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EU launches new COVID-19 fundraising to address concerns over equal access

May 28, 2020

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission launched a new global fundraising campaign on...

Italy records 70 new coronavirus deaths, 593 new cases

May 28, 2020

ROME (Reuters) – Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 70 on Thursday,...

AstraZeneca says it may consider exposing vaccine trial participants to virus

May 28, 2020

By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – The chief executive of AstraZeneca <AZN.L>, which is...

Exclusive: GSK says science does not link pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine to sleep disorder

May 28, 2020

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – British drugmaker GSK <GSK.L> said on Thursday that...

Health results are good in France regarding coronavirus – PM

May 28, 2020

PARIS (Reuters) – Health results have been good so far in France, Prime Minister Edouard...

India allows export of paracetamol API: statement

May 28, 2020

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has ended restrictions on export of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) of common pain reliever paracetamol, the Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a statement on Thursday....

Column: What COVID-19 is teaching us about how to reform Medicare

May 28, 2020

By Mark Miller CHICAGO (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic has put a bright spotlight on...

Takeda gets EU green light to keep bowel drug after Shire buy

May 28, 2020

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd will be...

EU plans permanent stockpile of essential drugs, medical gear

May 28, 2020

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Thursday it wanted to set up a...

Moscow’s new coronavirus cases fall to lowest in more than a month

May 28, 2020

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday praised Moscow’s authorities after the city...

Mumbai DJ swaps deck for doctor’s scrubs to fight coronavirus

May 28, 2020

By Hemanshi Kamani MUMBAI (Reuters) – As India’s financial capital Mumbai battled a...

LabCorp ties up with software provider to expand virtual clinical trials

May 28, 2020

(Reuters) – Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) said on Thursday it was partnering with software provider Medable to speed up the adoption of virtual clinical trials, as many participants are dropping out...

Indonesia to keep prescribing two malaria drugs for COVID-19 despite bans in Europe

May 28, 2020

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will continue to prescribe two anti-malaria drugs for...

CVS Health to open last of 1,000 drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites

May 28, 2020

(Reuters) – CVS Health Corp said on Thursday it would open more COVID-19 testing sites at some of its pharmacy drive-thru locations, completing the last leg of the drugstore chain’s planned 1,000 sites across more...

GSK aims for one billion doses of booster as COVID-19 vaccine race heats up

May 28, 2020

By Pushkala Aripaka, Aakash B and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – GSK <GSK.L>, the...

Coronavirus patients flood hospitals in Indonesia’s second-largest city

May 28, 2020

By Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hospitals in...

Moderna extends lipids deal to boost COVID-19 vaccine candidate output

May 28, 2020

(Reuters) – Moderna Inc has extended a deal to secure large volumes of the lipids used to produce its experimental COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. biotech looks to build capacity and produce enough doses to meet expected...