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US FDA approves AbbVie’s rare blood cancer drug

May 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved AbbVie's drug to treat blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), a very rare type of blood cancer. AbbVie's shares were up more than 1% in afternoon trading. The approval provides a new treatment ...
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Pope’s AI warnings match Americans’ responses; Cabinet reaction mixed

(The Center Square) - Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, on Monday continued the legacy of his predecessor with a social encyclical addressing artificial intelligence - as much a pivotal challenge as a welcomed technological advance to the 21st century. ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Springfield plan detached from megaprojects

(The Center Square) - A proposal to create the Capital Area Tourism Authority and Capital City Downtown Medical District in Springfield may be passed on its own after it was previously included in megaprojects legislation. ...
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State absenteeism change follows lowered academic benchmarks

(The Center Square) - Months after lowering academic proficiency benchmarks, the Illinois State Board of Education has changed its rating system for public school attendance. Twent-five percent of Illinois ...
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Boston Scientific hits two-year low after flagging weaker demand for heart device

By Kamal Choudhury May 27 (Reuters) - Boston Scientific shares sank to their lowest in over two years on Wednesday, after the medical device maker warned it was facing pressure due to softer uptake of its heart disease device. Boston Scientific's stock, which has tumbled about ...
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Trump will send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya

NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration is planning to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the United States, an administration official said Wednesday. The quarantine and treatment center being ...
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New guidelines could help millions more Americans get colon cancer testing

(NEW YORK) -- New guidelines from the American Cancer Society are expanding colon cancer screening options beyond colonoscopies and established stool-based tests.The recommendations still call for colorectal cancer screening in people at average risk starting at age 45 and continuing through age 75 for ...
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Hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak rise to 13 following new case in Spain, WHO says

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, May 27 (Reuters) - The number of cases of Hantavirus linked to a cruise ship at the centre of an outbreak has increased to 13, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. "Spain reported a new case among ...
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Merck chicken bronchitis vaccine approved for use in China

BEIJING, May 27 (Reuters) - Merck said its vaccine against bronchitis in chickens has been approved by the Chinese agriculture ministry for use in the world's largest chicken-rearing country, which is home to over 5 billion birds. Any chicks that hatch today can be vaccinated ...
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Aid group Samaritan’s Purse plans 50-bed Ebola unit in Congo

GENEVA, May 27 (Reuters) - Christian aid group Samaritan's Purse hopes to open within a week a 50-bed Ebola treatment centre in the area of the outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, its President told Reuters. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak ...
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CSL’s Seqirus to discontinue bacterial infection drug amid generic competition

May 27 (Reuters) - The vaccine arm of Australian biopharmaceutical giant CSL said on Wednesday it will discontinue sales of an injectable medicine used to treat bacterial infections, citing the availability of several generic alternatives. CSL's Seqirus notified the country's medicine regulator, Therapeutic Goods Administration ...
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For one Ukrainian war amputee, rebuilding is painful after a Russian strike killed her husband

KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (AP) - After Iryna Nakonechna lost her left leg last year in a Russian missile attack that also killed her husband, the Ukrainian woman decided everything tied to her former self had to go. She cut off her dark wavy hair and ...
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