Sept 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the review of Exelixis’ experimental colorectal cancer drug combination by three months, the company said in a filing on Friday. The regulator will now make its decision by March 3, 2027. Shares of the company slipped about 3.5%
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid Sept 11 (Reuters) – For those who find night driving increasingly difficult, today we have some encouraging news that might make those oncoming headlights less prob
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Bayer’s Monsanto unit heads to a Missouri state court on Monday seeking approval of a $7.25 billion settlement that could resolve tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging that its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. In a pivotal test of the c
NEW DELHI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court has ordered the federal government to provide a clear pathway for the implementation of food warning labels on packaged products within 10 days, ratcheting up pressure on New Delhi to implement the public health measure. The Supreme Court has pile
LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – British lawmakers will make a fresh push on Friday to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people, hoping a groundswell of public support will help drive through a change in the law six months after a previous effort failed. Opinion polls have long shown that a majo
BOSTON (AP) — Lindsay Clancy shouldn’t be tried a second time for killing her three young children because prosecutors don’t have enough evidence, her lawyer told a judge Thursday, saying the court should decide she’s not guilty by reason of insanity. Eleven of 12 jurors were ready to clear Clancy o
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record in eastern Congo is rapidly spreading beyond its epicenter, Africa’s top health body said Thursday. In recent weeks, new cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province, the outbreak’s epicenter, but risen sharply in neighboring No
A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child, who was born with a serious heart defect. McKenna West filed the emergency appeal Wednesday amid a legal battle over surrogacy an
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to an estimated 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees across 30 states, who the White House alleged were overcharged by the Biden administration for exchange fees. The promise comes after Trump pledged Wednesday to send eve
Kathryn Pilgrim knew the century-old Victorian she bought in Dunkirk, New York, came with old plumbing. She replaced pipes she suspected of containing lead and later installed a kitchen filter designed to remove heavy metals. But six years after buying the house, she still can’t be sure that her tap
(Changes to million not mln in headline and second bullet point) By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Kenya is expected to receive about $400 million in emergency financing from the World Bank within six weeks to help address risks including an Ebola outbreak in the region and El Niño-relat
Sept 10 (Reuters) – AbbVie said on Thursday its migraine treatment had in a late-stage study reduced the migraine days associated with the menstrual period. The drug, chemically known as atogepant, is approved under brand name Qulipta in the U.S. as a preventive treatment for migraine in adults. The
JAKARTA, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Respiratory infections caused by hazardous wildfire pollution in Indonesia have more than doubled in just over a week, data from the country’s health ministry showed on Thursday. Fires have been blazing across vast stretches of forest and peatland throughout the Indonesi
Sept 10 (Reuters) – Biohaven said on Thursday the U.S. FDA had imposed a partial clinical hold, pausing new patient enrollment in trials of its experimental epilepsy drug after rodent findings, sending its shares down more than 15% in early trading. Here are more details: • The U.S. Food and Drug Ad
Sept 10 (Reuters) – Chemours, DuPont and Corteva on Thursday reached a $455 million settlement with North Carolina and 11 local entities over PFAS contamination claims tied to Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant and other historical discharges. Lawsuits accusing major chemical companies of polluting
By Oliver Hirt and Marleen Kaesebier ZURICH, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A major shareholder in Novartis has called for a shake-up of the Swiss drugmaker’s board to improve corporate governance after its shares suffered a record fall this week following back-to-back trial setbacks. David Samra, managing dir
By Nancy Lapid Sept 10 (Reuters) – When hijacked planes brought down the World Trade Center’s twin towers on September 11, 2001, roughly 25,000 children were living or attending school nearby in lower Manhattan, and thousands more were in surrounding neighborhoods. Some were infants and toddlers, wh
AMSTERDAM, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Three people in the Netherlands have died from an infection caused by the West Nile virus in recent weeks, the country’s public health institution RIVM said on Thursday, following an increased number of cases in Europe. The RIVM last month reported a first death caused
MEMPAWAH, Indonesia (AP) — A Japanese military transport ship docked on the island of Borneo on Thursday as part of a disaster relief mission to help fight wildfires in Indonesia that are causing a toxic haze impacting people’s health in other countries. Japan deployed 300 crew members, landing ship
STOCKHOLM, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Novo Nordisk said on Thursday its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy had been approved in China as the first GLP-1 RA class of drugs for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). “The liver health-related benefits evidence ext
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Sept 10 (Reuters) – India’s government on Thursday said it could introduce tougher red warning labels for food packaging in one go, rather than in stages as currently proposed, in a potential blow to the $100 billion food and drinks industry. The submission was made in Ind
NEW YORK (AP) — The two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, a Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Wednesday. Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said he told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of hi
Sept 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it was investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections linked to broccoli sprouts, the latest in a series of foodborne-illness investigations involving produce. This comes amidst an ongoing cyclosporiasis outbrea
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A 43-day strike by hospital nurses in Kenya ended on Wednesday after the government and union signed a return-to-work agreement. Seth Panyako, secretary-general of the nurses’ union, said his members would return to hospitals within 24 hours. He said the return-to-work agreemen
MOSCOW, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Authorities in the Moscow region have introduced a quarantine after lumpy skin disease was detected in cattle in several towns and villages about 25 km (16 miles) from Moscow, according to a document on the regional government’s website on Wednesday. Lumpy skin disease is
NEW YORK (AP) — A major American aid group is promising to deliver more medicines in high-need areas around the world after receiving its largest ever donation. Americares, a nonprofit that supports thousands of health centers globally, announced a $50 million gift Wednesday from an unidentified Con
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Soccer great Marc Overmars is stepping down as Royal Antwerp’s sports director due to health issues. Overmars, who joined the Belgian club in 2022, explained his decision in a letter to supporters published on Wednesday as he mentioned “all the fatigue that has built up over
Sept 9 (Reuters) – WW International on Wednesday named Stephen Bye as its chief executive officer, effective this fall. Tara Comonte, who held the role previously, left the company in March. Here are some more details: • Bye, who has more than 30 years of leadership experience, most recently served
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Food producers in India have filed a court submission seeking to force New Delhi to review planned health labels on packaging, saying many staples risk being covered in warnings that will tarnish the image of Indian food globally. The filing made on Wedn
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Eight-month-old Rojatun Jannat Ramisa is struggling to breathe in a hospital in Bangladesh’s capital as her parents sit helplessly beside her. She’s one of thousands of children sickened by a measles outbreak that’s sweeping across the country and has killed hundreds of chil
