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China bans Chile poultry imports due to bird flu

BEIJING, April 23 (Reuters) - China has banned poultry imports from Chile due to a recent bird flu outbreak in the South American country, the Chinese customs authority said in a statement. The prohibition, effective immediately, covers all poultry and related products originating from Chile, ...
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Novo Nordisk’s diabetes pill cuts blood sugar in key trial in children

April 23 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's oral GLP-1 drug significantly lowered blood sugar levels in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes, meeting the main goal of a late‑stage trial, the drugmaker said on Thursday. The Danish drugmaker tested the pill in 132 patients aged ...
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West Pharma lifts 2026 profit forecast on strong demand for medical equipment

April 23 (Reuters) - West Pharmaceutical on Thursday raised its annual profit and revenue forecasts after beating estimates for first-quarter results, betting on strong demand for its proprietary products that include syringes and cartridges for injectable drugs. Shares of the company rose nearly 13% ...
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Thermo Fisher posts quarterly results beat as lab products, biopharma services grow

April 23 (Reuters) - Thermo Fisher Scientific on Thursday reported first-quarter profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates, as growth in its laboratory products and biopharma services business helped offset softness in analytical instruments and specialty diagnostics. Shares of the company, however, were down 3.1% ...
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Sanofi’s first quarter earnings edges past estimates ahead of CEO change

By Bhanvi Satija and Mariam Sunny LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi on Thursday reported first-quarter profit and revenue above market expectations, boosted by resilient demand for its blockbuster asthma and eczema drug Dupixent. The company also reaffirmed its expectations of a high single-digit ...
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Roche sales down 5% as currency effects outweigh gains for haemophilia drug

By Marleen Kaesebier ZURICH, April 23 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Thursday that first-quarter sales declined 5% due to unfavourable foreign exchange effects but rose 6% at constant exchange rates, driven by growth in its pharmaceuticals division. Quarterly group revenues came in at 14.7 ...
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UK’s Hikma Pharmaceuticals keeps 2026 outlook, confident in managing Mideast war costs

April 23 (Reuters) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals reiterated its 2026 guidance on Thursday, adding that while it has faced some pressure on shipping, energy, and insurance costs due to the Middle East war, it was confident it could absorb the higher expenses. The British drugmaker ...
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Residents in rural Sudan say the Iran war has made it harder to get medicines

QOZ NAFISA, Sudan (AP) - It's always been challenging for Abbas Awad to find medicines in his village outside Sudan 's capital. But since the war in Iran, it's become harder. Prices have spiked and many pharmacies in the area are out of stock. The ...
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Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s gauntlet of congressional hearings

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday concluded a marathon series of hearings with federal lawmakers, during which he deflected blame for measles outbreaks and dwindling vaccination rates across the country and touted several initiatives he says are making health care more affordable. In ...
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US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials stopped the publication of a study on whether the COVID-19 vaccine was keeping adults from becoming sick enough to have to go to the hospital. A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesman on Wednesday confirmed the ...
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California Lawmakers Seek Protections for Patients in ICE Custody

California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them. Two bills moving through the ...
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Australia’s CSL knocked by Pentagon flu policy shift, stock sinks to 2017 low

By Rajasik Mukherjee April 23 (Reuters) - Australian biotech giant CSL extended losses on Thursday, lingering near decade lows, after the U.S. military scrapped its flu vaccine mandate, dealing another blow to the drugmaker as it grapples with a prolonged earnings slump. The U.S. defense ...
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