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EU Plans to Cut Unneeded Medical Tests With Data Health Plan
Date: May 3, 2022
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission wants to make health data easier to access for patients, medics, regulators and researchers in a bid to improve diagnoses, cut unnecessary costs from duplication of medical tests and boost medicine research, an EU document says. The document, seen by Reuters and to be published later...
Exclusive-EU to Move Away From Emergency Phase of Covid Pandemic – Document
Date: April 26, 2022
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is set to say the EU has entered a new post-emergency phase of the pandemic in which testing should be targeted and monitoring of COVID-19 cases should be similar to sample-based flu surveillance, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. The shift comes amid a...
UnitedHealth to Sell Change Healthcare’s Claims Business for $2.2 Billion
Date: April 25, 2022
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group has agreed to sell Change Healthcare’s claims editing business for $2.2 billion in a move some analysts say could ease regulatory hurdles in the way of an $8 billion merger between the healthcare companies. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) sued to stop the acquisition for giving UnitedHealth access...
J&j Pulls Covid Vaccine Sales Forecast Due to Low Demand, Supply Glut
Date: April 19, 2022
By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday rescinded its forecast for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine, as hesitancy in low income countries has led to a glut of supply of a shot once hoped to be the inoculation of choice for the developing world. The company had previously predicted as...
Bionic Limbs Lift Gaza Amputees’ Self-Esteem
Date: April 19, 2022
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – A “smart” prosthetic hand that mimics human anatomy and motion has allowed Ahmed Abu Hamda to play with his children and regain self esteem, part of a new project in Gaza Strip, where conflict with Israel has left hundreds of Palestinians without limbs. Since March, a Qatari-funded hospital in...
Gsk to Buy Sierra Oncology Amid Pressure to Boost Drug Pipeline
Date: April 13, 2022
By Natalie Grover and Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) – Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline sought to bolster its cancer business on Wednesday by agreeing a $1.9 billion deal to buy U.S. drug developer Sierra Oncology, the latest move to fend off pressure from activist shareholder Elliott. GSK has been facing mounting calls to shore up its drug pipeline since...