As Ebola threatens mega-cities, vaccine stockpile needs grow
By Kate Kelland LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Doubts are growing about whether the world’s...
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Agenus shares soar after cancer therapy deal with Gilead
(Reuters) – Shares of Agenus Inc surged as much as 70 percent on Thursday after the company...
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Exclusive: Big Pharma returning to U.S. price hikes in January after pause
By Michael Erman and Robin Respaut NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Novartis AG...
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J&J says Indian drug regulators visited facilities, took talc samples
By Rahul Singh, Aditya Kalra and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian drug...
Read MoreJudge blocks New York from enforcing opioid surcharge on companies
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday blocked New York state from enforcing a recently enacted law that aimed to collect $600 million from drug manufacturers and distributors to defray the...
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Allergan stops sale of textured breast implants in Europe, shares sink
By Ankur Banerjee and Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drugmaker Allergan Plc said on...
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FDA panel backs prescribing overdose reversal drug with opioids
By Saumya Joseph and Manas Mishra (Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Drugmaker GSK to split after striking Pfizer consumer health deal
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline plans to split into two businesses...
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Novartis, China’s Gan & Lee push into insulin amid diabetes epidemic
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis aims to become a big player in...
Read MoreChina reports first African swine fever outbreak in Guangdong province
BEIJING (Reuters) – China confirmed on Wednesday the first African swine fever outbreak in southern Guangdong province, as the highly contagious disease continues to spread through the world’s largest hog herd. The...
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Indian regulator to test samples of Johnson & Johnson baby powder: media
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s federal drug regulator will on Wednesday seize samples...
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More U.S. adults may be trying to lose weight, after all
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – – Researchers said last year that the proportion...
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J&J moves to limit impact of Reuters report on asbestos in Baby Powder
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson on Monday scrambled to contain...
Read MoreIndivior plans cheaper opioid addiction drug if rivals launch copycats
By Pushkala Aripaka and Arathy S Nair (Reuters) – Indivior Plc <INDV.L> said on Tuesday it could launch a cheaper version of its blockbuster opioid addiction treatment, Suboxone, if rivals release generic versions of...
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Study finds antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Brazil pork
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Pork products sold at retailers in Brazil contain...
Read MoreEvofem shares surge as contraceptive gel meets late-stage trial goal
By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – Shares of Evofem Biosciences Inc jumped as much as 38 percent on Monday after its birth control gel showed effectiveness in a late-stage study, bringing the first hormone-free contraceptive...
Read MoreRegulators investigate salmonella infections linked to Conagra’s cake mixes
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators said...
Read MoreDonors pledge $1 billion for maternal and child health fund
(Reuters) – Governments of 10 countries joined philanthropists and the European Commission on Tuesday to pledge $1 billion to a World Bank-backed fund for improving health and nutrition among millions of women and children...
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Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent gets more positive feedback from U.S. FDA
PARIS (Reuters) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulator has given more...
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Melinda Gates urges backing for ‘human capital’ of mother and child health
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Millions of women and babies could avoid untimely deaths...
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