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British drug-cost watchdog recommends use of AbbVie’s ovarian cancer therapy

June 4 (Reuters) - The UK cost-effectiveness watchdog on Thursday recommended AbbVie's "guided missile" cancer therapy, Elahere, for patients with a hard-to-treat form of ovarian cancer. The drug, Elahere, will be made available to patients under a confidential commercial agreement between AbbVie and the ...
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Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - When a rare but deadly rodent-borne virus struck passengers on a cruise ship and seemed to be spreading, there were no treatments for those who fell ill and no vaccines to protect others. That was the case even though it ...
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Congo’s soccer team seeks alternatives after Spanish city cancels World Cup warmup game due to Ebola

MADRID (AP) - Congo was still hoping to play its World Cup warmup against Chile after the mayor of the Spanish city of La Linea de la Concepcion denied authorization for the match because of health concerns related to the Ebola crisis. Congo's soccer federation ...
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Latest Luigi Mangione hearing shrouded in secrecy as judge shuts out press and public

NEW YORK (AP) - A hearing in Luigi Mangione 's state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was held in secret Wednesday after the judge shut out the press and public without explanation. New York Judge Gregory Carro said he sealed ...
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Nearly 100,000 Illinois Uber, Lyft drivers may soon be able to unionize

(The Center Square) - A proposal that would allow many Uber and Lyft drivers to form a sector-wide union and engage in collective bargaining passed the Illinois' legislature last weekend. ...
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GOP rep: New budget shows ‘addiction’ to taxes

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois' new budget for fiscal year 2027 protects working families from new taxes, but Republican state Rep. Blaine Wilhour says the governor can't stop asking for more. ...
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‘We’re still behind’ in Congo’s Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO says

Congo's Ebola outbreak "had a big head start, and we're still behind," World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday, but asserted that "we are catching up" as testing improves. According to Congolese authorities, 344 cases including 60 deaths have been confirmed of the ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Comptroller Mendoza announces run for Chicago mayor

(The Center Square) - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is running for mayor of Chicago. Mendoza said in a campaign video released on Wednesday morning that families are being squeezed ...
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Exclusive-Cigna drops coverage of GLP-1 obesity drugs for its own employees

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna will stop covering GLP-1 weight-loss drugs including Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound in its employee health plan effective July 1, according to materials viewed by Reuters on Tuesday. Details of the change ...
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‘Out of my lane.’ Dr. Oz ducks questions during his turn in the White House briefing room

WASHINGTON (AP) - He spoke fast, hammering through the Trump administration's efforts to lower prescription drug prices, combat health care fraud, and curb the spread of Ebola overseas. But when reporters tried to ask Dr. Mehmet Oz about the most-pressing issues of the day ...
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Bayer says no plans to restructure despite litigation threat

By Renee Hickman and Tom Polansek CHICAGO, June 2 (Reuters) - Bayer has no plans to spin off Monsanto, a representative said on Tuesday, even as the company faces an avalanche of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller. The company representative, speaking to Reuters on the sidelines ...
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2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

DETROIT (AP) - Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about it during interviews with investigators at a Michigan airport, authorities said Tuesday. A criminal complaint was unsealed in ...
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