Lilly’s diabetes drug gets greenlight from UK watchdog

Lilly’s diabetes drug gets greenlight from UK watchdog

The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co drugmaker group, in Fegersheim near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018. Picture taken February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 8 (Reuters) – Eli Lilly’s (LLY.N) diabetes drug Mounjaro has gained … Read more

Israeli scientists create model of human embryo without eggs or sperm

Israeli scientists create model of human embryo without eggs or sperm

[1/5]PhD student, Mehmet Yunus Comar, looks at a model of an early-stage human embryo, created by Israeli scientists without using an egg, sperm or womb, offering a glimpse into the first weeks of embryonic development, in a laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel September 7, Acquire Licensing Rights Read more REHOVOT, … Read more

Novo Nordisk launches weight-loss drug Wegovy in Britain

Novo Nordisk launches weight-loss drug Wegovy in Britain

A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Novo announces launch of Wegovy in the United Kingdom Novo says launch will be “controlled and limited” Drug to be available through specialist NHS scheme and … Read more

‘Barbie Botox’ goes viral but doctors inject caution

‘Barbie Botox’ goes viral but doctors inject caution

[1/2]Margot Robbie attends the European premiere of “Barbie” in London, Britain July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 1 (Reuters) – The viral trend of “Barbie Botox” that has women as young as in their 20s rush for toxin-based procedures to mimic the looks of the movie’s lead actress Margot Robbie may … Read more

Analysis: Drugmakers could find sympathetic US Supreme Court in drug pricing lawsuits

Analysis: Drugmakers could find sympathetic US Supreme Court in drug pricing lawsuits

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about protecting Social Security, Medicare, and lowering prescription drug costs, during a visit to OB Johnson Park and Community Center, in Hallandale Beach, Florida, U.S. November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 31 (Reuters) – Drugmakers challenging a Biden administration program requiring them to negotiate with Medicare … Read more

Drug retailer Rite Aid prepares to file for bankruptcy, Wall Street Journal reports

Drug retailer Rite Aid prepares to file for bankruptcy, Wall Street Journal reports

Aug 25 (Reuters) – Rite Aid Corp (RAD.N) is preparing to file for bankruptcy in coming weeks to address lawsuits the drugstore chain is facing over its alleged role in the sale of opioids, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the plan. Shares of the pharmacy retail chain operator closed … Read more

China’s Inner Mongolia reports two cases of bubonic plague

China’s Inner Mongolia reports two cases of bubonic plague

BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) – China’s northern region of Inner Mongolia reported two cases of bubonic plague on Saturday, following a previous infection that was detected on Aug. 7, the local government said. The two people infected are the husband and daughter of the previous case, the government said in a statement on its website. … Read more

Obesity drug data could boost companies’ case for US coverage

Obesity drug data could boost companies’ case for US coverage

[1/3]An overweight woman sits on a chair in Times Square in New York, May 8, 2012. America’s obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic and systemic measures – from overhauling farm policies and zoning laws to, possibly, introducing a soda tax – to fix it, the influential… Read more Aug 10 … Read more

South Korea to send more medics to global scout event for heatwave

South Korea to send more medics to global scout event for heatwave

SEOUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) – South Korea is sending dozens of military doctors and nurses to help out at the camp site of a global scout event on Thursday after hundreds of teenage participants fell ill from the heatwave gripping the country. At least 600 participants at the World Scout Jamboree, which kicked off in … Read more

McConnell, Biden lapses highlight advanced age of US leaders

McConnell, Biden lapses highlight advanced age of US leaders

WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s unexplained freezeup while speaking in Congress this week is the latest reminder that America’s most powerful political leaders are much older than many in other democracies. Joe Biden, 80, is the oldest U.S. president to ever serve in the White House, and nearly two decades … Read more