Gilead Says FDA Expands Approval of Chronic Hep-B Infection Treatment for Use in Kids

(marketscreener.com) By Will Feuer Gilead Sciences said the Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of Vemlidy, its treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus infection, in certain kids ages six and older. Kids treated with the once-daily 25 mg tablet need to weigh at least 25 kg and have compensated liver disease, Gilead said. Vemlidy…https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/GILEAD-SCIENCES-INC-4876/news/Gilead-Says-FDA-Expands-Approval-of-Chronic-Hep-B-Infection-Treatment-for-Use-in-Kids-46311047/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240328

Secret planting operation boosts critically endangered Welsh shrub

(marketscreener.com) At a secret location in the Welsh countryside, naturalists have planted 30 young specimens of a once-common plant that has been collected – and nibbled – almost to extinction.https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Secret-planting-operation-boosts-critically-endangered-Welsh-shrub–46311066/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240328

US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a healthy 3.4% annual rate

The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.4% annual pace from October through December, the government said in an upgrade from its previous estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded at a 3.2% rate last quarter. The Commerce Department’s revised measure of the nation’s gross domestic product — the total output of goods and services — confirmed that the economy decelerated from its sizzling 4.9% rate of expansion in the July-September quarter. But last quarter’s growth was still a solid performance, coming in the face of higher interest rates and powered by…

Holcim: in the green with broker upgrade

(marketscreener.com) Holcim gains nearly 1% in Zurich, helped by comments from Oddo BHF, which raises its opinion on the building materials group’s stock from ‘neutral’ to ‘outperform’, with a price target raised from CHF 73 to CHF 95.The research firm justifies its upgrade by the update of market data and the inclusion in the beta of the spin-off of North American…https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/HOLCIM-LTD-2956274/news/Holcim-in-the-green-with-broker-upgrade-46311041/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240328

‘People mustn’t feel meat is being taken away’: German hospitals serve planetary health diet

A group of hospitals serve up a menu rich in plants – and say they have had few complaintsPatrick Burrichter did not think about saving lives or protecting the planet when he trained as a chef in a hotel kitchen. But 25 years later he has focused his culinary skills on doing exactly that.From an industrial park on the outskirts of Berlin, Burrichter and his team cook for a dozen hospitals that offer patients a “planetary health” diet – one that is rich in plants and light in animals. Compared with the typical diet in Germany, known for its bratwurst sausage and doner kebab, the 13,000…