Johnson & Johnson launched a new large-scale late-stage trial on Monday to test a two-dose regimen of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine and evaluate potential incremental benefits for the duration of protection with a second dose.

Johnson & Johnson starts two-dose trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Two major clinical trials for experimental Covid-19 vaccines got back on track in the United States Friday -- providing a glimmer of hope as the number of cases skyrocket across the country.

AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine trials back on track in US 

US businesses with COVID-19 outbreaks are facing an emerging legal threat from claims that workers brought coronavirus home and infected relatives, which one risk analysis firm said could cost employers billions of dollars.

‘Take home’ lawsuits over Covid infections could be costly for US employers

Interim results published on Friday said that a single dose of Johnson & Johnson's experimental Covid-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response against novel coronavirus in early-to-mid stage clinical trial.

Coronavirus vaccine being tested by Johnson & Johnson shows promise

A US court has upheld a verdict that talcum powder sold by Johnson & Johnson caused ovarian cancer and ordered the pharmaceutical giant to pay $2.1 billion in damages.

Johnson & Johnson told to pay $2.1 billion over cancer-causing talc powder

As 'Black lives matter' movement took over the world, a lot of companies had to rethink their campaigns and company policies, to be morally correct towards the Afican-American community.

Healthy skin is beautiful skin: Johnson & Johnson stops sale of skin whitening creams

Johnson & Johnson moved up the start of human clinical trials for its experimental vaccine against the highly contagious coronavirus by two months to the second half of July, as the drugmaker rushes to develop a prevention for COVID-19, the company said on Wednesday.

J&J moves up start of coronavirus vaccine human trials to July

Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the US and Canada. The move comes after years of litigation where Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay out billions of dollars in compensation.

Johnson & Johnson to halt sales of baby powder in US, Canada

A major US government-led study published Tuesday found no link between ovarian cancer and the use of talcum powder in the genital area, citing data from more than 250,000 women.

No link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer, finds major study

Johnson & Johnson, the producer of a new vaccine aimed at protecting people against the Ebola virus, announced on Sunday it would be providing 200,000 Ebola vaccines to Rwanda to stop the virus spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Vaccination programme begins to stop Ebola spread

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after US health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online.

J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample

An Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered US health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million in damages for its role in fostering the state's opioid addiction crisis.

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572 million for opioid addiction crisis

Johnson & Johnson's greed led the drugmaker to use deceptive marketing to create an oversupply of painkillers that fuelled the US opioid epidemic, the state of Oklahoma alleged at the start of the first trial to result from lawsuits over the drug crisis.

Johnson & Johnson's greed helped fuel US opioid crisis, Oklahoma claims at trial

How can someone kill in the name of God, wonders Sri Lankan Cardinal Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader Sunday said God is the reflection of love and kindness and wondered how someone can kill in the name of God as he referred to the Islamist militants who claimed the massive Easter Sunday bombings were on behalf of the Almighty.

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Johnson & Johnson has strongly rejected findings of a Rajasthan government laboratory showing the presence of "harmful" chemicals in the US-based company's baby shampoo, a popular product in India.

Johnson & Johnson rejects report by Rajasthan government on presence of formaldehyde in baby shampoo

The apex child rights body has asked all states to stop the sale of Johnson's baby shampoo after its sample was found to be of substandard quality in a lab test.

Child rights body asks states to stop sale of Johnson's baby shampoo

Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo samples failed quality tests conducted by the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, according to a public notice from the state`s drugs watchdog, findings that were rejected by the US drugmaker.

Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo samples fail quality test; company rejects findings

Johnson & Johnson has resumed production of its baby powder at plants in India after government tests found no asbestos in the product, the company said on Thursday.

Johnson & Johnson resumes production of baby talc in India after tests find no asbestos

Bangladesh will collect and test samples of Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder for asbestos in a couple of days, its main testing authority said on Friday, after a Reuters report last Friday that the firm knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos could be found in the product.

Bangladesh to collect, test samples of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder

India's drugs regulator has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to stop manufacturing its Baby Powder using raw materials in two of its Indian factories until test results prove they are free of asbestos, a senior official said on Thursday.

Amid cancer scare, drug regulator body asks Johnson & Johnson not to use baby powder raw material

Indian regulators took J&J talc samples from company's plant in Himachal Pradesh

India begins testing samples of Johnson & Johnson baby powder

Entire 'Obamacare' unconstitutional, declares federal judge in Texas A US federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday that the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional, a decision that was likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court.

US pharmaceutical and cosmetics group Johnson & Johnson saw its shares plunge Friday after a media report alleged the group had deliberately concealed for decades that its baby powder sometimes contained asbestos.

Johnson & Johnson shares plunge after report on asbestos in baby powder

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Johnson & Johnson starts two-dose trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate

AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine trials back on track in US

‘Take home’ lawsuits over Covid infections could be costly for US employers

Coronavirus vaccine being tested by Johnson & Johnson shows promise

Johnson & Johnson told to pay $2.1 billion over cancer-causing talc powder

Healthy skin is beautiful skin: Johnson & Johnson stops sale of skin whitening creams

J&J moves up start of coronavirus vaccine human trials to July

Johnson & Johnson to halt sales of baby powder in US, Canada

No link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer, finds major study

Vaccination programme begins to stop Ebola spread

J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572 million for opioid addiction crisis

Johnson & Johnson's greed helped fuel US opioid crisis, Oklahoma claims at trial

News brief: Big stories of the day

Johnson & Johnson rejects report by Rajasthan government on presence of formaldehyde in baby shampoo

Child rights body asks states to stop sale of Johnson's baby shampoo

Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo samples fail quality test; company rejects findings

Johnson & Johnson resumes production of baby talc in India after tests find no asbestos

Bangladesh to collect, test samples of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder

Amid cancer scare, drug regulator body asks Johnson & Johnson not to use baby powder raw material

Indian regulators took J&J talc samples from company's plant in Himachal Pradesh

India begins testing samples of Johnson & Johnson baby powder

News brief: Big stories of the day

Johnson & Johnson shares plunge after report on asbestos in baby powder