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Palestinians suffer from lack of proper toilets across Gaza’s vast tent cities

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip (AP) - In their bare-bones tent in southern Gaza, Mostafa Shaaban built his family's makeshift toilet behind a curtain in a corner. He dug a shallow pit in the sandy soil, poured a concrete slab around it, fixed a bottomless ...
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Eli Lilly says next-gen obesity drug curbs sleep apnea, among other benefits

NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Eli Lilly presented trial results to medical professionals on Saturday showing its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide curbed sleep apnea severity in addition to boosting weight loss and helping knee pain. • In a Phase 3 trial, Lilly found ...
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Berlin hospital discharges US doctor who contracted Ebola

By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen treated in Germany after contracting Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been discharged, a Berlin hospital said on Saturday. • No virus has been detected in the patient since May 30, the ...
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Dexcom’s glucose monitor use shows benefit in non-insulin diabetic patients in study

By Sneha S K June 6 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Dexcom said the use of its continuous glucose monitor, G7, led to improved blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes not using insulin, compared with routine care, according to study ...
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Pfizer’s monthly obesity shot has side-effect profile similar to Wegovy in midstage trial

By Michael Erman NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Pfizer presented data on Saturday that showed a monthly dose of an experimental obesity drug it acquired through its purchase of Metsera last year had a similar side-effect profile as rival Novo Nordisk's weekly injection Wegovy. ...
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Accessorize with earplugs at this summer’s concerts so you can enjoy more music in the future

NEW YORK (AP) - When her favorite band took the stage, Kristin Shires was in the front row. As the Misterwives started to play, the drums and saxophones blared from the trembling speakers. Shires soaked in the music - but on the way home, a ...
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Traders face big losses after Uganda closes Congo border over Ebola contagion fears

MPONDWE BORDER, Uganda (AP) - Leah Masika was on the verge of tears as she thought of her valuable consignment of plantain stuck in a long convoy of trucks on both sides of the Uganda-Congo border. Her cargo, destined for Uganda, was starting to ...
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Roche obesity drug helps patients shed 22.7% of weight in mid-stage trial

By Maggie Fick June 5 (Reuters) - Roche said on Friday that patients lost 22.7% of their body weight in a mid-stage trial of its dual-acting experimental obesity drug, with more than a quarter of those who received the highest dose achieving at least 30% ...
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Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina on Friday said it was expanding its investigation into the origins of the hantavirus outbreak that struck an Atlantic cruise ship last month, sending scientists to trap and test rats in the western province of Mendoza while lab ...
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Structure’s experimental obesity pill shows no signs of liver injury

By Sriparna Roy June 5 (Reuters) - Structure Therapeutics said on Friday its experimental GLP-1 obesity pill did not show any signs of drug-induced liver injury, and patients continued to lose weight even on the lower doses of the drug. The company said only 10.4% of ...
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Zealand touts promising tolerability data for obesity drug in mid-stage study

June 5 (Reuters) - Zealand Pharma said on Friday its experimental obesity drug, co-developed with Swiss partner Roche, showed encouraging tolerability in a mid-stage trial, bolstering its push to take on market leaders with a potentially gentler alternative to existing blockbuster treatments. Here are some ...
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Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn't expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening the $113 U.S. billion ...
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