Pharmaceuticals & Medical Research

PARIS (Reuters) -The French parliament on Monday approved a bill which will make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for health workers as...

By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia on Friday gave the green light for exports of dried cannabis for medical...

PARIS (Reuters) - The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections should hit French hospitals in the second half of August, professor...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to negotiate directly with the chief executive of Pfizer as...

By Julie Steenhuysen and Ludwig Burger CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are working on a benchmark for COVID-19 vaccine efficacy that...

(Adds dropped letter in minister's name) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Monday announced new exemptions to its rules on self-isolation...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is backing 15 new studies into the treatment and diagnosis of "long COVID", a condition that...

(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator will review Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE's application for full approval of their COVID-19...

By Carl O'Donnell and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -The Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by...

(Reuters) -GSK said on Friday its anaemia drug for patients with kidney disease succeeded in late-stage trials, marking an important...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc said on Thursday that it is still developing its coverage policy for Biogen...

(Adds WHO, EMA comments) (Reuters) - A growing number of countries are looking at switching to different COVID-19 vaccines for...

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of...

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand is considering imposing limits on exports of locally manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19...

(This story corrects spelling of Novavax in last paragraph) GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief scientist has advised...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy approved the temporary distribution of a coronavirus antibody treatment by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline and U.S. company Vir...

By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's push for health regulators to authorize a third dose...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans to scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated arrivals from other countries in the coming weeks, transport minister...

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - The Delta variant is already the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States, according...

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh on Monday extended its strictest lockdown to July 14 to combat a surge...