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Africa CDC chief says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response, vaccine

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the continent's top health agency said on Friday, warning that the continent cannot continue to rely on foreign partners for ...
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Congo says 933 Ebola cases confirmed, including 245 deaths

KINSHASA, June 19 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 933, including 245 deaths, the country's health minister said on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Ituri province, where the first cases of the ongoing outbreak were ...
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Illinois Venezuelans face economic ‘double whammy’

(The Center Square) - An Illinois Venezuelan Alliance leader says inflation is a double whammy for members of his community. Jose Morales, vice president of the IVA's board of ...
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Cook County taxpayers face projected $550.7 million deficit

(The Center Square) - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has projected a budget gap of $550.7 million dollars for fiscal year 2027 in a jurisdiction where taxpayers are still waiting for property tax relief. ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Economic development summit set for next week

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Economic Development Summit is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. Topics include transportation, energy, workforce strategy, tourism, housing and the economy. The Illinois Department ...
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Experimental first-in-class heart drug may also help heal kidneys

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) By Nancy Lapid June 19 (Reuters) - We also report on new understanding of how Ebola infections may persist in the brain and other organs for months, ...
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UN agencies launch $1 million project to contain screwworm outbreak

PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency and the U.N. food agency have launched a $1 million research project to help contain the screwworm outbreak in the Americas, including efforts to address a shortage of sterile flies, they said on Friday. The ...
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At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola could be spreading fast

By Gradel Muyisa , Emma Farge, Clement Bonnerot and Ammu Kannampilly BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 19 (Reuters) - At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp ...
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AbbVie nears $11 billion deal for Apogee Therapeutics, FT reports

June 19 (Reuters) - AbbVie is nearing a deal to acquire inflammatory disease drug developer Apogee Therapeutics for about $10.9 billion in cash, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal under discussion would value Apogee at a roughly ...
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Argentina loosens restrictions for biotech patents, says cabinet chief

By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, June 19 (Reuters) - Argentina's government has repealed a regulation that had restricted patents for biotech developments, cabinet chief Manuel Adorni said on X on Friday. "The measure aligns the country with international standards and will enable the attraction of ...
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More than 70 Congo medics infected with Ebola since outbreak started, WHO says

By Emma Farge NAIROBI, June 19 (Reuters) - A senior World Health Organization official said on Friday that 75 medics in the Democratic Republic of Congo had been infected with Ebola and 17 of them had died since the current outbreak started there. Ebola was thought ...
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US health department proposes testosterone therapy label updates

June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. health department said on Thursday it was seeking updates to labels for testosterone replacement therapies after reviewing new clinical data and other evidence. The proposed changes would remove limits on use in men with age-related low testosterone, revise warnings ...
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