US Surgeon General declares firearm violence a public health crisis
(Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence in the country a public health crisis, in an advisory...
Jun 25, 2024
China grants licence to Merck's KEYTRUDA for stomach cancer treatment
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's National Drug Administration has granted Merck's KEYTRUDA therapy a licence for first-line treatm...
Jun 25, 2024
Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland will as soon as possible begin to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination to some workers with expo...
Jun 25, 2024
High risk of famine persists across Gaza, global hunger monitor says
CAIRO (Reuters) - A high risk of famine persists across the whole of the Gaza Strip as long as conflict between Israel and Ha...
Jun 25, 2024
Orphans in Congo fed palm weevil larvae in bid to beat malnutrition
By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) - At an orphanage in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, more than 60 chi...
Jun 25, 2024
AstraZeneca's Imfinzi fails in late-stage trial to treat certain type of lung cancer
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Tuesday its blockbuster cancer drug, Imfinzi, failed to improve disease-free survival in a lat...
Jun 25, 2024
Novo Nordisk says Semaglutide approved for long-term weight management in China
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's drug Semaglutide has been approved in China for long-term weight managem...
Jun 25, 2024
Bird flu spreads to tenth Australian poultry farm
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza has spread to an eighth poultry farm near Melbourne, the g...
Jun 25, 2024
Grail bets big on flagship cancer test after spin-off from Illumina
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. cancer diagnostic test maker Grail, which will list its shares on the Nasdaq on...
Jun 24, 2024
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk to spend $4.1 billion to boost US manufacturing
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Maggie Fick COPENHAGEN/LONDON (Reuters) - Obesity drug-maker Novo Nordisk will spend $4.1 billion...
Jun 24, 2024