Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
China reports 366 new COVID cases for July 13 vs 338 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 366 new COVID-19 infections on July 13, of which 121 were symptomatic and 245 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compared with...
Jul 13, 2022
Flood leaves 44 people unaccounted for in southwest Virginia
(Reuters) - More than 40 people have been reported unaccounted for by loved ones after floodwaters swept a riverfront Appalachian community in southwestern Virginia on Wednesday, triggered by heavy ra...
Jul 13, 2022
Shanghai reports 42 new local asymptomatic COVID cases, 5 symptomatic for July 13
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai reported 42 new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for July 13, down from 50 a day earlier, while local symptomatic cases were five, the same as yest...
Jul 13, 2022
U.S. FDA authorizes Novavax COVID vaccine for adults
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, clearing the way for a shot whose more traditional technology has raised hopes of wi...
Jul 13, 2022
Bosnia reports first case of monkeypox infection –media
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia on Wednesday reported its first case of monkeypox in a patient who requested help from the Sarajevo Clinical Centre the previous day, web portal FAKTOR reported. FAKTOR cit...
Jul 13, 2022
U.S. says pharmacies must fill reproductive health prescriptions
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Wednesday that refusing to fill prescriptions for drugs that could be used to terminate a pregnancy could violate federal la...
Jul 13, 2022
Enfamil maker Reckitt flies baby formula to U.S. from Singapore
By Richa Naidu LONDON(Reuters) - Enfamil maker Reckitt on Wednesday afternoon flew 65 tonnes of baby formula to Chicago from its plant in Singapore, shoring up supplies amid a months-long shortage in ...
Jul 13, 2022
Canada’s Ontario to offer second COVID booster dose to all adults
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Ontario, Canada's most populous province, said on Wednesday that it would offer a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to everyone aged 18 and older from Thursday. "As we continue t...
Jul 13, 2022
U.S. joins lawsuit accusing Fresenius Medical Care unit of Medicare fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States has joined a whistleblower lawsuit accusing a unit of Germany's Fresenius Medical Care AG of defrauding Medicare and other healthcare programs by billing for unn...
Jul 13, 2022
COVID cases down in Americas but Omicron subvariants driving new infections -PAHO
By Steven Grattan (Reuters) -The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday warned of the growing number of COVID-19 cases caused by the highly infectious BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants o...
Jul 13, 2022
