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Polish nine-day charity stream breaks records to support kids with cancer
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (280+ words) WARSAW, April 27 (Reuters) " A nine-day, non-stop live stream in Poland raised a record-breaking sum for charity, local media said on Monday, after donations "totalling over 250 million zlotys ($69 million) flooded "in for children with cancer. Broadcast from a small flat in…...
Intellia Therapeutics" rare genetic disorder therapy meets main goal in trial
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (87+ words) April 27 (Reuters) - "Intellia "Therapeutics said "on "Monday "its "experimental therapy for "a "rare "genetic "disorder "has met "the "main goal in "a "late-stage "study. (Reporting "by "Kunal "Das; Editing "by Vijay "Kishore). .. Intellia Therapeutics" rare genetic disorder therapy meets main…...
South Carolina declares end to measles outbreak after nearly 1, 000 cases
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (285+ words) April 27 (Reuters) " South Carolina health officials have declared an end to a measles outbreak that sickened 997 people over six months, making it the "largest single-location outbreak in the United States "since the disease was declared eliminated. The outbreak began in…...
US Supreme Court hears Bayer's fight against Roundup lawsuits
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (639+ words) WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) " The U. S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to consider Bayer AG's effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The…...
Novartis receives European Commission'approval for Rhapsido skin disease drug
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (109+ words) April 27 (Reuters) - Novartis has received'European "Commission'approval for "its drug Rhapsido, an'oral treatment for "chronic "spontaneous "urticaria (CSU), the "Swiss drugmaker said on Monday. "Rhapsido is "the first oral "targeted "treatment approv. .. April 27 (Reuters) " Novartis has received European "Commission approval for…...
Explainer-What does Bayer's US Supreme Court case mean for the thousands of Roundup lawsuits?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (463+ words) April 26 (Reuters) " The U. S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Monday in Bayer's bid to limit thousands of lawsuits alleging that the German company's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer in a case that is one part of sprawling yearslong litigation over the product....
Lilly's obesity pill records modest second week as battle with Novo intensifies
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (356+ words) April 24 (Reuters) " Eli Lilly's newly launched weight-loss pill had a modest second week, analysts said on Friday, as competition with Danish rival Novo Nordisk heats up in "the oral obesity drug market. The pill, launched earlier this "month as Foundayo,…...
Johnson & Johnson to launch on Trump Rx with four of its prescription drugs, CBS News reports
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (110+ words) April 24 (Reuters) " Johnson & Johnson will start marketing four of "its medications on "the Trump administration's Trump Rx website on Friday, CBS News reported. The healthcare "conglomerate "voluntarily "reached an agreement "with the Trump administration in January to reduce drug prices…...
Lancet medical journal declined US Senate'COVID origins ask
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (336+ words) By Jennifer Rigby and Bhanvi Satija BARCELONA, April 24 (Reuters) " Leading medical journal The Lancet will decline a request to provide evidence for a U. S. Senate inquiry into the "origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, its editor-in-chief Richard Horton told "Reuters in an…...
Bristol Myers, Pfizer to offer blockbuster blood thinner through Mark Cuban's online pharmacy
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (198+ words) April 24 (Reuters) " Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer said on Friday they will start selling their jointly developed blood "thinner through billionaire entrepreneur Mark "Cuban's online pharmacy beginning April 27. " Patients with a prescription will pay $345 for a 30-day supply of the blockbuster…...