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US HIV aid provided to 20.6 million as of September

CHICAGO, April 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday said it had supported HIV treatment for 20.6 million people as of September last year, including 3 million people whose care was provided by their own governments rather than the U.S. President's Emergency ...
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Some American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules

Over the past few years, Kentucky sheep farmer Daniel Bell has been expanding his flock, and that meant he needed to build a new barn. His land is far from the power lines he would need to heat it, so he figured rooftop solar ...
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Alamar Biosciences valued at $1.5 billion as shares jump in Nasdaq debut

By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Prakhar Srivastava April 17 (Reuters) - Alamar Biosciences fetched a $1.53 billion valuation after the protein biomarker detection platform's shares jumped 33% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, as de-escalating geopolitical tensions revive the IPO market. Although market conditions tempered ...
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Kailera soars over 60% in Nasdaq debut as weight-loss drug race heats up

By Manya Saini April 17 (Reuters) - Weight-loss drug developer Kailera Therapeutics' shares surged 62.5% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday after closing a $625 million U.S. initial public offering, as Wall Street's appetite for the fast-growing market remains unsated. Success of newer weight-loss therapies has ...
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Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime

WASHINGTON (AP) - Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found. Fires ...
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Belgium’s UCB to acquire Neurona Therapeutics for up to $1.15 billion

April 17 (Reuters) - Belgian biopharmaceutical group UCB said on Friday it will acquire U.S.-based Neurona Therapeutics for up to $1.15 billion in a deal that will strengthen its epilepsy portfolio. UCB will shell out $650 million upfront and up to $500 million in ...
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Lilly CEO sees weight-loss drugs reaching about half of potential users at peak

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Weight-loss drugs may eventually reach only about 50% of the overweight and obese people who could benefit from them due to complexities of healthcare systems and financial constraints, Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks said at a conference ...
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Takeaways from AP-Grist reporting on federal support for rural renewable energy

Farming in America can be a tough business, and for some producers, finding more affordable energy can make the difference between profit and loss. But getting federal support to help them do that with renewables has become much more difficult since Donald Trump's return ...
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Exclusive-Gerresheimer rejects takeover bid from US packing firm Silgan, sources say

MUNICH, April 17 (Reuters) - German medical packaging maker Gerresheimer has rejected a takeover bid from its U.S. rival Silgan, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. There are no longer any talks between the two companies, according to the sources. Shares in ...
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Novo weight-loss drug may preserve lean body mass better than Lilly’s, study finds

By Nancy Lapid April 16 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's GLP-1 drug tirzepatide yields greater weight loss on average than Novo Nordisk's semaglutide, but at a greater expense to muscles and connective tissues, according to a study published this week ahead of peer review. Tirzepatide, sold as ...
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Trump to announce CDC director nominee today or tomorrow, Kennedy says

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday he expects President Donald Trump will name a nominee for the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today or tomorrow. "I expect that President Trump, ...
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Trump nominates former deputy surgeon general as CDC director

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Erica Schwartz, who had served as deputy surgeon general during the COVID-19 pandemic, to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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