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Unilever to sell Welly bandage brand to Forward Consumer Partners

Unilever to sell Welly bandage brand to Forward Consumer Partners

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 19 - 11:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

Unilever said on Monday it has ​agreed to sell Welly Health PBC to private-equity firm Forward Consumer ‌Partners, but did not disclose financial terms of ⁠the sale.
China's Hansoh Pharma strikes drug deal with Roche worth over $15 billion

China's Hansoh Pharma strikes drug deal with Roche worth over $15 billion

Nichiket Sunil and Patrick Wingrove, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 19 - 10:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

China's Hansoh Pharmaceutical said on Monday it has entered into a partnership and ​licensing deal with Roche potentially worth more than $15 billion that covers a portfolio of antibody-drug conjugate programs.
Trump to create new NIH division, task force for women's health

Trump to create new NIH division, task force for women's health

Susan Heavey and Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 19 - 9:45 a.m.  |  Save Story

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order alongside first lady Melania Trump on Monday ​creating a task force and a National Institutes of Health division focused on women's health, the White House said.
Germany's Merck buys Silence Therapeutics in $1.3 billion RNA drug deal

Germany's Merck buys Silence Therapeutics in $1.3 billion RNA drug deal

Christy Santhosh, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 19 - 8:43 a.m.  |  Save Story

German drugmaker Merck KGaA said on Monday it would acquire UK-based Silence ​Therapeutics in an all-cash deal for about $1.3 billion, bolstering its pipeline of precision medicines and adding RNA-targeting drug technology.
Gilead's pill succeeds in mid-stage bowel disease trial

Gilead's pill succeeds in mid-stage bowel disease trial

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 19 - 8:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

Gilead Sciences said on Monday its experimental once-daily ​pill reduced symptoms of a chronic bowel illness in more patients than placebo in ‌a mid-stage trial.
Veradermics' oral hair-loss drug shown to boost hair growth in late-stage study

Veradermics' oral hair-loss drug shown to boost hair growth in late-stage study

Sneha S K, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 19 - 7:19 a.m.  |  Save Story

Drug developer Veradermics said on Monday that ​its oral pill helped increase hair growth in men with pattern hair loss in a late-stage study.
Novartis ends mid-stage Fabhalta trial targeting serious kidney condition

Novartis ends mid-stage Fabhalta trial targeting serious kidney condition

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 19 - 1:28 a.m.  |  Save Story

Swiss drugmaker Novartis has terminated a mid-stage ​study testing its drug Fabhalta in patients with a serious kidney condition, citing "strategic considerations", ‌according to a federal clinical trials registry.
Roche to unveil lung, breast cancer data at ESMO 2026

Roche to unveil lung, breast cancer data at ESMO 2026

Reuters  |  Posted Oct. 18 - 11:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

Roche ​said on Monday it will present ‌new late-stage trial results ⁠at ​the ESMO ⁠2026 cancer ‌meeting in ‌Madrid, including data ⁠showing ⁠its lung cancer drug divarasib worked better than current KRAS G12C treatments.
Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads

Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 18 - 2:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Kenya has confirmed one more Ebola case, ​bringing the total number of infections in the country to eight, Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth ‌said on Sunday.
Clearfield's new all-abilities playground opens doors for all to play

Clearfield's new all-abilities playground opens doors for all to play

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 18 - 1:22 p.m.  |  Save Story

A new all-abilities playground opened up on Thursday in Clearfield, opening doors for all to play at Fisher Park.
Congo confirms Ebola outbreak has spread to eighth province

Congo confirms Ebola outbreak has spread to eighth province

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 18 - 4:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo ​has spread to an eighth province, North Ubangi, Congo's public health institute said on Sunday, ‌confirming earlier Reuters reporting.
AI enters the chaotic world of online dating. User beware

AI enters the chaotic world of online dating. User beware

Sneha Dhandapani, CNN  |  Posted Oct. 17 - 9:17 a.m.  |  Save Story

Dating apps are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence to help users find matches and craft profiles, but experts and users warn that AI-assisted dating can undermine authenticity and human connection.
KFC picks Coca-Cola as US soda supplier, ditches longtime partner PepsiCo

KFC picks Coca-Cola as US soda supplier, ditches longtime partner PepsiCo

Juveria Tabassum, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 16 - 4:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fast-food chain ​KFC on Thursday signed Coca-Cola as its beverage partner for U.S. stores, bringing to a close a relationship with PepsiCo that dates back about four decades.
Novartis ends mid-stage Fabhalta trial targeting serious kidney condition

Novartis ends mid-stage Fabhalta trial targeting serious kidney condition

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 16 - 1:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Swiss drugmaker Novartis has terminated a ​mid-stage study testing its drug Fabhalta in patients with a serious kidney ‌condition, citing "strategic considerations", according to a federal clinical ⁠trials registry.
Kenya reports third Ebola case, a close relative of first two patients

Kenya reports third Ebola case, a close relative of first two patients

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 16 - 10:44 a.m.  |  Save Story

Kenya reported its third Ebola infection on Friday, in a woman it said was closely ​related to the first two patients.
Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill wins EU drug regulator's backing

Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill wins EU drug regulator's backing

Sriparna Roy, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 16 - 9:30 a.m.  |  Save Story

The European Medicines Agency's committee on Friday recommended approval of Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill ​Foundayo, the second oral obesity drug to win the agency's backing after Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill.
FDA flags Edwards heart-valve delivery system issue after death, injury

FDA flags Edwards heart-valve delivery system issue after death, injury

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 16 - 8:56 a.m.  |  Save Story

The US FDA on Thursday ​warned of a potentially high-risk issue involving certain Edwards Lifesciences ‌delivery systems used in transcatheter mitral valve ⁠replacement after ​one death and ⁠one serious injury.
AstraZeneca strikes $40 million AI drug discovery deal with insitro

AstraZeneca strikes $40 million AI drug discovery deal with insitro

Patrick Wingrove, Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 15 - 4:54 p.m.  |  Save Story

AstraZeneca has teamed up with artificial intelligence biotech company insitro to ​discover and develop new treatments for difficult to treat liver and heart conditions, the British drugmaker said on Thursday.
Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic

Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic

Reuters  |  Updated Oct. 15 - 3:12 p.m.  |  Save Story

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo ​has spread to a new province bordering Central African Republic, two health officials said on Thursday, posing ‌a fresh challenge for authorities struggling to contain it.