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Return on investment questioned as Chicago Red Line construction begins

(The Center Square) - Taxpayers are facing a hefty price tag as construction begins on a long-anticipated Chicago Transit Authority project on Chicago's Far South Side. At a groundbreaking ...
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US FDA moves to fast-track psychedelic drugs after Trump order

By Kamal Choudhury and Christy Santhosh April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator on Friday moved to speed up the development of new treatments for serious mental illness by awarding the national priority vouchers to three companies, days after President Donald Trump signed an ...
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FDA issues vouchers to 3 companies to help fast track review of potential psychedelic medications

(NEW YORK) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Friday It's issuing national priority vouchers to three companies to help fast-track the review of certain psychedelic medications.The companies are studying psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder and methylone for post-traumatic ...
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FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest step by the Trump administration toward possible approval of the experimental treatments. President Donald Trump ...
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Lilly’s obesity pill hits nearly 4000 prescriptions in second week after launch

By Sriparna Roy April 24 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's newly launched oral weight loss drug was prescribed 3,707 times in the U.S. in the second week after its launch earlier this month, according to analysts citing IQVIA data. The pill, branded as Foundayo, had 1,390 ...
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Pritzker: ‘Need for speed’ for megaprojects bill with tax breaks

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there is a need for speed when it comes to the Chicago Bears and megaprojects legislation that provides tax breaks for the National Football League team. ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: AFP says Bears’ tax breaks would be more at Soldier Field

(The Center Square) - Americans for Prosperity Illinois says megaprojects legislation that cleared the Illinois House could give a proposed development near Soldier Field more than double the tax breaks the Chicago Bears might receive for a proposed stadium in Arlington Heights. ...
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Bill to allow assisted dying in England and Wales is set to fall as parliamentary time runs out

LONDON (AP) - A proposed bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives is set to fall Friday as parliamentary time runs out, nearly a year since elected members of parliaments gave their backing. Though the Terminally ...
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Bristol Myers, Pfizer to offer blockbuster blood thinner through Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy

April 24 (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer said on Friday they will start selling their jointly developed blood thinner through billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban's online pharmacy beginning April 27. • Patients with a prescription will pay $345 for a 30-day supply of the blockbuster ...
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After waiting years for justice, many Purdue opioid victims are defeated — by paperwork

By Dietrich Knauth April 24 (Reuters) - Tammy Blanton's life unraveled after years of taking opioids initially prescribed for migraines, according to her daughter Mary Anne, who says the drugs left her mother isolated, unemployed and estranged from her family. Tammy was given opioid prescriptions by ...
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US health insurers advance measures to standardize prior authorization requirements

April 24 (Reuters) - UnitedHealth and CVS Health said on Friday they have standardized data and submission requirements for more than half of their prior authorizations, as part of an industry effort to reduce delays and paperwork for patients and doctors. U.S. health insurers, which ...
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US FDA rejects AbbVie’s wrinkle treatment due to manufacturing concerns

By Padmanabhan Ananthan April 23 (Reuters) - AbbVie said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve its experimental wrinkle treatment, trenibotE, citing issues in manufacturing. Here are some details: • TrenibotE is a botulinum toxin for treating facial wrinkles such as frown ...
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