Health

British drugmaker GSK said Wednesday it received 978 million pounds ($1.24 billion) from the discounted sale of Haleon shares, reducing its stake to 4.2 per

U.S. health regulator has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ CRISPR Therapeutics’. A gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder requiring regular blood transfusions in patients 12

The German trade union IG BCE has opposed a possible split at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, which some shareholders are planning, on the grounds that it would

The World Health Organisation has applied for $1.5 billion in funding to address the health needs of millions of people caught up in dozens of

Global tobacco consumption has fallen in a generation: one in five people smoke, down from one in three in 2000, the World Health Organisation reported.

French artificial heart maker Carmat said Monday it will soon launch a capital increase estimated to raise at least 50 million euros ($54.8 million) to

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend more this year than ever before, $8.6 billion, at a time when overall healthcare funding for

Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of the COVID-19 virus and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter. In the United States,

The World Health Organisation has declared Cape Verde malaria-free, calling it a milestone in the fight against the disease. According to the WHO, Cape Verde

Novo Nordisk said it resumed supplies of its weight-loss drug Wegovy at a dose of 1.7 milligrams in early January after a short-term shortage in