Cara Therapeutics discontinues study on a neurological condition as drug fails
(Reuters) - Cara Therapeutics said on Wednesday it will discontinue a mid-to-late stage study for a neurological condition th...
Jun 12, 2024
Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Twenty-four companies are working to develop an avian flu vaccine for cattle, as the virus spread...
Jun 12, 2024
Elevance exec says Medicaid attrition has changed mix of members
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Elevance Health executive Peter Haytaian said on Wednesday that a decrease in the number of people eligi...
Jun 12, 2024
Cancer victims ask court to block J&J talc bankruptcy
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of cancer victims asked a federal judge to block Johnson & Johnson's propose...
Jun 12, 2024
Probiotics maker Seed Health explores $1 billion sale, sources say
By Abigail Summerville and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - The owners of Seed Health, one of the few profitable U.S. biotechnology st...
Jun 12, 2024
US Southern Baptists effort to enshrine ban on women pastors falls short
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday fell just short of the two-thirds majority vote neede...
Jun 12, 2024
Biogen executive says its Alzheimer's drug will do well in market despite competition
(Reuters) - Biogen's Alzheimer's drug, Leqembi, will do well in the market, whether a competitor will come or not, a company ...
Jun 12, 2024
WHO says risk to public health from avian influenza A (H5N1) remains low
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the risk to public health from the ...
Jun 12, 2024
Federal authorities say Unitedhealth can notify victims of massive data breach, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on May 31 agreed to allow UnitedHealth Group to n...
Jun 12, 2024
South Africa records first mpox death after five cases confirmed
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A 37-year-old man has become South Africa's first recorded death from mpox after five laboratory-con...
Jun 12, 2024