Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Italy to start administering second COVID booster to over-60s
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will soon start its campaign to administer a second COVID-19 booster to everyone aged over 60, the health minister said on Monday, after receiving a green light from European Un...
Jul 11, 2022
Firefighters start to contain blaze in California’s Yosemite
(Reuters) - About four days after a wildfire started in Yosemite National Park, firefighters in California have begun to contain the blaze, which has threatened some of the oldest giant sequoia trees ...
Jul 11, 2022
Non-white ICU patients get less oxygen treatment than needed -study
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - A flaw in a widely used medical device that measures oxygen levels causes critically ill Asians, Blacks and Hispanics to receive less supplemental oxygen to help them breath...
Jul 11, 2022
Moderna to advance two vaccine candidates against Omicron variants
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Monday it was advancing two vaccine candidates for the fall, one designed against the BA.1 variant of Omicron and another against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. This ha...
Jul 11, 2022
Teva’s parent should be restored to New York opioid case, state attorney general says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general said Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd should be restored to litigation over its alleged role in fueling an opioid crisis in the state, accusing the I...
Jul 11, 2022
U.S. secures 3.2 million doses of Novavax COVID vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. government has secured 3.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax Inc, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the company said. The vaccine has not ...
Jul 11, 2022
Texas grid operator asks users to conserve energy amid scorching heat
HOUSTON (Reuters) -The operator of Texas's power grid on Sunday called on state residents for the second time this year to conserve energy, warning of potential rolling blackouts amid predictions for ...
Jul 11, 2022
Hit by COVID-19, EU population shrinks for second year running – Eurostat
(Reuters) - The European Union's population shrank for a second year running last year, the bloc's statistics office said on Monday, as the region reels from over two million deaths from the coronavir...
Jul 11, 2022
India to surpass China as most populous country in 2023 -UN report
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report s...
Jul 11, 2022
Perrigo unit submits approval application to FDA for OTC birth control pill
(Reuters) - Perrigo Company said on Monday its unit has submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of an over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill. The applic...
Jul 11, 2022
