 | | | | Yelp, Amazon, and Citigroup are among a small but growing number of companies rolling out policies to cover costs for American employees who need to travel out of state for an abortion. | | | | | | U.S. health officials on Friday said they are investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, including five reported deaths, updating a nationwide alert issued in April for doctors to be on the lookout for such cases of the liver disease. | | | | | | Bausch + Lomb was valued at $6.48 billion in its U.S. market debut on Friday as the eye-care company's shares opened nearly 3% above an offer price that was well below the targeted range. | | | | | | The first World Trade Organization meeting to discuss a draft agreement to temporarily waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines went "very well", its chair said on Friday, although some members voiced reservations. | | | | | | The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. | | | | | | Colombia will offer a second coronavirus booster shot to people aged 50 and over, the government said on Friday. | | | | | | U.S. lawmakers attempting to cut the cost of insulin for more than a million Americans to $35 per month are unlikely to succeed as November elections draw near and complicate bipartisan support, health policy and political experts say. | | | | | | The third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, the latest fatality in an outbreak first reported last month. | | | | | | Here's what you need to know about the pandemic right now: | | | | | | Health insurer Cigna Corp raised its annual adjusted profit forecast on Friday, following a decline in COVID-related costs and no sign of pent-up demand for medical procedures that were delayed due to the pandemic. | | | | | |
