Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
COVID and bust: China’s private health system hurt by tough coronavirus controls
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - On March 24, a court in the central Chinese city of Fuyang announced that a $1.5 billion hospital built just four years earlier had filed for bankruptcy because i...
Jul 05, 2022
Juul gets temporary reprieve from U.S. FDA ban
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it has temporarily stayed the marketing denial order on Juul Labs Inc's e-cigarettes. (https://bit.ly/3yeAHjU) (Reporting by Shivani T...
Jul 05, 2022
FDA decision on Eisai, Biogen Alzheimer’s drug due in January
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will expedite its review of Eisai Co Ltd's and Biogen Inc's experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab, with a decision due by Jan 6, 20...
Jul 05, 2022
Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up 70% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) - The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 70.1% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of July 2, the U.S. Centers for Disea...
Jul 05, 2022
Florida’s 15-week abortion ban takes effect after a brief injunction
(Reuters) - Florida's ban on abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy is now in effect after a court order blocking its enforcement on Tuesday was automatically put on hold. Circuit Court Judge John Coope...
Jul 05, 2022
Canada-Newfoundland oil regulator charges Exxon-owned Hibernia for 2019 oil spill
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A Canadian oil regulator said on Tuesday it has charged Hibernia, an offshore oil company owned by Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp and Suncor Energy, in relation to 2019 ...
Jul 05, 2022
British health minister Javid resigns, plunging government into chaos
LONDON (Reuters) -British Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned on Tuesday, plunging Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government into crisis. Javid said he had lost confidence in Johnson's ability to go...
Jul 05, 2022
Panama reports country’s first monkeypox case
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama registered its first case of monkeypox in a resident who was infected after being in contact with tourists from Europe, Panama's health ministry said Tue...
Jul 05, 2022
Italy daily coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 for first time since Feb. – health ministry
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 132,274 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, health ministry official figures showed, surpassing 100,000 for the first time since Feb. 8. Italy, whose death tally since the begin...
Jul 05, 2022
Wacker Chemie invests 100 million euros in mRNA factory
By Zuzanna Szymanska BERLIN (Reuters) - Chemicals group Wacker Chemie has commissioned construction firm Exyte to build a plant for mRNA components, a medical technology first widely used in COVID-19 ...
Jul 05, 2022
