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The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced it is supercharging its use of artificial intelligence to police how states and other recipients of federal health dollars are auditing their programs. The move is intended to tamp ...
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Cencora revises forecast for 2026, approves $2 billion share buyback

May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. drug distributor Cencora on Thursday raised the lower end of its fiscal 2026 earnings forecast citing recent share repurchases, and also approved a new $2 billion stock buyback plan. • It now sees adjusted earnings per share of $17.70 to ...
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Kelun, Merck’s lung cancer combo improves survival in late-stage China trial

By Siddhi Mahatole May 21 (Reuters) - Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical said on Thursday its experimental treatment combined with partner Merck's Keytruda improved progression-free survival in patients with advanced lung cancer, meeting the main goal of a late-stage study. Shares of Merck rose nearly 4% in after-hours ...
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Biogen, Denali scrap Parkinson’s drug after failure in mid-to-late stage study

May 21 (Reuters) - Biogen and Denali Therapeutics said on Thursday they will discontinue development of their Parkinson's drug after it failed to meet the main goal in a mid-to-late stage study. The drug, BIIB122, did not slow disease progression compared with placebo, missing the ...
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What to know about the Japanese-style scalp massages catching on in the US

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Getting a scalp or face massage is often a relaxing highlight of getting a haircut or a facial. Now, head spas are popping up across the country offering deep cranial and facial relaxation. "Typically, when you go get a massage, the ...
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Factbox-Bundibugyo Ebola vaccines and treatments in development

By Mariam Sunny and Jennifer Rigby May 21 (Reuters) - Global health authorities are racing to identify medical options to help contain an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. Unlike the more common Zaire strain, ...
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Congo police fire warning shots in burial dispute after suspected Ebola death

By Benoit Nyemba RWAMPARA, May 21 (Reuters) - Police fired warning shots and tear gas as part of a dispute in northeastern Congo over the burial of a suspected Ebola victim, a footballer who played for local teams, that saw protesters burn down tents for ...
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UK’s Advanced Medical Solutions attracts fresh suitor in H.B. Fuller

May 21 (Reuters) - British medical supplier Advanced Medical Solutions on Thursday said it had received an unsolicited takeover proposal from U.S.-based adhesives maker H.B. Fuller, days after its buyout talks with a private-equity firm ended. Shares of the British company rose as much as ...
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India’s top condom maker may hike prices on war-linked oil surge

By Pranav Kashyap BENGALURU, May 21 (Reuters) - India's Mankind Pharma may raise condom prices if the Middle East conflict drags on further and keeps oil prices elevated, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday. The company, which makes Manforce condoms and is the market leader ...
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EU African swine fever outbreaks jumped in 2025, EFSA says

PARIS, May 21 - African swine fever outbreaks in the European Union rose sharply in 2025, increasing by 76 % in domestic pigs and 44 % in wild boar, as the disease reemerged in Spain after more than three decades, the European Food Safety ...
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Hims offers Apotex’s generic semaglutide in Canada after Novo patent expiry

By Sriparna Roy May 21 (Reuters) - Hims & Hers Health said on Thursday it is now offering Canadians a generic version of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk's blockbuster GLP-1 drugs, through its telehealth platform. The generic drug is made by Apotex Inc, the ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Freedom Caucus urges DOJ investigation of Illinois

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Freedom Caucus is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether the Illinois Department of Human Services facilitated noncitizen voter registration. ...
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