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Abivax’s inflammatory bowel drug meets main goal of late stage trial

June 1 (Reuters) - Abivax said on Monday its experimental drug for patients with ulcerative colitis, a type of chronic inflammatory disease, met the main goal of a closely watched late-stage trial. In a 44-week study, 50.8% of patients on the 25 milligram dose, ...
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5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Five of the 18 American cruise ship passengers who have been staying at a national quarantine facility in Nebraska after being exposed to hantavirus are going home, U.S. health officials said Monday. The five people will complete their monitoring at home ...
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Taxpayer risk cited after Bears stadium bill stalls

(The Center Square) - Chicago Bears stadium legislation is stalled after questions arose about a potentially unpopular tax structure and financial risk for taxpayers. Speaking at the Illinois Capitol ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: General Assembly approves CTE bill

(The Center Square) - A bill offering career technical education classes as an alternative to Illinois' foreign language mandate is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. The Illinois House ...
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Pritzker touts state spending to cover federal cuts in passed budget

(The Center Square) - Just hours after the state's General Assembly wrapped its spring session, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appeared along top Democrat leadership in Springfield to tout the passage of a 2027 fiscal year budget and numerous policy recommendations he's asked the body ...
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Illinois lawmakers give raises to diversity commissioners they criticized

(The Center Square) -- State lawmakers failed to reform the Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion this legislative session despite bipartisan criticism of its performance and calls to disband it. ...
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Filing lawsuits doesn’t immunize Gori vs asbestos fraud claims: New filing

Saying "human tragedy is no license for fraud," a plastic pipes maker is urging a federal judge to reject the bid to end their racketeering lawsuit accusing the Gori Law Firm, America's most prolific filer of asbestos personal injury lawsuits, of allegedly running an ...
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Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine

By Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Siddhi Mahatole June 1 (Reuters) - Global health organisation CEPI will give roughly $60 million to Moderna and to two other groups to accelerate the development of shots against Ebola Bundibugyo, the deadly virus that has swept through eastern ...
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WHO chief to meet Congo president, as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected for months

KINSHASA, June 1 (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization was due to meet with Democratic Republic of Congo's president on Monday to discuss the country's Ebola outbreak, which an aid agency warned was likely much larger than official figures reflect. The outbreak, ...
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Apotex Health seeks to raise up to C$1.2 billion, potentially reviving Toronto IPO market

TORONTO, June 1 (Reuters) - Canadian health company Apotex Health said on Monday it is seeking to raise up to C$1.2 billion ($868.06 million) in an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange, in a deal that could help revive the country's ...
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Hundreds protest against planned US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya

NAIROBI, June 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki on Monday to protest moves by the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility at a military base there, residents told Reuters, days ...
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Unit of China’s Haisco, Eli Lilly sign collaboration, licensing deals

HANGZHOU, June 1 (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly has entered into an agreement to collaborate on and possibly licence experimental medicines from a unit of Haisco Pharmaceutical Group, with potential payments of up to around $3 billion if milestones are met, the Chinese ...
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