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The US infant mortality rate fell to an all-time low, though it still trails other similar nations

NEW YORK (AP) - Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data. There were slightly fewer than 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
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Appeals court dumps $60M baby formula NEC verdict vs Mead Johnson

Saying a St. Clair County judge applied an improper legal standard and allowed trial lawyers to bias a jury, an Illinois appeals court has tossed out a $60 million verdict in favor of a woman who claimed formula maker Mead Johnson should pay for ...
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New department to oversee childcare background checks, billions in grants

(The Center Square) - The new state Department of Early Childhood is set to begin operating in full as of July 1. The department's allocations in the coming year's state budget totaled $4.42 billion, a 3.6% increase in state spend compared to the services ...
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Red Cross says Congo Ebola epidemic yet to peak, may last a year

NAIROBI, June 16 (Reuters) - A Red Cross official said on Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo had not yet peaked, and could last for a year. Over 800 cases of the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there is ...
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India limits cough syrup sales to pharmacies after contamination cases

By Rishika Sadam June 16 (Reuters) - India has restricted cough syrup sales to licensed pharmacies especially in villages, preventing over-the-counter sales from retail outlets, as regulators step up scrutiny following contamination-linked child deaths last year. Some cough syrups were previously on an exemption list ...
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Elicio shares slide after pancreatic cancer vaccine falls short in mid-stage study

By Sahil Pandey and Mariam Sunny June 15 (Reuters) - Elicio Therapeutics shares fell about 72% on Monday after the biotech firm's experimental pancreatic cancer vaccine failed to significantly extend the time patients lived without their disease returning, missing the main goal of a ...
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Dannon parent sues Chobani over yogurt protein claims

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - The parent of U.S. yogurt brand Dannon sued rival Chobani on Monday, accusing it of misleading consumers with claims about a higher-protein line of yogurt. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Danone said Chobani inflates ...
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Almost all of world’s children exposed to climate hazards, UN agency says

SINGAPORE, June 16 (Reuters) - Almost all of the world's children are exposed to at least one climate hazard, with as many as 1.8 billion put in danger by droughts and 1.2 billion by extreme heat, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in ...
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Baby formula maker Nara issues US-wide recall after FDA, CDC flag infant botulism cases

June 15 (Reuters) - Baby formula maker Nara Organics said it is voluntarily recalling all of its infant formula, currently available in the United States, over potential risk of bacterial contamination. The company said the U.S. FDA and CDC contacted it late Friday and provided ...
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True scale of Congo Ebola outbreak still unknown one month in, responders say

By Clement Bonnerot and Emma Farge June 15 (Reuters) - One month after Ebola cases were confirmed in eastern Congo, its true scale remains unknown, with major data gaps muddying the picture and persistent, sometimes violent, community resistance hampering the response, health workers and officials ...
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Adaptive Biotechnologies plans separation of immune medicine platform

June 15 (Reuters) - Adaptive Biotechnologies said on Monday it planned to separate its immune medicine business from its residual cancer-testing unit, as it reviews options for the drug-discovery business and focuses on testing. • The company said it was reviewing options for the immune ...
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DRC reports record number of Ebola cases in a single day as outbreak hits 1-month mark

(NEW YORK) -- Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reported a record one-day increase in Ebola cases since the current outbreak was first detected one month ago.The DRC Ministry of Health reported 72 new confirmed Ebola cases on June 13, ...
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