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Big Pharma May Have to Reveal Government Deals in WHO’s Draft Pandemic Rules
Date: November 18, 2022
By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) – Pharmaceutical companies could be made to disclose prices and deals agreed for any products they make to fight future global health emergencies, under new rules that would govern a World Health Organization-backed pandemic accord reviewed by Reuters. A draft version of the WHO accord, which is...
Three Quarters of UK Long Covid Sufferers Working Less -Survey
Date: November 9, 2022
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – More than three quarters of British people who have suffered persistent ill health following a COVID-19 infection have had to cut back or change the work they do, according to a survey on the impact of long COVID published on Wednesday. The survey of 1,002 people, conducted by market...
FTSE 100 Lags European Peers as Healthcare, Energy Decline
Date: November 7, 2022
By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -The FTSE 100 index dipped in choppy trading on Monday as GSK led a fall in healthcare stocks and energy companies tracked declining oil prices, while its European peers rallied. The blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 0.1%, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 was up 1.0% by 0951 GMT. The pan-European STOXX...
Va Benefits ‘Red Tape’ Leaves Vets Struggling to Find Help
Date: November 3, 2022
By Crystal Bethea, Owner — C3 Wellness Spa Although American veterans have automatic access to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for medical care following their service to our country, accessing particular VA services can prove challenging. Factors such as where a veteran lives, the availability of specialists, and acceptance of VA insurance benefits have...
New Gsk Shines Brighter With Another Forecast Upgrade
Date: November 2, 2022
By Natalie Grover (Reuters) -GSK beat third-quarter earnings forecasts on Wednesday and raised its 2022 estimate for the second time in four months, continuing its strong start as a standalone prescription medicine business since spinning off its consumer health unit. After years of underperformance relative to its peers and missing out on the lucrative market...
London Ambulance Service Workers to Vote on Strike Action – Union
Date: October 11, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -London’s Ambulance Service will ballot its members on whether to carrying out strike action over a pay dispute, the GMB union said on Monday. “GMB members in the ambulance service have been forced to take a stand in order to protect patient care,” GMB organiser Lola McEvoy said in a statement. “They do...