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Image for British drug-cost watchdog recommends use of Novo's Wegovy to lower heart risksFinance

British Drug-Cost Watchdog Recommends Use of Novo's Wegovy to Lower Heart Risks

Image for UK's Starmer gives doctors' union 48 hours to reconsider pay and workforce dealHeadlines

UK's Starmer Gives Doctors' Union 48 Hours to Reconsider Pay and Workforce Deal

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'Death Was Not Our Fate': Syrian Father Crosses Seas to Save His Ailing Son

Image for Novo Nordisk cuts Wegovy price in South Africa for a second timeFinance

Novo Nordisk Cuts Wegovy Price in South Africa for a Second Time

Image for Doctors in England plan six-day strike after government pay offer rejected

Doctors in England Plan Six-Day Strike After Government Pay Offer Rejected

Date: March 25, 2026

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - Resident doctors in England will stage six days of strike action in April after rejecting a government pay offer, the British Medical Association (BMA) said on Wednesday....

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Bridgepoint and Triton Pull Out of Buyout Talks for UK's Spire Healthcare

Date: March 20, 2026

March 20 (Reuters) - British investment firms Bridgepoint and Triton Investments have no intentions of making an offer for private hospital group Spire Healthcare, they said in separate statements on...

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Analysis-TrumpRx Lists Many Medicines at Prices Higher Than Paid in UK

Date: March 18, 2026

By Bhanvi Satija and Michael Erman March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to make prescription drugs cheaper for Americans than anywhere in the world, but his TrumpRx.gov website is...

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Pope Leo Calls Universal Healthcare a 'moral Imperative'

Date: March 18, 2026

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their citizens universal healthcare, calling it a "moral imperative" that people have...

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Novo Nordisk Strikes Deal for Hims to Sell Wegovy and Ozempic, Drops Lawsuit

Date: March 9, 2026

COPENHAGEN, March 9 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk has agreed to sell its blockbuster Wegovy and Ozempic drugs through U.S. telehealth company Hims & Hers' platform, the Danish drugmaker said on Monday,...

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Roche Shares Drop as Oral Breast Cancer Drug Fails in Trial

Date: March 9, 2026

FRANKFURT, March 9 (Reuters) - Shares in Roche dropped more than 5% on Monday as the Swiss drugmaker failed to show that its promising drug candidate giredestrant against a common form of breast...