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US FDA to ease crackdown on some under-review unauthorized vapes

May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it would not prioritize enforcement against certain unauthorized e-cigarettes and nicotine pouch products if the companies have marketing applications under review. The new guideline applies to products with premarket applications that ...
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US FDA approves Partner Therapeutics’ bile duct cancer drug under fast-track review

May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Partner Therapeutics' drug for adults with a rare form of bile duct cancer as part of a new fast-track review program, the agency said on Friday. Here are some details: • The antibody drug, ...
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Trump plans to fire FDA chief Makary, sources say

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Jarrett Renshaw May 8 (Reuters) - The White House signed off on a plan to fire U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, according to sources familiar with the matter, in what could be the next leadership change within the ...
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SNAP cuts, Illinois payment errors spark fierce debate

(The Center Square) - A Democratic state senator says the federal government is to blame for 150,000 Illinoisans losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, but a Republican senator says Illinois' high error rate for payments will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars. ...
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Op-Ed: Keeping local leaders happy isn’t worth the housing cost

Chicago rents have soared to historic highs, but in Phoenix they're falling. The reason? A greater housing supply. In 2024, Arizona issued more than three times as many building permits per capita than Illinois, approving 5.4 permits per 1,000 residents compared with Illinois' measly ...
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What we don’t know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Countries around the world are preparing to deal with the 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands. The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the ...
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Biotech firm Odyssey valued at $899.9 million as shares rises in Nasdaq debut

May 8 (Reuters) - Odyssey Therapeutics shares rose 11.1% in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, giving the biopharmaceutical firm a valuation of $899.9 million. The shares of the autoimmune disease-focused biotech opened at $20, above the offer price of $18. The Boston-based company raised ...
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Illinois weighing a ban on sale of some smoke detectors over safety concerns

(The Center Square) - With long-living smoke detectors on the market and required to be installed in Illinois, public safety officials want cheap, less reliable devices off retailer shelves. ...
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New hantavirus case suspected on remote island as contact tracing continues

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM, May 8 (Reuters) - A new suspected case of hantavirus was identified in a British national on the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha on Friday, as efforts continue to trace passengers of the luxury cruise ship hit by ...
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Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands

MADRID (AP) - Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expected to reach ...
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US CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak as ‘level 3’ emergency response, ABC News reports

May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified the hantavirus outbreak as 'level 3' emergency response, the lowest level of emergency activation, ABC News reported on Thursday citing sources. (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim ...
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins discloses her longtime tremor after scrutiny in Maine’s Senate race

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she has a benign essential tremor, disclosing the longtime health condition for the first time in her decades-long political career as she seeks reelection in one of this year's toughest Senate races. Collins first confirmed ...
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