healthcare

Image for Switzerland angers Italy by claiming costs of treating Crans-Montana fire victims
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Switzerland angers Italy by claiming costs of treating Crans-Montana fire victims

ZURICH/MILAN, April 26 (Reuters) - Switzerland will charge Rome for the costs its health system sust...

26th April, 2026

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Novo Nordisk's new weight-loss pill meets main goal in late-stage diabetes study

April 23 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's oral GLP-1 drug met the main goal of a late-stage study in child...

23rd April, 2026

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European health chief says EU must flex regional muscle to ensure drug access

By Maggie Fick BARCELONA, April 22 (Reuters) - European Union authorities need a broader remit to se...

22nd April, 2026

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Moderna starts late-stage trial of bird flu vaccine in US, UK

April 21 (Reuters) - Moderna said on Tuesday it had started a late-stage study of its experimental b...

21st April, 2026

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Gaza's war amputees short of prostheses under Israeli restrictions

By Dawoud Abu Alkas , Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emma Farge GAZA/CAIRO/GENEVA, April 16 (Reuters) - Fourt...

16th April, 2026

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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development

By Maggie Fick LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which has fallen behind E...

14th April, 2026

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GSK sees blockbuster potential in targeted cancer therapy after promising early data

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK's experimental targeted cancer d...

12th April, 2026

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Doctors in England begin six-day strike after rejecting government's pay and workforce deal

By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - Resident doctors in England on Tuesday started a six-da...

7th April, 2026

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British drug-cost watchdog recommends use of Novo's Wegovy to lower heart risks

April 1 (Reuters) - UK's drug cost-effectiveness watchdog has recommended Novo Nordisk's Wegovy to r...

31st March, 2026

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UK's Starmer gives doctors' union 48 hours to reconsider pay and workforce deal

By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on the...

31st March, 2026

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'Death was not our fate': Syrian father crosses seas to save his ailing son

By Stelios Misinas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, March 30 (Reuters) - Abdulaziz Aldarwish decided to ta...

30th March, 2026

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Novo Nordisk cuts Wegovy price in South Africa for a second time

By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, March 25 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk is cutting South African prices of...

25th March, 2026