FILE PHOTO: Fourth-year medical student Anna Roesler administers the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Indiana University Health, Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize…
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EU regulator looking at new possible side-effects of mRNA COVID-19 shots
Slideshow ( 2 images )(Reuters) -Europe’s drugs regulator said on Wednesday it was looking into three new conditions to assess whether they may be possible side-effects related to COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna following a small number of cases….
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Japan warns of unprecedented COVID spread as cases hit record in Olympic host city
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government’s handling of the pandemic. The…
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Hundreds of migrants vaccinated against coronavirus in U.S.-Mexico border city
FILE PHOTO: People stand in line to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as part of a government plan to inoculate Mexican border residents on its shared frontier with the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico…
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Thailand extends pandemic measures, expands lockdown areas
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand on Sunday extended tighter containment measures in the capital and high-risk provinces probably until the end of August in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the country deals with its biggest outbreak to date.Beds…
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White House to Florida, Texas leaders: Help on COVID-19 or 'get out of the way'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Tuesday urged Republican leaders in Florida and Texas to follow public health guidelines on the pandemic or “get out of the way” as the United States struggles to contain the spread of the Delta…
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Eli Lilly bets on Alzheimer's disease drug data as it chases Biogen
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly and Co said on Tuesday it plans to seek U.S. approval for its experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug by year end and believes the treatment could be favored by doctors once it becomes available to patients.FILE PHOTO: An…
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Johnson & Johnson not liable for Illinois woman's death in talc case
(Reuters) – An Illinois jury on Friday refused to hold Johnson & Johnson liable for a woman’s death from ovarian cancer, which her family blamed on decades of using its talc-based powders.FILE PHOTO: A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby…
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Mixing Russia's Sputnik V, AstraZeneca shots proves safe in small trial -RDIF
FILE PHOTO: A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File PhotoMOSCOW (Reuters) – Trials mixing a first dose of the Russian-made Sputnik V…
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FDA notifies Amazon over sale of certain harmful sexual enhancement products
(Reuters) -The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified Amazon.com Inc over the sale of sexual enhancement and weight-loss products that had potentially harmful drug ingredients, in a letter addressed to the company’s new boss Andy Jassy.FILE PHOTO: Signage is…
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