UnitedHealth says online platform fully functional after Change Healthcare hack
UnitedHealth Group said the electronic prescribing for its pharmacy services is now fully functional, with claims submission and payment transmission also available after cyber attack...
Experimental Novo obesity drug more effective than Wegovy in early trial
COPENHAGEN - Novo Nordisk said on Thursday early trial data for its highly anticipated experimental obesity drug amycretin showed a higher weight loss compared with its popular...
Cancer-causing chemical found in Clinique, Clearasil acne treatments, US lab reports
High levels of cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in some acne treatments from brands including Estee Lauder's Clinique, Target's Up & Up and Reckitt...
Britain eyes new tax on vaping from 2026
LONDON - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he is planning to introduce an extra tax on vaping products from October 2026, aiming to make the...
Hacker forum post claims UnitedHealth paid $22 mln ransom in bid to recover data
WASHINGTON - A post on a hacker forum popular with cybercriminals has claimed UnitedHealth Group paid $22 million in a bid to recover access to data and...
Screening for colorectal cancer saves lives
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Colorectal cancer cases in East and Southeast Asian countries have significantly increased in recent decades, driven by rapid changes in socioeconomic and lifestyle habits,...
Pfizer says its RSV shot is protective through a second year
NEW YORK - Pfizer on Thursday said a single dose of its new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo maintained its ability to protect against the illness...
Enhancing management of rare diseases
By Teodoro B. Padilla
The fourth week of February each year is National Rare Disease Week. The annual observance aims to increase public awareness about rare diseases (also...
Endometriosis treatment in the pipeline
By Teodoro B. Padilla
About 190 million reproductive-age women and girls are affected by endometriosis globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
It is a chronic disease with...
Thailand warns of high pollution in capital, asks govt staff to work from home
BANGKOK - Thai authorities warned that pollution levels in Bangkok and surrounding provinces had hit unhealthy levels on Thursday, ordering government employees in the capital to...
Children most at risk as measles cases soar from Ethiopia to Yemen
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The urgency of Abdirizak Ahmed's efforts to fight a measles outbreak in Ethiopia hit home last month when two of the...
Preventing oral cancer
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Oral cancer may not be as common and “popular” as the other more known cancers, but it is certainly as debilitating and deadly as...