Most Patients Stop Using Wegovy, Ozempic for Weight Loss Within Two Years, Analysis Finds
July 10 By Chad Terhune (Reuters) -Only one in four U.S. patients prescribed Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss were still taking the popular medications two years later, according to an analysis of U.S. pharmacy claims provided to Reuters that also showed a…
US Judge Strikes Down Florida Ban on Gender-Affirming Healthcare
June 11 By Jonathan Allen A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that parts of Florida’s ban of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender children and restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for adults are unconstitutional and ordered that it not be enforced. Republican Florida Governor Ron…
US Nears Deal to Fund Moderna’s Bird Flu Vaccine Trial, FT Reports
May 30 By Kanjyik Ghosh, Bhanvi Satija and Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru (Reuters) -The U.S. government is nearing an agreement to fund a late-stage trial of Moderna’s mRNA bird flu vaccine, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, as the outbreak spreads in dairy cows. Moderna…
Roche Says FDA Approves HPV Self-Test in US
May 15 By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche on Wednesday said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing kit. Screening for HPV can help identify women who are at risk of developing cervical cancer at…
First Human to Receive Transplanted Pig Kidney Dies
May 12 By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said. “The Mass General transplant team is…
AstraZeneca to Withdraw COVID Vaccine Globally as Demand Dips
May 8 By Urvi Dugar (Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria’s marketing authorizations…
US Supreme Court Abortion Pill Fight Brings Claims of Distorted Science
March 25 By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The abortion opponents who are seeking to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone point to three studies by Gynuity Health Projects, a New York-based women’s health research group, to back up…
South Carolina Still Cannot Defund Planned Parenthood, US Court Rules
March 5 By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – South Carolina cannot cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, finding that doing so would deprive Medicaid patients of their right to choose their provider. The order marks the third time…
Hard Hit by the US Opioid Crisis, Oregon Reconsiders Decriminalization
Feb. 17 By Deborah Bloom PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – It’s a common sight on the streets of downtown Portland, Oregon: people in front of stores, trendy restaurants and hotels, on sidewalks, corners, and benches, crouched over torch lighters held up to sheets of tinfoil or…
US FDA Approves First Treatment for Severe Frostbite
Feb. 14 By Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Eicos Sciences’ injection, making it the first-ever treatment to treat severe frostbite in adults. The treatment, which will help reduce the risk of amputation, will be sold…