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Germany’s Siemens to set out plan for $41 billion Healthineers stake

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -German engineering group Siemens is expected to set out how it will cut its 35 billion euro ($41 billion) Siemens Healthineers stake on Thursday. A sizeable disposal, which would dwarf recent divestments such as SoftBank selling part of T-Mobile for $4.8 ...
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US FDA chief Makary asks drugmakers to remove warnings from hormone therapy

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting drug manufacturers to remove its strictest "black box" warnings from hormone therapies given to women to treat menopause symptoms, Commissioner Marty Makary said in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. Hormone ...
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Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks

Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America. The loss of the country's measles elimination status comes more than a year after the ...
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Canada loses measles elimination status amid year-long outbreak: Health officials

(NEW YORK) -- Canada has lost its measles elimination status after struggling to contain a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency announced on Monday.The Public Health Agency of Canada said it was informed of the loss by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ...
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Calisthenics are making a comeback. Is body weight enough to get a good workout?

You won't find dumbbells or weight machines in the gym Sean Keogh runs. At Calisthenics Club Houston, it's all about training with body weight. "That's all we do," Keogh said - but that's enough to keep new members coming through the doors, excited to learn ...
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Eli Lilly signs deal for MeiraGTx’s gene therapy for severe eye disease

(Reuters) -MeiraGTx Holdings has signed a deal with Eli Lilly, potentially worth over $475 million, granting the pharma giant rights to its experimental gene therapy for a rare, inherited disorder that causes severe vision loss from birth. Shares of the gene therapy developer rose 12.5% ...
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Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday. Health experts last month predicted the Pan American Health Organization would strip Canada of the ...
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to abstain from Novo Nordisk board vote

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Monday it will abstain from voting on new board members, including the chair, at Novo Nordisk's extraordinary shareholders' meeting scheduled for November 14. Current Novo Chair Helge Lund and six other independent board members ...
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Novo Nordisk, Emcure to launch weight-loss drug under new brand in India

(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk has partnered with India's Emcure Pharmaceuticals to exclusively distribute and market its weight-loss drug under a new brand in the country, the companies said on Monday. Under the agreement, the Danish drugmaker will sell Poviztra 2.4 milligram (mg) semaglutide injection in ...
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Roche’s MS drug candidate meets primary goal in late-stage trial

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday that a late-stage trial testing its multiple sclerosis drug candidate fenebrutinib against the relapsing form of the disease achieved its primary goal. Fenebrutinib was shown to significantly reduce the annualised relapse rate when compared with ...
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States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments

States administering a federal food aid program serving about 42 million Americans faced uncertainty Monday over whether they can - and should - provide full monthly benefits during an ongoing legal battle involving the U.S. government shutdown. President Donald Trump's administration over weekend demanded ...
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End to government shutdown in sight after senators make funding deal

(The Center Square) - U.S. senators finally broke the government funding impasse Sunday night, voting 60-40 to advance a bill ending the government shutdown. The Senate must hold a ...
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