Why world’s first malaria shot won’t reach millions of children who need it

Why world's first malaria shot won't reach millions of children who need it

LONDON/KISUMU, Kenya, July 13 (Reuters) – After decades of work, the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year – a historic milestone that promised to drive back a disease that kills a child every minute. In reality, efforts are falling well short of that, with a lack of funding and commercial potential … Read more

Two pig heart transplants succeed in brain-dead recipients

Two pig heart transplants succeed in brain-dead recipients

July 12 (Reuters) – Surgeons at New York University (NYU) have successfully transplanted genetically-engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead people, researchers said on Tuesday, moving a step closer to a long-term goal of using pig parts to address the shortage of human organs for transplant. The hearts functioned normally, with no signs of rejection during … Read more

Oil settles up nearly $4 as tight supply outweighs recession fears

Oil settles up nearly $4 as tight supply outweighs recession fears

Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register July 7 (Reuters) – Oil prices settled sharply higher on Thursday, rebounding from steep losses the previous two sessions, as … Read more

Oil prices bounce back from Tuesday tumble as supply concerns return

Oil prices bounce back from Tuesday tumble as supply concerns return

Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing Oil Hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Oil rises nearly 3% before paring some gains Rate hikes, recession fears still capping price gains – analyst China reports new COVID cases across … Read more

Dollar reigns as investors fear recession pain

Dollar reigns as investors fear recession pain

Oil, Europe equity futures steady after steep drop Euro huddles at 20-yr low; sterling squeezed China stocks slip on fresh Shanghai virus outbreak TOKYO/SINGAPORE, July 6 (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell and the dollar stood by a two-decade high on the euro on Wednesday as investors’ fears deepened that the continent is leading the world … Read more

Tesla’s run of record deliveries may be reaching the end of the road

Tesla's run of record deliveries may be reaching the end of the road

Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is expected to end its nearly two-year-long run of record … Read more

US FDA advisers recommend change to COVID vaccine composition for fall

US FDA advisers recommend change to COVID vaccine composition for fall

June 28 (Reuters) – Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday recommended a change in the design of COVID-19 booster shots this fall in order to combat more recently circulating variants of the coronavirus. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 19-2 that the next wave of COVID booster … Read more

US Supreme Court again nixes Bayer challenge to weedkiller suits

US Supreme Court again nixes Bayer challenge to weedkiller suits

WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) – The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected another Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) bid to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant tries to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages . The justices turned away a Bayer appeal and left in place … Read more

Large US law firms mostly quiet on abortion ruling, are walking a ‘tightrope’

Large US law firms mostly quiet on abortion ruling, are walking a 'tightrope'

June 26 (Reuters) – The largest US law firms did not take a public stance following the US Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade on Friday, diverging from the approach of some major companies that have made statements on the closely watched abortion case. The high court’s 6-3 Dobbs decision upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi … Read more

US tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion

US tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 24 (Reuters) – The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement, in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn the Roe v . Wade precedent that for decades guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to an … Read more