August 12, 2022
Shares of GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi and Haleon all sold off sharply this week, losing tens of billions in market value, amid investor fear of possible US lawsuits centered on the popular heartburn drug Zantac. It’s a known issue that’s been languishing in the background for years, but investor concern exploded this week as the first court
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The Mount Sinai Health System this week began an effort to build a large database of genetic patient information that can be studied by researchers — and by a major pharmaceutical company. The aim is to seek treatments for illnesses ranging from schizophrenia to kidney disease, but the effort to collect genetic information for many
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Democrats are widely expected to lose control of one or both chambers in November, and MPs are aware that today’s vote on the Inflation Reduction Act could be their last chance for a while to pass major reforms to America’s health care system. In 2020, the party campaigned on universal health insurance coverage, whether through
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A community is calling for the removal of a ‘potentially deadly’ slide that has caused more than 40 injuries to young children, including several broken bones. A ‘furious’ parent is circulating a community petition after her three-year-old daughter broke her leg on the slide at Boongaree Nature Play Park in Berry. Taylah Hall said she
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A grieving family are demanding answers for the death of their five-year-old daughter in hospital after believing hospital staff dismissed their concerns. The ACT Coroner confirmed this week that an inquest will be launched into the heartbreaking death of the brilliant and bubbly Rozalia Spadafora on July 5. Rozalia had been sick for a few
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Spain asked the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to get permission to give more people a smaller dose of monkeypox vaccine, an approach known as “dose sparing” to distribute limited supplies as much as possible, said the Ministry of Health. The country has the world second highest number
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There is growing evidence that regular exposure to “forever” man-made chemicals, which are used in a variety of household products, is linked to increased rates of cancer. The term “forever” chemicals refers to the more than 4,700 available types of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, or PFAS, substances widely used in manufacturing industries — so named because
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Several Chinese cities affected by COVID from east to west of the country on Thursday imposed new restrictions and closures on their populations to contain the outbreaks that again threaten to disrupt local economies. Reducing people’s unnecessary travel for a few days – a softer type of
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When I was 14, I realized something was wrong. All my friends were starting their period and going through puberty, buying bras and getting bigger hips. Their bodies were changing and they were becoming young women. But I was having headaches and hot flashes. I was tiny and thin, and had no signs of curves
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The agency also dropped its guidelines that unvaccinated people or those who are not up to date on their vaccines are quarantined after exposure and said schools should take the same approach for students. Exposed students, as well as unvaccinated people who come into contact with someone with Covid-19, must be tested after five days
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