By Neil J Kanatt and Emma Rumney July 22 (Reuters) – Philip Morris International said it would increase investment in its Zyn nicotine pouches as competition intensifies in the fast-growing category, after higher cigarette demand helped drive a quarterly results beat on Wednesday. Its shares rose ab
By Puyaan Singh July 22 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted marketing authorization for its robotic surgery device, as the healthcare conglomerate enters the soft-tissue robotic surgery market. The decision marks a key step for J&J’s medt
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread. Speaking at a health summit in Ghana on Wednesda
HYDERABAD, July 22 (Reuters) – Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy’s reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, weighed by inventory and related costs associated with disruptions to semaglutide supply, the company said. Consolidated net profit tanked 68.7% to 4.44 billion rupees ($45.98 m
By Juveria Tabassum, Neil J Kanatt and Nicholas P. Brown July 22 (Reuters) – The United States’ largest foodborne illness outbreak in recent years, linked to shredded lettuce served at some Taco Bell eateries, may dent the fast-food chain’s sales, but is unlikely to cause any long-lasting damage to
By Sahil Pandey July 22 (Reuters) – Repligen Corp said on Wednesday it would buy BioLife Solutions in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.5 billion, to expand the drugmaking equipment provider’s presence in the fast-growing cell therapy market. Shares of BioLife rose about 6% and those of Repli
DAKAR, July 22 (Reuters) – The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 2,473, including 999 deaths, government data showed on Wednesday. The country’s public health institute said in its latest report that 50 new cases were detected on Monday in the easte
By Bartosz Dabrowski and Kira Britten July 22 (Reuters) – Lonza, the world’s largest contract drug manufacturer, raised its margin goal but stuck with the earlier revenue target on Wednesday, as it reiterated that growth and profitability would moderate in the second half of 2026. The Swiss firm now
An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly rare. Jenitar Sau Na’amoana, who is 34 years old and already had four children, delivered the babies last week at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Queensland state. “We are very
NEW YORK (AP) — A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said Tuesday night. The New York City Health Department said it has confirmed the presence of the bacteria in 34 cooling towers in 33 buildings, all of which are being cleaned. Officials st
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela confirmed on Tuesday that three people died of infections of hantavirus, but stressed there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission in the South American country, which has rarely reported cases of the rodent-borne disease in humans. The Health Ministry sai
July 21 (Reuters) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has pegged the number of domestically acquired, lab-confirmed U.S. cyclosporiasis cases since May 1 at 4,173 after federal and state officials examined outbreaks including a multistate one linked to lettuce. Here are some details: •
July 21 (Reuters) – Celldex Therapeutics said on Tuesday it would discontinue the development of its experimental drug for a skin disease after it failed to meet the main goal and key secondary goals in a mid-stage study, sending its shares down over 7% in extended trading. Here are some details: •
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it was deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of “suspected fraud and noncompliance,” the latest in a series of punitive steps it has linked to allegations of fraud in mostly Democratic-led states. Health Secre
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, July 21 (Reuters) – Israeli biotech PolyPid said on Tuesday it had agreed a deal with Azurity Pharmaceuticals to commercialise a drug aimed at preventing surgical site infections in the U.S. and Canada, under which it could receive more than $320 million. PolyPid said it
July 21 (Reuters) – Gilead Sciences and Merck said on Tuesday their experimental once-weekly HIV pill kept the virus suppressed in two late-stage trials, supporting regulatory filings for what could become the first regimen of its kind for the disease. Here are some details: • The combination of Mer
July 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. FDA said on Tuesday it is launching a pilot program to encourage domestic manufacturing of animal health drugs and reduce the risk of supply chain disruptions. The health regulator’s Center for Veterinary Medicine said the initiative aims to prevent animal drug shortages
By Raul Cortes and Natalia Siniawski MEXICO CITY, July 21 (Reuters) – There is no evidence as yet to suggest lettuce sourced from Mexico caused a cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S., Mexico’s Health Minister David Kershenobich said on Tuesday. The statement follows a U.S. Food and Drug Administratio
CARACAS, July 21 (Reuters) – Three people with confirmed cases of hantavirus have died in Venezuela’s eastern Anzoategui state, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday. Two other deaths, both of health professionals in the state of Barinas, are unconnected to the cases in Anzoategui and still
The Trump administration’s disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries, a new report released Tuesday shows. The President’s Emergency Plan f
MADRID, July 21 (Reuters) – Spain will ban smoking on outdoor bar and restaurant terraces while extending smoke-free areas and regulating vaping products in the same way as conventional cigarettes, Health Minister Monica Garcia said on Tuesday. European countries such as Britain and France are incre
Hebron’s Sewage Crisis Flows South Toward the Negev Untreated sewage and industrial stone waste cross political boundaries, threatening communities, open land and groundwater resources By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line The water running through the dry hills south of Hebron is thick, pale in places
(Refiles to add missing byline) By Jennifer Rigby and Vincent Mumo Nzilani LONDON/NAIROBI, July 21 (Reuters) – Around 77,000 fewer children worldwide received HIV treatment supported by the U.S. in the year to October 2025 than in the previous fiscal year, according to a study that found declines af
July 21 (Reuters) – Indian Pharmacy retail-chain operator MedPlus Health Services on Tuesday reported an about 22% plunge in first-quarter net profit, hurt by rising competition and increasing costs due to an aggressive store expansion strategy. • The company reported a consolidated net profit of 33
July 21 (Reuters) – Danaher raised its annual profit forecast on Tuesday, but shares fell nearly 12% in premarket trading after the life sciences firm trimmed its core revenue growth outlook and reported weaker-than-expected revenue in its biotechnology business. The results come as conditions are i
ACCRA, July 21 (Reuters) – The head of Africa’s top public health agency said he had written to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking him to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda since the country has reported no new infections in about a month. • “There is no reason for the
LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – Novartis chief executive officer Vas Narasimhan on Tuesday said he will lead the Swiss drugmaker through its next phase of growth as it prepares for a series of key drug trial data announcements later this year. “No change of plans for me,” he told journalists on a call a
By Kunal Das and Puyaan Singh July 21 (Reuters) – Agios Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday it is discontinuing development of its sickle cell disease treatment after trial results failed to show enough benefit to warrant moving the therapy forward, sending its shares down 14% in premarket trading. This
By Maggie Fick and Michael Erman LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk sued rival Eli Lilly in a U.S. federal court on Tuesday, accusing the U.S. drugmaker of false advertising in claiming its weight-loss medicines outperform Novo’s drugs. The Danish company filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Cou
PARIS, July 21 (Reuters) – French lawmakers approved an emergency farm bill in the early hours of Tuesday that could allow the temporary reintroduction of two pesticides accused of harming bees, despite being banned in France but authorised in the European Union. • France’s National Assembly adopted
