Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
First case of monkeypox confirmed in Ireland
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland has confirmed its first case of monkeypox, the country's health agency said on Saturday. A separate suspected case is also being investigated and test results are awaited, t...
May 28, 2022
Disease experts call on WHO, governments for more action on monkeypox
By Jennifer Rigby GENEVA (Reuters) - Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak that has spread to a...
May 28, 2022
U.S. doctors reconsider Pfizer’s Paxlovid for lower-risk COVID patients
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health agency wa...
May 28, 2022
Beijing to relax COVID curbs in some areas from Sunday
(Reuters) - Beijing will ease curbs in some low-risk areas of the Chinese capital on Sunday to allow a return to normal life, city officials said on Saturday. Fangshan and Shunyi districts can shift f...
May 28, 2022
China reports 362 new COVID cases for May 27 vs 444 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 362 new coronavirus cases on May 27, of which 96 were symptomatic and 266 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. That compares...
May 27, 2022
Shanghai reports 131 new asymptomatic COVID cases, 39 symptomatic cases for May 27
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai reported 131 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases for May 27, down from 219 a day earlier, while symptomatic cases also fell to 39 from 45, the city government said on Satu...
May 27, 2022
China’s Beijing reports 18 new symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 27, 6 asymptomatic cases
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing reported 18 new symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 27, down from 22 a day earlier, the city government said on Saturday. Asymptomatic cases fell to six ...
May 27, 2022
U.S. FDA declines to approve Eton Pharma’s anti-seizure drug
(Reuters) - Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its anti-seizure drug lamotrigine, sending the drugmaker's shares down 13% in extended tra...
May 27, 2022
FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 525.41 million, death toll at 6,698,157
By Lynx Insight Service (Reuters) - More than 525.41 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 6,698,157 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infection...
May 27, 2022
N.Korea reports 88,520 more people with fever symptoms amid COVID outbreak -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea reported 88,520 more people showing fever symptoms, but no new deaths on Saturday amid the country's first confirmed coronavirus outbreak, state media KCNA said. (Reporti...
May 27, 2022
