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China pharma industry not impacted by Beijing scrutiny of sensitive tech deals, JW chief says

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI, May 26 (Reuters) - China's booming pharmaceutical industry is not being impacted by Beijing's tightening scrutiny over deals involving sensitive technologies, the CEO of JW Therapeutics said Tuesday. Global drugmakers are stepping up their search for China‑developed experimental medicines as they ...
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Spanish national evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship tests positive

MADRID, May 25 (Reuters) - A Spanish national in quarantine in a Madrid military hospital, who is among those evacuated from a cruise ship earlier this month, has tested positive of hantavirus, Spain's Health Ministry said on Monday. It is the second positive case ...
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Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda ‘will get worse before it gets better’: WHO chief

(GENEVA, Switzerland) -- The head of the World Health Organization warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda "will get worse before it gets better."More than 900 cases and more than 220 deaths have been ...
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How state laws can stymie research into your ancestors’ psychiatric records

NEW YORK (AP) - Breta Meria Conole was in a state psychiatric hospital for more than two decades. But the reason why is a family mystery. Debby Hannigan, her great grandniece, tried for years to access Conole's medical records, because she thought they might hold ...
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The rare Ebola outbreak is one danger. Attacks on healthcare workers are another

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in eastern Congo, goes out to raise awareness about the latest Ebola outbreak as suspected cases near 1,000, she faces a double threat. One is the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola, ...
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Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response

By Gradel Muyisa , Fiston Mahamba and Aaron Ross BUNIA, May 25 (Reuters) - Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in Congo, already grappling with shortages of basic supplies, are now also having to deal with attacks on their ...
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Uganda confirms two more Ebola cases, taking total to seven

KAMPALA, May 25 (Reuters) - Uganda has detected two more confirmed cases of Ebola, its health ministry said on Monday, bringing the total number of cases reported in the country to seven. The two new cases are health workers in a private health facility in ...
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Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan health authorities on Monday reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven. All the cases are linked to the outbreak in neighboring Congo, which appears to have started several days or weeks before Congolese authorities declared ...
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WHO chief Tedros says there have been 220 suspected deaths in Ebola outbreak

May 25 (Reuters) - The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that there had been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders were now "playing catch-up". (Reporting by ...
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Illinois DHS appointment sparks backlash over alleged voter registration mailer practices

(The Center Square) - The appointment of Illinois Department of Human Services Secretary Dulce Quintero is drawing renewed criticism from Republican lawmakers and voter integrity advocates, who argue unresolved questions surrounding voter registration mailers should have received greater scrutiny before her confirmation. ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker urges megaprojects support for Bears

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says megaprojects legislation is shaping up in the Illinois Senate. A reporter asked the governor on Friday if Chicago might remain an ...
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Good dog! More children’s hospitals turn to furry caregivers to help kids heal

CINCINNATI (AP) - The first time 5-year-old Calvin Owens went outside in more than a month, he met up with his canine friend Hadley on a hospital patio. Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the little boy managed to stand up ...
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