Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Bankrupt Rite Aid sues US Justice Dept to stop opioid lawsuit
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rite Aid sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday, seeking to stop a lawsuit alleging that the bankrupt pharmacy chain ignored red flags and illegally fi...
Nov 16, 2023
CDC releases 77,000 additional doses of Sanofi-AstraZeneca’s RSV drug
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it has released more than 77,000 additional doses of Sanofi and AstraZeneca's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) drug Bey...
Nov 16, 2023
‘Staggering’ rise in measles cases last year, says WHO and CDC
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - There was a "staggering" annual rise in measles cases and deaths in 2022, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers f...
Nov 16, 2023
Walgreens to close nearly all pharmacies on Thanksgiving for first time
(Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance will close nearly all of its stores and pharmacies on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in the chain's history to give staff "time with their loved ones", the co...
Nov 16, 2023
Roche investing $240 million in Colombia over five years – country general manager
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Swiss drugs and diagnostics maker Roche is investing $240 million in Colombia over five years as part of its plan to consolidate its presence in the country, a high-ranking executiv...
Nov 16, 2023
3M names new healthcare spinoff as Solventum
(Reuters) - 3M's independent healthcare business will be called Solventum following its spin off, the company said on Thursday. (Reporting by Christy Santhosh; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
Nov 16, 2023
No more needles? Gates Foundation funds patch-style vaccine technology
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given $23.6 million to U.S.-based life science company Micron Biomedical to fund the first ever mass production of needle-f...
Nov 16, 2023
Eli Lilly plans to invest 2 billion euros in new German plant -source
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. pharma company Eli Lilly plans to invest 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion) in a new plant in Alzey, western Germany, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday. ...
Nov 16, 2023
EU Commission to renew glyphosate authorisation for 10 years
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will renew its authorisation of glyphosate for a further 10 years, it said on Thursday, even though EU governments earlier failed to give a clear opinion o...
Nov 16, 2023
U.N. human rights chief says widespread disease, hunger inevitable in Gaza
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday widespread outbreaks of disease and hunger seemed "inevitable" in Gaza after w...
Nov 16, 2023
