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GSK sees blockbuster potential in targeted cancer therapy after promising early data

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK's experimental targeted cancer drug Mo-rez has blockbuster potential, its head of oncology research has told reporters, after early data showed the drug helped shrink tumors in patients with advanced, hard-to-treat cancers. "This is one ...
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Hearing aids can seem like a big step. This NYC Ballet principal dancer doesn’t regret taking it

NEW YORK (AP) - Sara Mearns was missing her cues. She couldn't hear what her dance partner was saying from across the studio. She was late for her entrances because the music sounded too soft. Without telling anyone, she finally made an appointment to get her ...
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Too young for the MMR shot, babies become ‘sitting ducks’ in measles outbreaks

LANDRUM, South Carolina (AP) - With baby Arthur too young for the measles vaccine and a sibling due in June, the Otwells grew nervous when the threat of the highly contagious virus started factoring into their grocery run. "We go to the Costco that was ...
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Amgen’s lung cancer drug tarlatamab wins China approval

SHANGHAI, April 10 (Reuters) - Amgen's lung cancer drug tarlatamab has won approval from China's National Medical Products Administration, its development and commercialisation partner BeOne Medicines said on Friday on WeChat. The drug is a targeted immunotherapy for adults in the extensive-stage of hard-to-treat small ...
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Health Rounds: Genetic variations linked to weight loss, side effects from GLP-1 drugs

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid April 9 (Reuters) - Hello Health Rounds readers! Today we feature a pair of studies that took a deeper dive into the effects of ...
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AP Exclusive: Trump administration admits a glaring error in its New York health fraud accusations

NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York's Medicaid program, a glaring mistake that undercuts a federal campaign to tackle waste, mostly in ...
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Genetic variations linked to weight loss, side effects from GLP-1 drugs

By Nancy Lapid April 10 (Reuters) - Weight-loss responses to GLP-1 obesity drugs, and risks of side effects, may be linked to genetic variants, according to a study conducted by DNA-testing service 23AndMe. The study of nearly 28,000 23AndMe users who reported taking the weight-loss drugs ...
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Powder supplement brand AG1 explores options including a sale, sources say

By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Powder supplement brand AG1 is exploring options including a sale of the whole company or a minority stake in it, with any deal potentially valuing the business formerly known as Athletic Greens at more than $2 ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: At least 100 shots fired in Chicago shootout

(The Center Square) - No arrests have been reported after video surfaced of at least 100 shots being fired during an incident in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. CWB Chicago ...
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Trump administration proposes gutting rules targeting coal plant ash that threatens groundwater

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater. Those regulations were strengthened under the Biden administration as part of a wider crackdown on pollution from coal-fired ...
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Updated rules for CDC vaccine advisory panel reflect Kennedy skepticism

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has updated the charter of a key federal vaccine advisory committee in ways that may increase the voices of anti-vaccine activists, the latest in a series of moves that critics say are undermining confidence in life-saving shots. The changes ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: House GOP says no Bears deal without property tax reform

(The Center Square) - Illinois House Republicans say they will not support any Chicago Bears stadium deal or megaprojects legislation without statewide property tax relief. In a letter to ...
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