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Illinois treasurer promises to pass nonprofit legislation vetoed by Pritzker

(The Center Square) – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs says he will keep pushing nonprofit investment legislation that was vetoed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. State Sen. Adriane Johnson, D-Buffalo ...
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Belgium confines poultry as bird flu cases increase across Europe

BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) -Belgium has ordered that all poultry be kept indoors from Thursday following the detection of a bird flu outbreak, the federal food safety agency said on Wednesday, as Europe faces a strong resurgence of the disease. The spread of bird flu raised concerns ...
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Belgium reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH says

PARIS (Reuters) -Belgium has reported an outbreak of bird flu on a turkey farm in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease. The H5N1 strain of ...
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COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if ...
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Japan reports bird flu outbreak in north of the country, WOAH says

PARIS (Reuters) -Japan has reported an outbreak of severe bird flu on an egg farm in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Wednesday. The highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, killed 46 birds on the ...
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Nigerian lawmakers launch probe into $4.6 billion health grants as disease deaths rise

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday launched an investigation into how $4.6 billion in international aid grants between 2021 and 2025 was used, saying the money had failed to prevent high mortality rates from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. In a motion presented to ...
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Illinois House backs controversial ‘Equality for Every Family’ bill after Pritzker changes

(The Center Square) – The Illinois House concurs with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s amendatory veto to the Equality for Every Family Act, which supporters say modernizes parentage laws while critics warn it erodes traditional family values. ...
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Slovakia reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak, WOAH says

PARIS (Reuters) -Slovakia has reported an outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease. The H5N1 strain of ...
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Netherlands to cull 161,000 animals after bird flu detected

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will cull around 161,000 chickens at a poultry farm in the central-eastern region of the country after bird flu was detected there, the government said in a statement on Wednesday. A transport ban is in place within a 10 km radius ...
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Metagenomi taps Amazon’s custom chips to develop gene-editing tools 

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Biotech firm Metagenomi said it is using artificial intelligence chips from Amazon.com’s cloud computing unit to power some of its work in developing gene-editing technologies. The work represents one of the first major uses of Amazon Web Services chips beyond ...
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Alkermes enters sleep medicine market with $2.1 billion Avadel deal

(Reuters) -Alkermes said on Wednesday it will acquire Avadel Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at up to $2.1 billion, gaining an approved sleep-disorder treatment and expanding into the sleep-medicine market. The deal gives Alkermes an entry into the sleep-medicine market with Avadel’s Lumryz, which is ...
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Boston Scientific lifts annual profit forecast on strong demand for heart devices

(Reuters) -Boston Scientific raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, after the medical device maker beat third-quarter profit estimates on strong demand for its heart devices. The company, which generates most of its revenue from heart devices such as pacemakers and stents, has benefited ...
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