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Novo Nordisk, Lilly deny partnership with Mangoceuticals on obesity drugs

(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly do not have a weight-loss drug partnership with telehealth website Mangoceuticals Inc, spokespeople for both companies said, rejecting a press release issued by the company on Thursday that described arrangements with the two leading drugmakers. Spokespeople for both companies ...
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IL congressman pushes military to accept CLT, experts say it could shape education

(The Center Square) - An Illinois congressman is pushing to expand testing options at U.S. service academies, a move experts say could revive academic rigor and expand access for classical students. ...
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Explainer-Why has wild polio been found in Germany and what does it mean?

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -Germany has found the wild polio virus in a sewage sample in Hamburg, the first such detection in Europe since 2010. WHAT IS POLIO? Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is an infectious disease that terrified parents worldwide for much of the ...
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Researchers try bold new approach in a race to better treat autoimmune diseases

Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases - by reprogramming patients' out-of-whack immune systems. When your body's immune cells attack you instead of protecting you, today's treatments tamp down the friendly fire but ...
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PHOTO ESSAY: Scientists trying to unravel one of the body’s biggest mysteries

A peek inside some leading research labs shows how scientists-turned-detectives are painstakingly decoding what causes autoimmune diseases and how to stop the immune system from attacking you instead of protecting you. It's a huge challenge. By the National Institutes of Health's newest count there are ...
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US FDA approves Kura Oncology’s blood cancer therapy

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Kura Oncology's drug to treat a rare form of blood cancer that has returned or resisted initial therapy, the regulator said on Thursday. The once-daily pill, ziftomenib, is the first approved therapy for acute myeloid leukemia ...
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‘Not been pretty’: Novo Nordisk faces rare shareholder rebuke over board shake-up

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Maggie Fick COPENHAGEN/LONDON (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk faces a shareholder backlash on Friday as the Danish drugmaker's minority investors prepare a protest vote against a board shake-up forced through by its dominant shareholder, the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The Foundation, which holds 77% of ...
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Illinois quick hits: Illinois House members vote along party lines; More than 40% of CPS teachers missed 10 or more school days; State Treasurer says Bright Start earns gold

Illinois House members vote along party lines Illinois U.S. House members voted along party lines as the chamber approved legislation to end the partial shutdown of the federal government ...
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Some food banks see up to 1,800% surge in demand since SNAP benefits were halted

(NEW YORK) -- Food banks and pantries have been experiencing historic demand since SNAP benefits halted on Nov. 1 for many Americans due to the federal government shutdown.That halt affected nearly 42 million Americans, many of whom are older or low-income, and use benefits ...
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Wild form of polio found in Hamburg sewage sample, city authority says

By Ludwig Burger and Jennifer Rigby FRANKFURT -German authorities on Thursday identified the northern city of Hamburg as the location where a sewage sample containing the wild form of the polio virus had been found, saying a task force had been established and more samples ...
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Mangoceuticals partners with Lilly, Novo Nordisk to sell weight-loss drugs

(Reuters) -Telehealth company Mangoceuticals said on Thursday it has partnered with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to sell the drugmakers' blockbuster weight-loss drugs through its platform. Shares of Mangoceuticals surged 32% in premarket trading. Mangoceuticals said it has launched MangoRx Direct and PeachesRx Direct programs, through ...
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BioNTech says collaboration with Pfizer remains unchanged

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -BioNTech said on Thursday that its collaboration with Pfizer has not changed, when asked to comment on a report that Pfizer is looking to sell its stake in the German biotech firm. "We continue to have a close and strong collaboration," a spokesperson ...
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