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Millionaire tax push resumes in Chicago

(The Center Square) - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and state Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago, have taken the next step in their campaign to raise taxes on people who earn more than $1 million, and the speaker of the Illinois House is on board. ...
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Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City grows to 36 cases

(NEW YORK) -- A Legionnaires' disease cluster in New York City is growing, with 36 cases now confirmed, according to health officials.As of Wednesday, there have been at least 22 hospitalizations and no deaths, according to the New York City Department of Health (NYC ...
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What you need to know about cyclosporiasis: How it spreads, how it’s treated

(NEW YORK) -- Multiple states are reporting an increase in cyclosporiasis cases, an intestinal infection caused by a parasite.Health officials in Michigan have reported more than 1,200 cases and, in neighboring Ohio, cases have topped 170.Here's what you need to know about the infection, ...
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South African regulators issue recall of Ozempic copies

By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, July 9 (Reuters) - South African health regulators are recalling weight-loss medicines compounded by a local pharmacy group, iDexis, and have warned healthcare professionals that prescribing, dispensing or holding stock of these drugs could lead to disciplinary action, they said on ...
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Suspected Ebola patient placed in Equatorial Guinea hotel with deportees from the US, lawyers say

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Migrants deported from the U.S. and detained in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea say that authorities there also have used the facility to quarantine at least one suspected Ebola patient, deportees and lawyers representing them said Thursday. The hotel on a ...
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Serbia to cull 11,000 pigs due to African swine fever, Tanjug reports

BELGRADE, July 9 (Reuters) - Serbian authorities have begun culling 11,000 pigs at a farm in the west of the country following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), the Tanjug news agency reported on Wednesday, citing Agriculture Minister Dragan Glamocic. The cull at ...
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Congo Ebola response workers protest that they have not been properly paid

By Fiston Mahamba and Clement Bonnerot BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 9 (Reuters) - Ebola response workers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo staged protests outside three treatment centres on Thursday, saying they had not been paid all they were owed for their ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: $63M construction research center completed

(The Center Square) - State officials have marked the completion of the $63 million Materials Testing and Research Center at Illinois Department of Transportation headquarters in Springfield. In addition ...
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Illinois attorney general has paid private attorneys $2 million in recent years

(The Center Square) - Illinois' top state attorney has paid more than $2 million in the past three years to private law firms, several of which have contributed to his campaign, to defend the state against a variety of claims, according to data obtained ...
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AstraZeneca shares slide after Ionis-partnered drug fails late-stage heart disease trial

July 9 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca shares tumbled on Thursday after the company said its nerve disease drug Wainua, made in partnership with U.S.-based Ionis, failed to meet the main goal of reducing cardiovascular deaths and recurring heart problems in a late-stage trial. The setback dims ...
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India’s Dr Reddy’s on track for worst day in 3 years as semaglutide supplies hit

July 9 (Reuters) - Shares of Dr Reddy's Laboratories fell as much as 6.5% on Thursday, after the Indian drugmaker said it is delaying commercial supplies of semaglutide due to an issue related to the active pharmaceutical ingredient used in the drug. Dr Reddy's shares, ...
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Novo Nordisk launches weekly insulin Awiqli in India as diabetes burden rises

By Rishika Sadam July 9 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk launched its weekly basal insulin injection, Awiqli, in India on Thursday, where diabetes rates are among the highest in the world. Awiqli, which Novo describes as the world's first once-weekly basal, or background long-acting, insulin ...
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