Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. regulators delay decision on Roche SMA drug risdiplam to Aug. 24
ZURICH (Reuters) - U.S. regulators delayed a decision on Roche's spinal muscular atrophy drug risdiplam, the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday, after the company submitted more data in February on the m...
Apr 07, 2020
Pentagon chief accepts acting Navy Secretary’s resignation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that he had accepted Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly's resignation. "This morning I accepted Secretary Modly's resignation. ...
Apr 07, 2020
Brazil says China will help ensure medical supplies for coronavirus
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said he spoke to China's ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday and the embassy will help ensure fulfillment of Chinese medical supplies t...
Apr 07, 2020
CDC removes unusual guidance to doctors about drug favored by Trump
By Aram Roston and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed from its website highly unusual guidance informing doctors on how to prescribe h...
Apr 07, 2020
California allows startup Nuro to test driverless delivery vehicles
(Reuters) - California's Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday authorized autonomous technology startup Nuro to test two driverless delivery vehicles in nine cities, a decision that comes as coronav...
Apr 07, 2020
Uruguay to repatriate 112 Australians, New Zealanders from coronavirus-hit cruise ship
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay said on Tuesday it has agreed to repatriate 112 Australians and New Zealanders from a cruise ship that has been stranded in the La Plata River near Montevideo since Marc...
Apr 07, 2020
Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion of his Square equity for COVID-19 relief efforts
(Reuters) - Square Inc and Twitter Inc chief executive officer Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday that he pledged $1 billion of his equity in the payments processor toward efforts aimed at fighting the coron...
Apr 07, 2020
TUESDAY CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS LEAP, ALL AGE RANGES AFFECTED
by Kevin Zimmermann SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - Sheboygan County added 6 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in the last 24 hours, with Tuesday’s total now at 32 according to the daily r...
Apr 07, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1.34 million globally and the death toll crossed 76,000, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT. DEATHS AND INFECT...
Apr 07, 2020
Amazon piloting disinfectant fog at New York warehouse after protests
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc told Reuters it is piloting the use of disinfectant fog starting on Tuesday at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York, within days of protests at the worksite over health co...
Apr 07, 2020
