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Survivors share experiences and lessons from Congo’s 2018 Ebola outbreak

BENI, Congo (AP) - The memories come flooding back whenever Vianney Kambale Kombi hears the word Ebola. He remembers the pain and fear in his community in the eastern Congo city of Beni during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak, history's second-biggest with more than 3,400 reported ...
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Roche sticks to German investment after Eli Lilly cuts

FRANKFURT, June 9 (Reuters) - The Swiss pharmaceutical and diagnostics giant Roche said it is sticking to its planned investments in Germany, unlike some of its competitors that have scaled back spending in the country. The company will continue its €600 million ($692.88 million) investment ...
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, authorities said. Attacks on health workers from angry residents, skepticism among some locals and armed conflict in hot ...
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Highly effective prevention drug arrives in South Africa, which has world’s highest HIV burden

SECUNDA, South Africa (AP) - Growing up witnessing the devastating effects of HIV in her family and community in South Africa pushed Olwam Plaatjie to start using preventive HIV medications three years ago. "Sometimes they'd lose weight, they would get sick and have to go ...
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Gavi plans to use U.S. cash for malaria, while meeting Kennedy’s conditions

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - The global vaccine group Gavi said on Monday it hopes to use $600 million in soon-to-be-restored U.S. funding to boost malaria and other vaccination efforts, as it also meets U.S. conditions over phasing out the preservative thimerosal ...
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GSK in talks to buy cancer biotech Nuvalent for more than $9 billion, FT reports

June 8 (Reuters) - UK pharmaceutical group GSK is in talks to buy cancer drugmaker Nuvalent for more than $9 billion, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Here are some details: • The companies were locked in discussions late on ...
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AstraZeneca obesity pill helps patients lose 10.5% of body weight in trial

By Maggie Fick LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Monday that patients lost 10.5% of their body weight after 26 weeks in a mid-stage trial of its experimental obesity pill, as the drugmaker seeks to challenge Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in the ...
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Congo says Ebola deaths top 100 as armed groups threaten response

DAKAR, June 8 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said confirmed Ebola deaths had climbed to 101 and that the presence of armed groups was continuing to hinder the response in the hardest-hit province. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola ...
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Use of GLP-1 drugs early in pregnancy should not cause alarm, analysis suggests

By Nancy Lapid June 8 (Reuters) - Use of GLP-1 drugs for diabetes or obesity early in the first trimester of pregnancy, before a woman realizes she is pregnant, is not a cause for alarm, a large new data analysis suggests. These medications, which include Novo ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: IDOR announces remote retailer amnesty dates

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Department of Revenue says the state's remote retailer tax amnesty program will be available from Aug. 1 through OCt. 31. The initiative forgives ...
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Ebola cases ‘increased rapidly’ since late May, WHO says

(GENEVA) -- The number of Ebola infections and deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has "increased rapidly" since late May, the World Health Organization said Monday.Since the last update from the WHO on May 29, an additional 390 confirmed ...
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Tango Therapeutics’ pancreatic cancer drug combo shows promise in study

June 8 (Reuters) - Tango Therapeutics said on Monday an experimental drug combination showed strong early results in a small study of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer and that it plans to advance the treatment into late-stage testing. Shares of the drug developer jumped 45% ...
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