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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. cancer diagnostic test maker Grail, which will list its shares on the Nasdaq on Tuesday after being spun out of Illumina (NASDAQ:), is betting that commercial partnerships with health systems, employers and life insurance companies of its flagship cancer-detection test will power its…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to block a federal mandate requiring health insurers to cover preventive care services like cancer screenings and HIV-preventing medication at no extra cost to patients, but ruled against the government on a key legal issue that leaves the…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) is facing a new proposed class action seeking damages and medical monitoring on behalf of women who have been diagnosed with cancer, or might develop it in the future, allegedly as a result of using the company’s baby powder and other…
Kensington Palace has released the first official photograph of Kate Middleton nearly four months after she announced that she has cancer.The photograph, taken of Kate at home in Windsor, was shared by the official Kensington Palace social media accounts. Related stories This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.…
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of cancer victims sued Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) on Wednesday, accusing the healthcare company of committing fraud through repeated and continued efforts to use a shell company’s bankruptcy to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc products contained asbestos…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – GSK has been sued by an independent Connecticut laboratory that accused the drugmaker of defrauding the U.S. government and taxpayers by concealing cancer risks in Zantac, once a blockbuster heartburn drug. In a whistleblower complaint filed on Monday, Valisure said GSK violated the federal False…
Gritstone bio (GRTS) has unveiled promising preliminary data from its GRANITE personalized cancer vaccine program during its First Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. The clinical updates showed a positive trend in progression-free survival (PFS) for colorectal cancer patients, with particularly encouraging results in high-risk individuals. The company’s financial position was also…
King Charles III spoke about friendship and kindness in a series of remarks before his first public appearance since announcing his cancer diagnosis.Charles, 75, shared his sentiments via a recorded audio message played at the Royal Maudy Service, an annual event that takes place on the Thursday before Easter Sunday,…
MIAMI – Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:) has announced new data from its Phase II clinical trials of ivonescimab, a novel investigational bispecific antibody, showing significant efficacy in treating patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have brain metastases. The findings were presented today at the European Lung…
