Drugmakers kick off 2021 with 500 U.S. price hikes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drugmakers including Abbvie Inc and Bristol Myers Squibb raised U.S. list prices on more than 500 drugs to kick [...]
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Asia trounces US in health-efficiency index amid Covid-19 pandemic
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – As a pandemic ravaged the world, Asian economies led by Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan topped a ranking of [...]
Parliament: Part of MediShield Life premiums paid now set aside to moderate increases in old age, says Koh Poh Koon
SINGAPORE – A portion of MediShield Life premiums paid by working adults is set aside for the future to moderate premium increases as people [...]
Majority of generic drug ingredients produced in Asia: Study
BERLIN (REUTERS) – Two-thirds of the active ingredients needed to make generic drugs are manufactured in Asia, a study showed on Wednesday (Oct [...]
Coronavirus aid hopes evaporate as Trump ends talks with U.S. Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prospects for more aid for Americans struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. airlines seeking to avert a wave of [...]
Singapore telemedicine startup Doctor Anywhere thrives as virtual healthcare becomes the new normal
Telemedicine turned out to be a useful tool to address medical labor shortages, as healthcare workers were mobilized to fight COVID-19. It addressed [...]
Coronavirus pandemic: Stress caused by Covid-19 may be hard to beat by exercise
While exercising has proven to reduce the effect of anxiety and stress, it may not be enough for the levels caused by the [...]
Mexican president volunteers to try Russian coronavirus vaccine
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would volunteer to be among the first to try [...]
Trump: order on pre-existing conditions a 'double safety net' despite Obamacare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday an executive order requiring health insurance companies to cover patients with pre-existing conditions would [...]
Coronavirus: Glimmer of hope in Delhi amid fall in daily new infections
A glimmer of hope has emerged for the Indian capital in its fight against Covid-19, with a steady fall in daily new infections. [...]