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Drug distributor McKesson to restructure segments to focus on high-margin businesses

(Reuters) -McKesson said on Thursday it will restructure its operations into four main segments from the current quarter as the U.S. drug distributor aims to focus on high-margin businesses such as cancer medicines to boost growth. The restructuring will reflect how CEO Brian Tyler will ...
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Alcohol, tobacco and food giants block health reforms, says WHO

LONDON (Reuters) -Pressure from tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food companies is stopping governments from putting in place life-saving health policies, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The United Nations will dedicate a day to tackling non-communicable diseases, like cancer and heart disease, next Thursday ...
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GE Healthcare exploring stake sale in China unit, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) – Medical device maker GE Healthcare is working with advisers to explore options including the sale of a stake in its China unit, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. A potential transaction may value the ...
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Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary

(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of a key meeting amongst the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisors -- now with 12 members hand-picked by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. -- doctors, health officials and advocates are raising alarms that the panel ...
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Roche to acquire liver drug developer 89bio for up to $3.5 billion

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Roche has agreed to buy U.S. biotech firm 89bio for up to $3.5 billion, joining a race to offer new liver disease treatments that complement an intense push in the area of weight-loss drugs. The deal ...
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Surge in deadly ‘brain-eating’ amoeba cases causes alarm in India’s Kerala state

(Reuters) -An increase in cases of a rare but fatal form of encephalitis has put authorities in India’s southern state of Kerala on alert, forcing them to step up testing to address what they say is a serious public health challenge. Kerala has reported around ...
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Novo Nordisk shares rise 5% on upbeat reaction to diabetes conference

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk’s shares rose by 5.4% on Thursday as investors turned more positive about the Danish drugmaker’s prospects following a key diabetes conference held in Vienna this week. Novo’s shares plunged in July when the company issued a ...
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When self-doubt creeps in at work, pause and reframe your negative thoughts. Here’s how

NEW YORK (AP) — When we make mistakes at work, it can lead to a cycle of negative thinking. The damaging thoughts swirl: “I’m an impostor.” “I’m not smart enough.” “I’m failing at my job.” Feeling like an impostor — doubting one’s own abilities despite a ...
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West Coast states recommend COVID shots for all adults and children, breaking with federal policy

(Reuters) -The West Coast Health Alliance, including the states of California, Oregon, and Hawaii, on Wednesday recommended COVID-19 vaccines in all adults and children who choose protection, in contrast to the U.S. government’s narrowed approvals for the shots. The alliance said it recommends updated COVID-19 ...
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West Coast states recommend COVID shots for all adults and children, breaking with federal policy

(Reuters) -The West Coast Health Alliance, including the states of California, Oregon, and Hawaii, on Wednesday recommended COVID-19 vaccines in all adults and children who choose protection, in contrast to the U.S. government’s narrowed approvals for the shots. The alliance said it recommends updated COVID-19 ...
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Novo Nordisk says Wegovy pill shows comparable weight-loss to injectable version

(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk’s experimental Wegovy pill showed a 16.6% weight-loss in a late-stage study, according to data published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, which is comparable to previous trial results of injectable Wegovy.(Reporting by Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru; ...
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Lilly’s Mounjaro helps improve blood sugar control in children in late-stage trial

By Sriparna Roy and Maggie Fick (Reuters) -Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro helped children and adolescents aged 10 to 17 years with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar better and lose weight, according to trial results presented at a medical meeting on Wednesday. The Lilly-sponsored study ...
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