Boost for 'made in China' medicine as Chi-Med wins key approval

Hutchison China MediTech has won Chinese approval for a closely watched new cancer drug in a significant boost for "made in China" medicine.

UK deal makes Novartis cancer cell therapy available to kids

Health authorities in England have agreed with Swiss drugmaker Novartis to fast-track access to its expensive CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah and make it available to children and young people with aggressive leukemia when other drugs have failed.

ProQR drug for rare childhood blindness succeeds in early trial

Dutch drug developer ProQR Therapeutics NV said on Tuesday its interim analysis showed that an early-stage trial of an experimental treatment for a rare form of childhood blindness was successful in improving vision.

China reports new swine fever outbreak in Heilongjiang province

China said on Wednesday a new African swine fever outbreak had occurred at a farm in a suburb of Jiamusi city in northeast Heilongjiang province, the ninth outbreak of the disease since early August.

U.N. holds emergency meeting in Asia as China battles African swine fever

The United Nations is holding an emergency meeting this week with animal health experts in Asia to discuss the threat of African swine fever after the first outbreak of the disease in the region was discovered in China last month.

Agios names former Celgene executive Jacqualyn Fouse as next CEO

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc on Tuesday said former Celgene Corp executive Jacqualyn Fouse would be its next chief executive officer, replacing longtime CEO David Schenkein.

A quarter of adults are too inactive, putting health at risk

More than a quarter of the world's adults - or 1.4 billion people - take too little exercise, putting them at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia and cancers, according to a World Health Organization-led study.

CDC reports 30 more cases of illnesses linked to Kellogg's tainted cereal

Thirty more people have reported sick after eating Kellogg Co's Honey Smacks cereal contaminated with Salmonella, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, bringing the total to 130 cases in 36 states.

Insurance tactic drags down U.S. drug prices in second quarter: analyst

U.S. drug prices fell again in the second quarter, likely due to a new tactic insurers are using to limit financial assistance drugmakers provide directly to consumers, according to research firm Sector and Sovereign Research (SSR).

Lessons learned about children from war zones and refugee camps

(Reuters Health) - What do children really need? The answers may be found in war zones and refugee camps, a psychiatrist and relief worker suggests.

Severe fatty liver disease boosts risk for liver cancer

(Reuters Health) - People with advanced cases of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may need to be watched for liver cancer, a large U.S. study suggests.

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