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England’s resident doctors plan pre-Christmas strikes over pay

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Resident doctors in England will stage a five-day strike starting on December 17, timed just before Christmas, citing the government's failure to make a credible offer on jobs and pay, a union representing them said on Monday. The ...
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Spanish police and soldiers track boars, reinforce farm security amid swine fever outbreak

By Nacho Doce and Jesus Calero BARCELONA/MADRID, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Spanish police, soldiers and park rangers are racing to identify wild boars that might be infected with African swine fever and prevent the disease from crossing into the country's domestic herd, which is central ...
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Chairman of vaccine committee leaves for new HHS job

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has replaced the head of his controversial vaccine advisory committee, federal officials announced Monday. Martin Kulldorff is leaving the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to take a leadership role within the Department of Health ...
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US HHS names pediatric cardiologist Milhoan as chair of vaccine panel

Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday it has selected Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist, to chair the panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy. This comes ahead of the revamped ...
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WATCH: Johnson responds to Trump; Migrant rental assistance urged; Credit card oversight

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares the latest comments from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in response to President Donald Trump's criticism of elected officials' handling of public safety in Illinois. ...
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US to exempt UK pharmaceuticals and ingredients under trade deal

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday said it will exempt U.K.-origin pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, and medical technology from current and future tariffs imposed under two U.S. laws as part of a negotiated agreement in principle. Under the deal announced by the ...
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WHO backs use of GLP-1 therapies for obesity, warns access will remain limited

Dec 1 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Monday issued its first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for obesity, conditionally recommending them as part of long-term treatment for the condition, which affects more than 1 billion people globally according to the ...
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US, UK to agree to zero tariffs on pharmaceuticals, announcement expected, sources say

By Maggie Fick and Alistair Smout LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Britain and the United States are poised to agree to zero tariffs on pharmaceutical products, with an announcement due at the White House on Monday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The sources ...
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Ebola outbreak in Congo declared over by health officials

KINSHASA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now over, Congolese health officials announced on Monday, after the country went 42 consecutive days without recording a new case. The outbreak, declared on September 4 after the disease ...
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BillionToOne wins upbeat coverage as analysts flag growth in prenatal, cancer tests

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street analysts, who acted as lead underwriters for BillionToOne's Nasdaq debut last month, began coverage of the diagnostics firm on Monday with broadly upbeat views, pointing to its advanced technology and growth prospects in prenatal and cancer testing. BillionToOne's shares ...
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Belite Bio’s drug for genetic eye disease meets main goal in late-stage trial

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Belite Bio said on Monday that its experimental drug for a rare genetic eye disease met the main goal in a late-stage study. The drug, tinlarebant, is designed to treat Stargardt disease type 1, a progressive eye disease causing vision ...
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Trump says he’ll release MRI results; he doesn’t know what part of his body was scanned

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. "If you want to have it released, I'll release it," the president said during an exchange with reporters as he traveled back ...
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