China agrees to WHO sending experts to study virus
GENEVA (Reuters) – China has agreed that the World Health Organization will send...
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Trump administration resolves fentanyl dispute but congressional support needed for broader crackdown
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has resolved an internal...
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Wuhan people keep out: Chinese villages shun outsiders as virus spreads
By Cate Cadell and Sophie Yu BEIJING (Reuters) – In a village in Beijing’s far...
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New York, FTC sue ‘pharma bro’ Shkreli, others over Daraprim price hikes
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Martin Shkreli, the “pharma bro” in prison...
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J&J CEO questioned over stock sale ahead of story on asbestos in Baby Powder
By Michael Erman and Lisa Girion NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson Chief...
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Confusion and lost time: how testing woes slowed China’s coronavirus response
By Yawen Chen and Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) – Yang Zhongyi was still waiting on Monday...
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U.S. government urges Americans to reconsider travel to China because of coronavirus
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department urged Americans on Monday to reconsider going to China...
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Beer, wine, spirit makers pledge age-restriction labels on drinks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Twelve leading beer, wine and spirits companies have pledged to put...
Read MoreAcceleron’s pulmonary hypertension treatment meets main goal, shares soar 79%
(Reuters) – Acceleron Pharma Inc <XLRN.O> said on Monday its investigational treatment for a rare, deadly lung disease called pulmonary arterial hypertension met the main goal in a mid-stage trial, sending its shares...
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J&J CEO to testify at trial for first time on Baby Powder risks
By Michael Erman and Lisa Girion NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson Chief...
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Hong Kong bans entry of visitors from China virus province
By Gabriel D. Crossley and Cheng Leng BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Residents of...
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In virus-hit ‘ghost town’, stranded Thai student waits for help
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – When Thai medical student...
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Canada’s first coronavirus patient had symptoms on flight from China
(Reuters) – Canada’s chief medical officer said on Sunday that an individual who was...
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Xi says China faces ‘grave situation’ as virus death toll hits 42
By Tony Munroe and Roxanne Liu BEIJING (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping said China was...
Read MoreResearchers find cancer-fighting potential in non-cancer drugs
By Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters Health) – U.S. researchers who tested the cancer-fighting properties of more than 4,500 non-cancer drugs found nearly 50 drugs for other conditions showed at least some cancer-killing ability....
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U.S. to evacuate consulate staff, some citizens from Wuhan
BEIJING (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it will evacuate personnel from...
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Coronavirus patients arrived in France without symptoms
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – Two of the three Chinese nationals in France who have...
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U.S. health officials confirm second U.S. case of Wuhan coronavirus
By Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
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‘What choice do I have?’ Lock-down strands millions in China’s Wuhan
By David Stanway and Martin Pollard WUHAN, China (Reuters) – A trickle of passengers at the...
Read MoreTrump administration says California can’t require insurers to cover abortion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Friday that California cannot require health insurers to cover abortions and threatened to cut some federal healthcare funds unless it pulls that requirement. The U.S....
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