Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
N.Korea reports 82,160 more people with fever symptoms amid COVID outbreak -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea reported 82,160 more people showing fever symptoms amid its nationwide lockdown to stop the impoverished economy's first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, state media KCNA sai...
Jun 02, 2022
New U.S. hurricane outlook sees five major storms
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Forecasters on Thursday amped up their outlook for the U.S. Atlantic hurricane season, saying warm sea temperatures and the absence of a moderating wind shear portend...
Jun 02, 2022
Vaccination during pregnancy cuts infant infections; vaccines only modestly reduce long COVID risk
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Jun 02, 2022
White House says vaccinations of young children could begin by June 21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expects vaccinations of young children to begin in earnest as early as June 21, if federal authorities approve their use in coming weeks, White House COVID respo...
Jun 02, 2022
Pfizer’s Paxlovid reduces COVID risk in seniors regardless of vaccine status -study
By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's antiviral treatment Paxlovid reduces COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates in vaccinated and unvaccinated patients 65 years and older, accordin...
Jun 02, 2022
France says number of confirmed monkeypox cases has risen to 33
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of confirmed monkeypox cases in France has risen to 33 from 17 earlier this week, health authorities said on Thursday. The Sante Publique France (SPF) health body said the...
Jun 02, 2022
Concern grows that human medical waste implicated in virus spillovers
By Natalie Grover and Mrinalika Roy LONDON (Reuters) - There is some concern among health experts that monkeypox and other infectious diseases could be transmitted to animals via human medical waste a...
Jun 02, 2022
Bristol Myers drug fails to meet main goal of COVID study
(Reuters) - Bristol Myers Squibb said on Thursday its drug Orencia did not show statistically significant results in speeding up recovery in COVID-19 patients versus a placebo in a late-stage study. (...
Jun 02, 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 02, 2022
Federal agency to review FDA response to baby formula recall
(Reuters) - A federal agency will start a review if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) properly conducted its inspection of Abbott Laboratories' Michigan plant and oversaw baby formula recall...
Jun 02, 2022
