Aug 12 (Reuters) – Whole Foods said on Wednesday it was recalling select products from its produce and prepared foods departments that contain jalapenos sourced from Coast Citrus Distributors due to potential salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with these
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Hims & Hers Health plans to offer some legally available peptides in 2026, but investors and analysts who spoke to Reuters after the telehealth company’s quarterly results this week said sales for that offering are unlikely to drive revenue growth this ye
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean well west of the Azores, and a Pacific storm system could threaten Hawaii this weekend, forecasters said. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said, and the storm was f
NEW YORK (AP) — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren’t too severe, victims can survive for a week or more, assuming the weather isn’t too hot or cold, experts say. Two days after a pow
HYDERABAD/BENGALURU, Aug 12 (Reuters) – India’s Apollo Hospitals Enterprise posted a bigger-than-expected 34% rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as strong demand for complex treatments supported growth in its core healthcare services business. The Chennai-based hospital operator’s consolidated n
PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Hasselbeck took some nasty hits to the head during his 17-year NFL career, four years at Boston College and a childhood full of sports, but the quarterback seems to have emerged from more than two decades of collisions relatively unscathed, enjoying middle adulthood with his wife
Aug 12 (Reuters) – Britain’s health regulator on Wednesday reaffirmed the safety of childhood vaccination and endorsed it as an effective and safe way to safeguard against serious infectious diseases. Here are more details: • The backing by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agenc
Aug 12 (Reuters) – Bio-Techne beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday helped by growth in its research and diagnostics businesses. Here are some details: • Bio-Techne is in the process of being acquired by Germany’s Merck KGaA in a deal valued at about $11.3 billion, inclu
By Puyaan Singh Aug 12 (Reuters) – Experts in Prader-Willi Syndrome on Tuesday raised safety concerns over Neurocrine’s drug Vykat XR, citing serious adverse events reported in patients with the rare genetic disorder. Vykat XR was approved last year to treat hyperphagia or feelings of intense and pe
By Nancy Lapid Aug 12 (Reuters) – We also share a report from cardiologists that suggests you might (or might not) want to check your waist and hip measurements, and a laboratory study with some encouraging news about brain tumor treatments. US AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE IN PREGNANCY IS LARGELY DUE TO W
By Kamal Choudhury Aug 12 (Reuters) – Definium Therapeutics’ LSD-based experimental pill exceeded investor expectations by significantly reducing anxiety symptoms in a late-stage study, meeting the trial’s main goal, the company said on Wednesday. The 214-patient trial tested a single 100-microgram
By Robin Respaut SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Eli Lilly on Wednesday said it had filed six lawsuits against U.S. companies it accuses of illegally selling black-market versions of its experimental obesity drug retatrutide, escalating its campaign against unauthorized sellers before the medicine
By Ashwin Manikandan MUMBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – India is weighing wide-ranging reforms of health insurance, from benchmarked treatment rates to a nationwide claims exchange, as it looks to boost transparency in a struggle to hold down some of the highest medical inflation in Asia, two sources said.
NAIROBI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 4,449, including 2,061 deaths, government data showed late on Tuesday. (Reporting by Vincent Mumo Nzilani; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
By Jonathan Stempel Aug 11 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a formula used by healthcare providers, insurers and the government that is designed to shield patients from staggeringly high “surprise” medical bills. • In an unsigned decision, a majority of the 17-judge 5th U.S
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – The Trump administration finalized a rule on Tuesday barring two major federal health programs from funding puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries to treat gender dysphoria in minors, reshaping access for low-income youth nationwide. The ru
President Donald Trump’s administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender minors and the state Children’s Health Insurance Program won’t pay for the treatments for those under 19. The announcement is the latest in a series of po
While issuing an executive order on Monday aimed at getting states to revise childhood vaccine recommendations, President Donald Trump and others in his administration repeated several false claims about those vaccines, as well as their relationship to autism. The order recommends separating the mea
(Corrects hyperlink in paragraph 2) MEXICO CITY, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Mexico’s health ministry said on Tuesday that tests carried out at over a dozen hotels in the Riviera Maya, a Caribbean tourist hub, came in negative for the cyclospora parasite. British health authorities had reported cases of cycl
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake left over 3,000 missing, with many trapped under the debris. Mayors and governors from Cali, Pereira, Choco and Manizalez said at least 179 pe
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Missy Mazzoli’s desire to compose an opera about the opioids epidemic was sparked by the deaths of two cousins. “One was in 2002 and the other passed away in 2009 and they were both 25,” she said. “One overdosed on OxyContin and the other one overdosed heroin after becomin
DAKAR, Aug 11 (Reuters) – The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo concerns a previously unseen variant of the rare Bundibugyo species of the virus, indicating it stemmed from a new transmission from animals to humans rather than from variants linked to earlier outbreaks, a new stu
Aug 11 (Reuters) – U.S. drug distributor Cardinal Health on Tuesday forecast fiscal 2027 profit well above Wall Street expectations after topping fourth-quarter profit estimates, driven by sustained demand for specialty drugs. Shares of the company were up over 4% in premarket trading. Here are some
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A coalition of farmers, consumer associations and environmental groups is urging Malaysia’s National Biosafety Board to reject a proposed field trial of genetically modified rice, warning Tuesday the project could pose risks to food safety, the environment and farmers.
Aug 11 (Reuters) – Indian drugmaker Zydus Lifesciences’ first-quarter profit dropped by nearly a third, the company reported on Tuesday, as soaring costs offset strong sales in its key markets. The company’s consolidated net profit fell to 9.40 billion rupees ($98.5 million) for the quarter ended Ju
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues. Government data publish
DAKAR, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-spreading outbreak on record. The latest data from Congo’s public health institute, seen by Reuters,
Aug 11 (Reuters) – Philips’ largest shareholder Exor, the investment arm of Italy’s Agnelli family, has extended its agreement with the health technology firm, giving it the flexibility to increase its stake to up to 22%, the companies said on Tuesday. Exor’s initial 15.1% stake was announced in Aug
By Simon Ferdinand Eibach Aug 11 (Reuters) – Swiss-American eye care company Alcon hiked its 2026 profitability target on Monday, helped by U.S. tariff refunds, which sent its shares around 4% higher in the first hour of Tuesday trading. A global leader in the eye care market, Alcon made 45% of its
The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night and gets less sleep overall. At home he averages seven hours. The first night away — with or without earplugs and regardless of the bed’s quality — his smartwatc
