Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
China’s Xi says COVID strategy is ‘correct and effective’
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese president Xi Jinping said the ruling Communist Party's strategy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic was "correct and effective" and should be firmly adhered to, the official ne...
Jun 29, 2022
Britain failing to deliver on net zero emissions climate promise – advisers
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's plans to meet its climate target of net zero emissions by 2050 will not deliver the changes needed to meet the goal, the country's climate advisers said...
Jun 28, 2022
U.S. steps up fight against monkeypox, allocates more vaccines to states
By Julie Steenhuysen and Jeff Mason CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government is ramping up efforts to staunch the spread of monkeypox by sending hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses to stat...
Jun 28, 2022
Texas attorney general opens investigation into Walmart’s opioid sales
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was investigating whether Walmart improperly filled prescriptions and failed to report suspicious orders when selling...
Jun 28, 2022
U.S. FDA advisers recommend inclusion of Omicron component for COVID boosters
(Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday overwhelmingly recommended the inclusion of an Omicron component for COVID-19 booster vaccines in the fall. The panel of adviser...
Jun 28, 2022
Pfizer, Moderna to be ready with BA.1-specific COVID boosters
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc said on Tuesday they will be ready with COVID-19 vaccines designed to combat the BA.1 Omicron variant that was dominant last winter earlier than those designed t...
Jun 28, 2022
Factbox-Global baby formula makers send products to restock U.S. shelves
(Reuters) - Global companies that make baby formula are bringing products into the United States after the country's health regulator relaxed its import policy to address a nationwide shortage partly ...
Jun 28, 2022
U.S. NHC says 40% chance of cyclone over Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) - A low pressure system centered over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico has a 40% chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tue...
Jun 28, 2022
Canada to toughen, but delay new standard for fuel emissions
By Steve Scherer and Rod Nickel OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will delay the start date of its regulation to reduce the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel by seven months, but increase its stringency...
Jun 28, 2022
U.S. FDA classifies recall of GE’s ventilator batteries as most serious
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Tuesday classified the recall of some backup batteries of GE Healthcare's ventilators, which the company had initiated in mid-April, as the most serious type, say...
Jun 28, 2022
