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No clear autism link to antidepressant use during pregnancy, large study finds

By Nancy Lapid May 14 (Reuters) - The use of antidepressants while pregnant does not raise the children's risk for developmental disorders such as autism, according to an analysis of data from more than 25 million pregnancies that appears to contradict assertions by U.S. Health ...
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Dexcom to appoint two directors, revamp board committee with Elliott

May 14 (Reuters) - Medical device maker DexCom said on Thursday it has agreed with activist investor Elliott Investment Management to add two independent directors to the company's board and revamp a key board committee. Shares of the company were up about 6% in after-hours ...
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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court's order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or ...
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France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak

BORDEAUX, France (AP) - Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed off the ship in the French port city of Bordeaux, while authorities confirmed the cause of the outbreak is norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads ...
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Almost 20 million people in Sudan still face acute hunger, monitors say

By Nafisa Eltahir CAIRO, May 14 (Reuters) - Some 19.5 million Sudanese people, or more than 40% of the population, are facing acute hunger, according to a report by a global hunger monitor, as the contours of a war that has created the world's worst ...
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EyePoint’s late-stage eye drug trials to continue after safety panel review

May 14 (Reuters) - EyePoint said on Thursday an independent safety committee found no new concerns in two late-stage trials of its experimental eye disease drug Duravyu and recommended the studies continue unchanged. • The drug, Duravyu, is being tested to treat wet age-related macular ...
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital’s records of transgender kids

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's sweeping demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island's largest hospital that provides gender-affirming care to minors. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy's Wednesday ruling is the latest setback for the U.S. Department ...
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U.S. Supreme Court rules against trucking industry

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision Thursday, agreed that states can protect individuals injured in trucking accidents. The case, Montgomery v. Caribe Transport, ...
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Data center regulations weighed; some worry over jobs, energy, taxes

(The Center Square) - Major bills in both the state Senate and House may heavily regulate data centers in the state. With the proposal spanning hundreds of pages, both those in favor and against the bill have a lot of arguments. ...
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Doctor who helped ship take care of passengers with hantavirus is isolated in Nebraska medical unit

An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak says he's the lone American isolated at a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska. Dr. Stephen Kornfeld of Bend, Oregon, says he volunteered to help care for fellow passengers who began getting ...
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Allogene Therapeutics ends China cell therapy deal with Overland

May 13 (Reuters) - Allogene Therapeutics said on Wednesday it has ended a key partnership for developing cell therapies in parts of Asia and reworked its equity stake in partner Overland Therapeutics. • It terminated its licensing deal with Overland Therapeutics covering certain cancer cell ...
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US FDA approves BeOne’s drug for a type of blood cancer

By Siddhi Mahatole and Puyaan Singh May 13 (Reuters) - BeOne Medicines said on Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its drug for a type of blood cancer. The drug, branded as Beqalzi, was greenlit to treat relapse or refractory mantle cell ...
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