Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Illumina cuts annual profit forecast for second straight quarter
(Reuters) - U.S. genetic testing Illumina on Thursday trimmed its annual profit forecast for the second straight quarter, hurt by weakness in demand for its sequencing instruments, consumables and ser...
Nov 09, 2023
US FDA approves Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Valneva's single-shot vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older who are at increased risk of exposure to chikunguny...
Nov 09, 2023
US FDA approves Takeda’s blood disorder therapy
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Takeda Pharmaceutical's therapy to treat a rare genetic blood disorder in adult and pediatric patients. (Reporting by Khushi Mand...
Nov 09, 2023
FDA clears Acon’s OTC home antigen test for COVID
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday cleared an over-the-counter at-home COVID-19 antigen test made by Acon Laboratories. Acon's test is the second coronavirus test to ge...
Nov 09, 2023
Croatia clears all Coca Cola products of safety concerns
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Croatia's state inspection office on Thursday said an analysis of Coca Cola soft drinks consumed by individuals who subsequently reported health problems has shown they were safe....
Nov 09, 2023
UnitedHealth unit to add eight insulin products to its reimbursement list
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth's pharmacy benefit manager unit said on Thursday it was adding eight insulin products to its reimbursement list that would limit out-of-pocket spend to $35 or less. The unit, O...
Nov 09, 2023
Surgeons in New York announce world’s first eye transplant
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Surgeons in New York have performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant in a human, they announced on Thursday, an accomplishment being hailed as a breakthrough even though ...
Nov 09, 2023
Kaiser healthcare workers ratify new contract
(Reuters) -Kaiser Permanente's healthcare workers voted to ratify a new contract with the hospital chain, the union said on Thursday, ending a months-long negotiation that resulted in the largest reco...
Nov 09, 2023
Hong Kong culls 5,600 pigs after African swine fever found
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities on Thursday ordered the culling of around 5,600 pigs in a herd after the African swine fever (ASF) virus was discovered at a local pig farm. The licensed pi...
Nov 09, 2023
Eli Lilly: still seeking UK approval on pen for weight-loss drug
By Maggie Fick and Ludwig Burger LONDON (Reuters) -Eli Lilly on Thursday said it has not yet gained approval in Britain for the injection pen it plans to use for its Mounjaro drug against obesity and ...
Nov 09, 2023
