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Weight-Loss Drugs Fuel Boom for Firms That Fill Syringes
Date: October 9, 2023
Weight-loss drugs fuel boom for firms that fill syringes By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Contract drug manufacturers seeking to tap into the booming market for weight-loss drugs are investing billions of dollars to expand or build factories that fill the injection pens used to administer treatments like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. Interviews with a dozen...
US Fda Still Not Satisfied With Philips Recall; Stock Falls Over 9%
Date: October 6, 2023
US FDA still not satisfied with Philips recall; stock falls over 9% By Toby Sterling and Piotr Lipinski AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is still not satisfied with how Dutch healthcare technology company Philips has handled a major product recall and the company should conduct additional risk testing. Its...
Hungarian and US Scientists Win Nobel for COVID-19 Vaccine Discoveries
Date: October 2, 2023
Hungarian and US scientists win Nobel for COVID-19 vaccine discoveries By Ludwig Burger and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before making mRNA molecule discoveries that paved the way for COVID-19 vaccines, won the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday....
Musk’s Neuralink to Start Human Trial of Brain Implant for Paralysis Patients
Date: September 20, 2023
Musk’s Neuralink to start human trial of brain implant for paralysis patients (Reuters) -Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients. Those with paralysis due to cervical spinal cord...
Novo Nordisk Contracts South Africa’s Aspen to Produce Insulin for African Nations
Date: September 19, 2023
Novo Nordisk contracts South Africa’s Aspen to produce insulin for African nations By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk has contracted Aspen Pharmacare to produce human insulin on its behalf in South Africa for export to African countries through a low-cost government tender system, the Danish drugmaker said on Tuesday. Announcing the deal on...
Navigating Health Insurance Jargon: 21 Key Terms Explained
Date: September 13, 2023
Navigating health insurance jargon: 21 Key terms explained Navigating health insurance jargon can be daunting, but understanding these key terms is a significant step toward knowing about your healthcare coverage. To help you make sense of it all, we’ve put together a list of 21 key health insurance terms and their explanations. List of 21...