Tag: beatrice
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Italian minister under renewed fire for Fertility Day campaign
By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – Italian Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin came under renewed fire on Thursday as she hosted a “Fertility Day” conference aimed at persuading couples to have more children. An advertising campaign launched by the ministry had to be pulled at the start of the month after critics denounced it as sexist…
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UK okays Alexion drug costing up to 1.5 million pounds but wants price cut
A new drug to treat a rare inherited bone disorder that was developed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals and could cost up to 1.5 million pounds a year per patient has been cleared for limited use by Britain’s health cost watchdog. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which had turned down Strensiq as too…