Wall Street ends down amid more trade woes, high volatility
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Friday following renewed jitters over the U.S.-China trade war, capping a week of trading that saw big swings and high volume. President…
PG&E evaluating proposal from hedge funds Knighthead Capital, Abrams Capital
FILE PHOTO: PG&E works on power lines to repair damage caused by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, U.S. November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo (Reuters) – Power producer PG&E…
Sarepta says adverse event report for DMD gene therapy erroneously submitted
(Reuters) – Sarepta Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday it was informed that an adverse event report was erroneously submitted to the U.S. health regulator regarding an ongoing study of the…
FDA panel backs Gilead’s HIV prevention drug Descovy, except in women
(Reuters) – An FDA advisory panel on Wednesday voted in favor of Gilead Sciences Inc’s combination drug to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV infection in men and transgender…
Medicare to cover expensive cancer cell therapies
FILE PHOTO: A Gilead Sciences, Inc. office is shown in Foster City, California, U.S. May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…
Drug industry urges Canada to act early on U.S. import plan
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group has urged the government not to wait for drug shortages before responding to U.S. plans to import Canadian drugs, according to documents…
Roche says test showed Tecentriq helped vs bladder cancer
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche Holding said its Tecentriq drug…
U.S. recorded eight new cases of measles last week
FILE PHOTO: A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at the International Community Health Services clinic in Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 20, 2019. Picture taken…
Only one in six U.S. universities are smoke-free
(Reuters Health) – Universities across the United States have been slow to adopt anti-tobacco policies on campuses, researchers say, despite public health efforts to curb tobacco use, especially among teens…
U.S. FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo’s treatment for rare joint tumor
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd’s treatment for adult patients with a type of rare, non-cancerous tumor affecting joints and limbs.…