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By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - About one-third of U.S. employer health plans are offering coverage of GLP-1 drugs for both diabetes management and weight loss, up from last year, according to a survey of global employers released on Thursday ...

As millions seek access to weight-loss drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, increasing supplies, possible wider usage and a growing number of would-be rivals are leading...

The United States and Europe are taking steps to acquire or manufacture H5N1 bird flu vaccines that could be used to protect at-risk poultry and dairy workers, veterinarians and lab technicians,...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday advised states to aid in H5N1 bird flu surveillance by increasing testing of influenza A virus samples during the summer season to help detect even rare... -May 21, 2024 at 04:27 pm EDT - MarketScreener

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday it had met with state health officials and asked them to facilitate distribution of protective gear for farm workers to avoid...

May 1 - * FDA SAYS ADDITIONAL BIRD FLU PCR TESTING OF MILK, COTTAGE CHEESE AND SOUR CREAM SHOWED NO VIABLE VIRUS * U.S. CDC SAYS TESTING SHOWED COMMERCIALLY...

By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that preliminary results of additional testing of more dairy products has shown that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus. The FD...

By Patrick Wingrove and Amina Niasse (Reuters) - Cigna plans to make close copies of AbbVie's blockbuster arthritis drug Humira available with no out-of-pocket payment to eligible patients in the U.S. using its specialty pharmacy beginning in June...

The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, driven in part by a marked birth rate decline among older teenagers and women aged 20-24, according to a... -April 25, 2024 at 12:09 am EDT - MarketScreener

The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, driven in part by a marked birth rate decline among older teenagers and women aged...