Archive: 04/08/2015
FDA lays out extra steps to clean scopes linked to outbreaks (Update)
Federal health officials laid out extra safety measures that hospitals can take to clean specialized medical scopes that have been linked to sometimes deadly bacterial outbreaks across the U.S.
Aug 4, 2015
Death toll rises to seven from NY Legionnaires' disease
An outbreak of Legionnaires disease in New York has killed seven people and infected 86 others, as the city moved Tuesday to draw up new legislation to halt future outbreaks.
Aug 4, 2015
Baxalta rejects Shire's $30 bn hostile bid (Update)
Dublin-based pharmaceutical group Shire said Tuesday it had bid $30 billion (27 billion euros) for Baxalta to form a global biotech company, an offer soundly rejected by the US firm.
Aug 4, 2015
Yemen health services 'nearing collapse', says MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday that health services in Yemen were "nearing collapse", with pregnant women dying for lack of transport and hospitals under fire from snipers.
Aug 4, 2015