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Head Start programs serving nearly 65,000 kids at risk of closing amid government shutdown

(NEW YORK) -- Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal government shutdown extends past Nov. 1.About 134 programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico will see their operational funding cease ...
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Merck posts higher third-quarter sales as Keytruda growth offsets drop from Gardasil

(Reuters) -Merck & Co on Thursday posted higher third quarter revenue as growth from its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda offset falling sales from human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in China. Merck is working to add new drugs to its pipeline before Keytruda, which accounts for over ...
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Kimberly-Clark beats quarterly sales estimates as demand holds for household staples

(Reuters) -Huggies diaper maker Kimberly-Clark topped analysts’ estimates for third-quarter sales on Thursday, as inflation-weary consumers gravitated toward its affordable staples. Shares of the company, which have lost nearly 11% of their value this year, were up 2.4% before the bell. With inflation still ...
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Bristol Myers beats quarterly revenue estimates on strong Opdivo sales

By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Bristol Myers Squibb beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Thursday, as strong growth of its cancer immunotherapy and blood thinner Eliquis helped the drugmaker overcome a hit from generic competition for several older drugs. Bristol Myers also raised its full-year ...
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Patients go without needed treatment after government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program

MINOOKA, Ill. (AP) — Bill Swick has a rare degenerative brain disease that inhibits his mobility and speech. Instead of the hassle of traveling an hour to a clinic in downtown Chicago to visit a speech therapist, he has benefited from virtual appointments from ...
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Indian drugmaker Cipla’s global CEO Umang Vohra to step down, COO Gupta to take over

(Reuters) -Indian drugmaker Cipla said on Thursday its global chief executive and managing director, Umang Vohra, will step down at the end of his term in March after nearly a decade in the top role. Achin Gupta, the firm’s global chief operating officer, will take ...
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Strong Sensodyne demand in US helps Haleon beat sales forecasts

By Raechel Thankam Job (Reuters) -Consumer healthcare group Haleon’s third-quarter organic revenue growth narrowly beat forecasts on Thursday as U.S. sales unexpectedly returned to growth on the back of high demand for its oral health products Sensodyne and parodontax. Shares in the company rose 2.5%, helping ...
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Novo Nordisk makes unsolicited offer for Metsera

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark’s Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it has made an unsolicited bid for U.S. drug maker Metsera. (Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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Novo Nordisk said to make higher bid for Metsera to challenge Pfizer, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has made a higher offer for Metsera seeking to trump an agreed deal with Pfizer so it can consolidate its position in weight-loss medications, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday citing people with knowledge of the matter. (Reporting by Sriparna ...
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Indonesia investigates more free meal poisoning cases, after 700 students fall ill, official says

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian authorities are investigating food poisoning cases involving nearly 700 children in Yogyakarta province this week, after students ate meals prepared under President Prabowo Subianto’s key free school meal programme, an official said. The school meal programme, rolled out in January, was a ...
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Australia’s CSL unit partners with Saudi Arabia on local flu vaccine manufacturing

(Reuters) -Australia’s CSL said on Thursday its vaccine arm, CSL Seqirus and Vaccine Industrial Company, had inked a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry to localize manufacturing of cell-based seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines. The deal comes a few days after biotech firm CSL said it ...
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India’s Dr Reddy’s falls as weight-loss drug faces regulatory setback in Canada

(Reuters) -Shares of Indian generic drugmaker Dr Reddy’s Laboratories declined more than 5% on Thursday, after the firm received a non-compliance notice for its semaglutide injection in Canada, which analysts say could delay its launch. The shares fell as much as 5.6% to 1,180.9 ...
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