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Mexico confirms case of New World screwworm in Nuevo Leon, USDA says

(Reuters) -Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) on Sunday confirmed a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, less than 70 miles (113 km) from the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said. “USDA ...
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Pfizer to buy weight-loss drug developer Metsera in $7.3 billion deal

(Reuters) -Pfizer said on Monday it would acquire weight-loss drug developer Metsera in a deal valued up to $7.3 billion, which includes future payments, to secure its position in the lucrative obesity treatment market. The U.S. obesity drug market has been booming over the last ...
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Roche shares rise as company advances experimental obesity drug to late-stage trial

(Reuters) -Shares in Roche Holding rose around 2% on Monday, outperforming a broadly unchanged European healthcare index, as the drugmaker said it was advancing its experimental obesity drug CT-388 to a late-stage clinical trial. Roche acquired this drug candidate in late 2023 when it acquired ...
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Bayer moves Parkinson’s cell therapy into Phase III trial

By Patricia Weiss SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (Reuters) -Bayer has started the third phase of human testing of an experimental stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease, with future results potentially underpinning a request for regulatory approval, the company said on Monday. Despite still being years from ...
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Bayer CEO: overhaul is leading to pharma pipeline boost

SAN SEBASTIAN (Reuters) -Bayer Chief Executive Bill Anderson said the company is making “remarkable progress” in overcoming longstanding challenges, including a weak drug development pipeline, after an internal management overhaul. Speaking at a press event in San Sebastian, Spain, Anderson said Bayer had fundamentally ...
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Patient Square Capital to buy healthcare firm Premier in $2.6 billion deal

(Reuters) -Healthcare service provider Premier said on Monday it would be acquired by an affiliate of investment firm Patient Square Capital in a deal valued at about $2.6 billion. Patient Square will pay $28.25 in cash per share for Premier, a premium of 9.7% to ...
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As UN climate talks loom in Brazil, many would-be participants fear they can’t afford to attend

Pooja Tilvawala knows it’s a gamble to use more than $46,000 of her own savings to help young people get to the United Nations climate summit in Brazil. But she thinks it’s a necessary one. As national delegations, activists and other attendees struggle to find ...
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The Media Line: Evacuations Surge and Palestinian Civilians Seek Escape as Israel Pushes Into Gaza City

Evacuations Surge and Palestinian Civilians Seek Escape as Israel Pushes Into Gaza City  Israel’s operation aims to topple Hamas, free hostages, and close a two-year war while aid groups warn the south and central Strip are buckling under new inflows  By Ahmed Abd al-Salam/The Media Line  [Gaza ...
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Bangladesh sees worst single-day surge in dengue cases and deaths this year

DHAKA (Reuters) -Dengue infections are climbing rapidly across Bangladesh, with health officials reporting the biggest single-day rise in both deaths and hospital admissions this year. Twelve people have died in the past 24 hours and 740 new patients have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease, ...
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Explainer-Why are hepatitis B vaccines given to newborns?

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – An advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has postponed a vote on a proposed change to the hepatitis B vaccination schedule for infants, which would have delayed the first dose from within ...
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US FDA approves first treatment for rare, life-threatening disease in males

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it had approved Stealth Biotherapeutics’ once-daily injection for a rare, genetic disease that primarily affects males, making it the first treatment to be greenlit for the condition. Stealth’s Forzinity was ...
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US weighs Trump-branded website to help shop for cheaper drugs, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) – U.S. officials are considering a website, possibly named after President Donald Trump, to help patients buy discounted prescription drugs directly from pharmaceutical firms, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people familiar with the talks. The initiative aligns with Trump’s push ...
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