US health insurer shares fall after UnitedHealth flags Medicaid enrollment issues
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. health insurers fell on Wednesday after UnitedHealth Group cited a near-t...
May 29, 2024
Centene sees higher-than-expected medical costs in Medicaid
(Reuters) - Centene said on Wednesday the health insurer had higher-than-expected claims receipts in April for the first quar...
May 29, 2024
Indiana needs clearer medical exception to abortion ban, doctor tells judge
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - An Indiana doctor who is suing the state over its abortion ban on Wednesday told a state judge...
May 29, 2024
JBS says China blocks beef from US plant over detection of ractopamine
By P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Meat processor JBS said on Wednesday that Beijing blocked U.S. beef s...
May 29, 2024
France against Servier selling generics unit Biogaran, prime minster says
PARIS (Reuters) - The French state has told drugmaker Servier it was against any sale of its generics subsidiary Biogaran, wh...
May 29, 2024
J&J's treatment for depression succeeds in late-stage study
(Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday its experimental drug, seltorexant, met all main and secondary goals in a ...
May 29, 2024
Catalent stockholders approve buyout by Novo Holdings
(Reuters) - Catalent said on Wednesday its stockholders have voted to approve Novo Nordisk parent's $16.5 billion bid to take...
May 29, 2024
BioNTech gets $145 million funding for African vaccine plants
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech has secured up to $145 million in funding from a global...
May 29, 2024
U.S. health secretary sees pandemic treaty deal as close
GENEVA (Reuters) - The top U.S. health official said on Wednesday it would be "tragic" for the world to miss out on...
May 29, 2024
Exclusive-Nicotine-like chemicals in U.S. vapes may be more potent than nicotine, FDA says
By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) - Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl...
May 29, 2024