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At least 88 new measles cases confirmed in South Carolina, bringing total to 646: Health officials

(SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C.) -- At least 88 new measles cases in South Carolina have been confirmed amid the state's outbreak, bringing the total number of infections to 646, state health officials said Tuesday.The majority of cases have been found in the Upstate region and ...
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Roche’s Genentech more than doubles investment in North Carolina facility to about $2 billion

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Roche's Genentech said on Tuesday it will more than double its initial investment in a biomanufacturing facility in North Carolina to about $2 billion, as the companies look to further boost their $50 billion investment in the U.S. The facility, ...
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Qiagen weighing strategic options amid fresh takeover interest, Bloomberg reports

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Qiagen is weighing strategic options, including a potential sale of the diagnostics firm amid fresh takeover interest, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. U.S.-listed shares of the company were up more than 16% in afternoon ...
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Novartis expects to eliminate US tariff exposure by mid‑2026, CEO tells CNBC

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan told CNBC on Tuesday he expects the drugmaker's agreement with the U.S. government and its expanding manufacturing footprint in the country to protect it from potential tariffs. "We expect to be in a position by middle ...
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Abivax CEO dismisses ‘noise’ around rumored Eli Lilly bid

By Sabrina Valle NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Abivax Chief Executive Marc de Garidel dismissed as "noise" reports in the French press that pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly may take over his company, and said market speculation about an ongoing review by French authorities was ...
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Moderna, Merck’s skin cancer vaccine shows sustained benefit in long-term follow-up

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Moderna and Merck said on Tuesday their experimental vaccine for a serious type of skin cancer, when used with Keytruda, reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% in a mid-stage trial based on five years of follow up. The ...
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Why experts question whether China’s one-child policy was necessary in the first place

BEIJING (AP) - China's one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilization widespread and led to baby daughters being sold or even killed, because parents wanted their only child to be a ...
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US FDA approves first drug to delay heart failure in dogs

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its chewable tablet, as the first drug to delay congestive heart failure in dogs with a type of early-stage heart disease. The approval covers dogs with ...
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New diet guidelines say to double up on protein, but nutrition experts are wary

Protein just got a big boost from U.S. health officials. The latest federal dietary guidelines tell Americans to "prioritize protein foods at every meal" and advise increasing daily intake - up to double the amount of previous recommendations. "We are ending the war on protein," Health ...
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Valneva withdraws application for standard US approval of its chikungunya shot

Jan 19 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Valneva said on Monday it has voluntarily withdrawn its application seeking standard approval of its chikungunya vaccine in the United States after the FDA suspended the shot's license in August, citing safety concerns. The specialty vaccine-maker said it was ...
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Oregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure

A Portland, Oregon, boy is struggling to recover from infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart baby formula donated through a program that aims to help poor and homeless families. Ashaan Carter, now 10 months old, was hospitalized twice and remains on a feeding tube after ...
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China’s population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution

BANGKOK (AP) - How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one? A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, the country's authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try to encourage more ...
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