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Bayer to buy Perfuse Therapeutics in up to $2.45 billion deal

May 6 (Reuters) - Bayer said on Wednesday that it will buy biopharmaceutical company Perfuse Therapeutics to complement its ophthalmology pipeline. The deal has a potential value of up to $2.45 billion, the company said in a statement, with a $300 million upfront payment and ...
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Swiss eye care firm Alcon’s quarterly revenue rises, driven by product launches

By Simon Ferdinand Eibach Gdansk, May 6 (Reuters) - Swiss-American eye care company Alcon reported a 10% rise in its quarterly revenue, citing recent product launches as main drivers. • Alcon's net sales rose to $2.69 billion in the first quarter of 2026, from $2.451 reported ...
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Dutch health-tech group Philips’ sales, margins beat estimates on order growth

May 6 (Reuters) - Dutch healthcare technology group Philips reported first-quarter revenues and margins above market expectations on Wednesday, with order intake growth helped by demand in North America and Europe. Sales at the group, which makes products ranging from toothbrushes to medical imaging ...
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Antarctica’s tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

BRUSSELS (AP) - Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, tourism to the bottom of the world is soaring. And experts warn that with more visitors comes an increased risk of ...
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Department of Employment Security faces questions about fraud recoveries

(The Center Square) - The director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security says his agency has changed its processes in an effort to prevent millions of dollars in potential losses due to fraud. ...
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US FDA blocked Covid, shingles vaccine safety studies, NYT reports

May 5 (Reuters) - Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have blocked the publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against Covid-19 and shingles in recent months, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The studies, funded with millions ...
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Trump pressures FDA’s Makary to approve flavored vapes, WSJ reports

May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump rebuked Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary for not moving quickly enough to approve flavored vapes and nicotine products over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Trump sought advice ...
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How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identified

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping at or near remote islands on the way ...
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Spain confirms it will receive hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Canary Islands

MADRID, May 5 (Reuters) - The Spanish Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday evening it would receive the MV Hondius in the Canary Islands "in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles." Once in the Canary Islands, medical teams would examine and treat all passengers and ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: State rep says megaprojects bill usable for Chicago

(The Center Square) - State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, says his megaprojects legislation is a directly usable tool for the city of Chicago. After Mayor Brandon Johnson questioned why ...
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House GOP says Dems ignoring ‘realistic’ property tax relief plans

(The Center Square) - As the clock continues to tick toward the end of the legislative session in Springfield, Republican lawmakers are calling on Democrats to include them in property tax relief talks. ...
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‘Some human-to-human transmission’ possible in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship: WHO official

(NEW YORK) -- An epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO) said that there may be some person-to-person spread in the suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship.As of Monday, there have been seven cases reported aboard the MV Hondius, of which two are ...
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