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US sued by food stamp recipients over restrictions on sugary drinks, candy

By Jonathan Stempel March 11 (Reuters) - Food stamp recipients sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday to undo Trump administration efforts to prevent them from using benefits to buy products such as sugary drinks, energy drinks and candy. In a complaint filed in the ...
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India warns drugmakers against direct or surrogate weight-loss drug and obesity ads

By Rishika Sadam March 11 (Reuters) - India's drug regulator has warned pharmaceutical companies against direct or indirect advertising of weight-loss medicines, including obesity awareness campaigns that could act as surrogate promotions, as global and domestic drugmakers seek a share of the country's fast-growing obesity ...
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Regenxbio’s Duchenne gene therapy shows improved muscle function in trial

March 11 (Reuters) - Regenxbio said on Wednesday that interim data from a early-to-mid stage study of its experimental gene therapy in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy showed continued improvement in muscle function and a clean safety profile. The company was testing the treatment, called ...
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Critics concerned seizure detection bill impacts Illinois’ small businesses

(The Center Square) - Legislation that could make insurance companies cover seizure detection devices is advancing at the Illinois Statehouse. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Julie A. Morrison, ...
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CTA security enhancement plan follows federal push, complaints

(The Center Square) - After resident complaints and threatened funding cuts by the Trump administration, the Chicago Transit Authority has submitted a revised security plan to the Federal Transit Administration. ...
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US FDA launches unified platform to report drug side effects

March 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has introduced a unified platform designed to streamline the analysis of reports on drug side effects. * The new platform, called FDA Adverse Event MonitoringSystem (AEMS), would ...
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Many military members may get care at hospitals at risk of financial distress — partly due to Trump cuts

(NEW YORK) -- As many as 724,000 service members, their families and veterans may rely on health care at hospitals that face financial vulnerability, partly due to cuts in President Donald Trump's megabill, according to a new analysis.The bill, known as HR.1, was signed ...
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US vaccine advisers drop plan to question mRNA COVID shots, WaPo reports

March 11 (Reuters) - A key U.S. federal vaccine advisory panel has dropped a push against COVID mRNA vaccines, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Some vaccine advisers under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...
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Gerresheimer delays 2025 results release to June, stock to be removed from SDAX

March 10 (Reuters) - Gerresheimer on Tuesday again deferred the release of 2025 financial statements to June, citing a probe into its business deals, a delay that is now set to cost the German medical products maker its place on the Deutsche Boerse's SDAX ...
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Brazil drugmaker EMS eyes overseas deals after buying Sanofi unit

By Gabriel Araujo and Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO, March 10 (Reuters) - Brazilian drugmaker EMS is open to fresh acquisitions to expand internationally after inking a major deal to buy Sanofi's Brazil-based generic drugmaker Medley, and is gearing up to launch its own semaglutide-based injector ...
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Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 2 to 993, state health department says

March 10 (Reuters) - Measles cases in South Carolina rose to 993 on Tuesday, state health data showed, including two cases since the last update on Friday. Officials have warned that the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake. ...
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Amazon launches healthcare AI assistant on its website, app

NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - Amazon.com will expand access to its healthcare AI assistant for customers using its website and app, aiming to streamline care for over 30 conditions, it said on Tuesday. The artificial intelligence assistant can explain results, connect patients with providers ...
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