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Image for Spire Healthcare takeover deadline for Toscafund extended to June 25
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Spire Healthcare takeover deadline for Toscafund extended to June 25

June 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Spire Healthcare said on Thursday that a deadline for Toscafund Asset...

11th June, 2026

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Roche sticks to German investment after Eli Lilly cuts

FRANKFURT, June 9 (Reuters) - The Swiss pharmaceutical and diagnostics giant Roche said it is sticki...

9th June, 2026

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France to reimburse weight-loss drugs from mid-June, health minister says

May 28 (Reuters) - France will reimburse the cost of weight-loss drugs for severely obese patients f...

28th May, 2026

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Roche gets second European approval for Alzheimer's test

ZURICH, May 12 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche has received the CE mark - a European regulatory cl...

12th May, 2026

Image for Novartis misses quarterly sales, profit estimates as Entresto generics hit growth
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Novartis misses quarterly sales, profit estimates as Entresto generics hit growth

April 28 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis reported first-quarter core operating profit and sales...

28th April, 2026

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Switzerland angers Italy by claiming costs of treating Crans-Montana fire victims

ZURICH/MILAN, April 26 (Reuters) - Switzerland will charge Rome for the costs its health system sust...

26th April, 2026

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Novo Nordisk's new weight-loss pill meets main goal in late-stage diabetes study

April 23 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's oral GLP-1 drug met the main goal of a late-stage study in child...

23rd April, 2026

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European health chief says EU must flex regional muscle to ensure drug access

By Maggie Fick BARCELONA, April 22 (Reuters) - European Union authorities need a broader remit to se...

22nd April, 2026

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Moderna starts late-stage trial of bird flu vaccine in US, UK

April 21 (Reuters) - Moderna said on Tuesday it had started a late-stage study of its experimental b...

21st April, 2026

Image for Gaza's war amputees short of prostheses under Israeli restrictions
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Gaza's war amputees short of prostheses under Israeli restrictions

By Dawoud Abu Alkas , Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emma Farge GAZA/CAIRO/GENEVA, April 16 (Reuters) - Fourt...

16th April, 2026

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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development

By Maggie Fick LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which has fallen behind E...

14th April, 2026

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GSK sees blockbuster potential in targeted cancer therapy after promising early data

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK's experimental targeted cancer d...

12th April, 2026