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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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US FDA extends review of AstraZeneca’s experimental breast cancer pill

May 27 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the decision deadline for the drugmaker's experimental breast cancer pill camizestrant to review additional data. The delay comes after a majority of the FDA's advisory panel in April voted ...
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Italy’s antitrust regulator opens probe into US Biogen over alleged dominant position

MILAN, May 27 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into drug maker Biogen Italia and its parent Biogen over alleged abuse of dominant position. The two companies allegedly aimed at excluding rival Sandoz from offering multiple sclerosis drugs, ...
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Alabama warns healthcare providers against use of non-FDA-approved peptides

May 26 (Reuters) - Alabama's medical regulator on Tuesday warned healthcare providers against prescribing or using so-called research-grade peptides, saying the substances are not approved by the U.S. FDA and may pose safety risks. Here are a few details: • The Alabama Board of Medical ...
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India’s Bengaluru quarantines Uganda woman for suspected Ebola infection, source says

HYDERABAD, India, May 27 (Reuters) - India has quarantined a woman from Uganda in the tech hub of Bengaluru for a suspected Ebola infection, a health ministry source said on Wednesday, in a case that would be the South Asian nation's first since 2014, ...
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In Congo displacement camp, fighting Ebola with sand, oatmeal and one thermometer but no water

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in a camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo. Camp leaders say they tell residents to ...
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Dexcom warns patients as stolen glucose sensors hit the market

May 26 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Dexcom said on Tuesday some of its glucose sensors slated for destruction were instead stolen and sold, prompting the company to warn users not to use products from two affected lots. • Dexcom said the affected G7 sensors, ...
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US FDA advisers to weigh updating 2026-27 COVID vaccines for XFG variant

May 26 (Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will discuss whether COVID-19 vaccines should be updated to target the latest circulating XFG subvariant for the 2026-27 immunization campaign, according to documents filed on Tuesday. While COVID variants continue to be derived ...
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Brazil approves first generic semaglutide pen after Ozempic patent expiry

SAO PAULO, May 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday it had approved EMS's Ozivy, the country's first semaglutide-based injector pen, as the drugmaker looks to expand into a higher-end segment of the global pharmaceutical industry. The drug uses the same active ...
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Illinois news in brief: Prosecutors charge man with using care in attempt to kill cops; Military higher education bill goes to governor; Burrito chain closes locations in Chicago area

Prosecutors charge man with using care in attempt to kill cops Prosecutors charged a Plainfield teen with attempted murder, aggravated battery and unlawful possession of a weapon after he ...
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Lilly to acquire three vaccine developers for nearly $4 billion

May 26 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly said on Tuesday it will buy three vaccine developers in deals worth up to nearly $4 billion in combined value, signaling a push by the drugmaker into infectious disease prevention. The drugmaker riding a wave of cash from the ...
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Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

LONDON (AP) - Temperature records have toppled as a spring heatwave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe on Tuesday, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down. London recorded a rare ...
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