jul 19, 2022
EU signs COVID-19 therapeutic procurement deal with Gilead
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday that it had signed a joint procurement contract for an antiviral treatment for patients with COVID-19 with Gilead Sciences Inc.. The Europe...
Jul 19, 2022
Johnson & Johnson profit outlook takes a knock from stronger dollar
(Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday cut its full-year adjusted profit forecast for the second straight quarter as a stronger dollar dragged on its sales outside the United States. The company now ...
Jul 19, 2022
Act now in Europe, or risk stricter COVID measures later – WHO official
LONDON (Reuters) - With an Omicron offshoot spearheading a burgeoning COVID-19 wave in Europe, countries need to accelerate vaccine uptake and bring back measures such as mask wearing to avoid stricte...
Jul 19, 2022
Spain’s Oryzon shares soar after US Cancer Institute agrees to test new drug
MADRID (Reuters) - Shares of Spanish biopharma company Oryzon Genomics soared on Tuesday after the U.S. National Cancer Institute agreed to test a new anti-tumor drug, the company said in a statement....
Jul 19, 2022
Zimbabwe women sew sanitary pads to help keep girls in school
MUTASA DISTRICT, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - A community group in rural Zimbabwe is making reusable sanitary towels so that girls do not skip school when they have their period. The Chiedza Community Welfare...
Jul 19, 2022
AstraZeneca’s Enhertu gets broader EU approval for breast cancer
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Tuesday its cancer drug Enhertu was approved in the European Union for treating an aggressive form of breast cancer characterised by a high rate of the protein HER2, wi...
Jul 19, 2022
Novartis no longer expects earnings decline at under-review Sandoz unit
(Reuters) -Swiss drugmaker Novartis said earnings at its Sandoz unit, the maker of cheap generic drugs that might be put up for sale, would likely be flat this year, no longer expecting a decline, and...
Jul 19, 2022
Australia provisionally approves Moderna’s COVID shot for children under 5
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said late on Monday Australia's drug regulator Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for use in children aged s...
Jul 18, 2022
Biden considers calling climate emergency as soon as this week – paper
(Reuters) - U.S. President Biden is considering declaring a national climate emergency as soon as this week, the Washington Post newspaper said on Tuesday, citing sources. The move came after two U.S....
Jul 18, 2022
