Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
France’s new wave of COVID infections expected to peak end-July -scientist
PARIS (Reuters) - A new wave in France of COVID-19 infections fuelled by emerging variants of the disease should peak towards end-July, the French government's top scientific adviser Jean-Francois Del...
Jun 30, 2022
AstraZeneca says Imfinzi combo shows promise in late-stage lung cancer trial
(Reuters) - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Thursday its cancer drug Imfinzi, when given along with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a late-stage trial, showed promise in helping patients with an aggressive ...
Jun 30, 2022
Shanghai Disneyland theme park re-opens after three-month closure
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - More than a thousand visitors streamed in on Thursday as Walt Disney Co's Shanghai Disney Resort theme park opened after a closure of three months, with face masks and social dist...
Jun 30, 2022
Novartis resumes production of radioligand therapy medicines
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis said it resumed the production and delivery of radioligand therapy medicines after fixing the issues that had led to a temporary suspension of production last month. "The c...
Jun 30, 2022
Global nuclear power capacity needs to double by 2050 -IEA
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global nuclear power capacity needs to double by mid-century to reach net-zero emissions targets and help ensure energy security as governments try to reduce their ...
Jun 30, 2022
Japan’s capital to raise coronavirus infections alert level to 2nd-highest -FNN
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo metropolitan government will on Thursday raise its alert level for new coronavirus infections to the second-highest of four levels due to a sharp rise in cases, Fuji News N...
Jun 29, 2022
Macau COVID infections rise as spread extends to medics, police
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Authorities in the world's biggest gambling hub Macau are scrambling to contain the city's biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began, requiring all residents test dai...
Jun 29, 2022
Pfizer signs $3.2 billion deal with U.S. government for COVID vaccine doses
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Wednesday they had signed a $3.2 billion deal with the U.S. government for 105 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine for delivery as soon as late summer th...
Jun 29, 2022
British Columbia reaches settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis costs
(Reuters) - Canada's British Columbia province said it reached a C$150 million ($116.50 million) settlement with pharmaceutical firm Purdue Pharma over health-care costs related to the opioid crisis. ...
Jun 29, 2022
Shifting U.S. abortion landscape: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Abortion rights groups are flooding state courts with lawsuits seeking to stop the enforcement of bans that began taking effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade...
Jun 29, 2022
