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NY attorney general demands hospital resume gender-affirming treatment for trans youth

NEW YORK (AP) - New York Attorney General Letitia James is ordering one of Manhattan's largest hospitals to resume providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth, weeks after the hospital ended such treatments amid funding threats from the federal government. In a letter sent to ...
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US FDA warns Novo for second time about misleading drug advertising

March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told Novo Nordisk to stop running a consumer ad for its blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic, saying the commercial makes false and misleading claims about what the drug can do. It is the second time ...
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Pritzker announces $2.5B in medical debt erased; more than half in Cook Co.

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County health officials Tuesday to announce a combined $2.6 billion in erased medical debt. Of the total, $1.5 ...
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Possible person-to-person swine flu case reported in Spain. Should we be concerned?

(NEW YORK) -- Over the weekend, health officials in Spain reportedly informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible human case of swine flu that may have been caused by person-to-person transmission.The WHO's reference laboratory for influenza in Britain is conducting additional tests ...
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Hims’ pharmacy partner will reintroduce GLP-1 pill pulled from market, Endpoints News reports

March 3 (Reuters) - Hims & Hers Health's pharmacy partner, Strive Pharmacy, plans to resume sales of its compounded weight‑loss pill through other healthcare providers after halting distribution following U.S. regulatory pushback, Endpoints News reported on Tuesday. Arizona-based Strive has not decided on a timeline ...
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Theravance considers possible sale after drug trial setback

March 3 (Reuters) - Theravance Biopharma said on Tuesday its board is reviewing strategic alternatives, including a possible sale, after scrapping development of an experimental drug for a rare disorder, sending its shares down 28% in early trading. Ampreloxetine, which failed a late-stage trial, is ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago advances in bid for 2028 DNC

(The Center Square) - Chicago is one of five cities in the running to hold the 2028 Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Committee announced on Monday that Chicago, ...
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Aspen Pharmacare aims for Canada entry with Ozempic generic by third quarter

JOHANNESBURG, March 3 (Reuters) - Aspen Pharmacare's unbranded version of Novo Nordisk's popular diabetes drug Ozempic could be registered in Canada in the second or third quarter of this year, the South African pharmacueticals group's CEO said on Tuesday. "We're getting feedback from the regulators. ...
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Kyowa Kirin stops development of skin condition treatment

March 3 (Reuters) - Kyowa Kirin on Tuesday said it is discontinuing all ongoing trials of its experimental drug to treat skin conditions after the company concluded that the potential risks may outweigh the benefits for patients. The drug, called rocatinlimab, is a monoclonal antibody ...
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26 Doctors without Borders workers remain unaccounted for in South Sudan a month after attacks

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - More than two dozen Doctors Without Borders workers remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan, the medical charity said. Two facilities operated by the group, known by French acronym MSF, were attacked on Feb. 3 in Jonglei State, ...
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Diagnostics startup Droplet Biosciences partners with Nvidia to speed cancer test results

March 3 (Reuters) - Diagnostics firm Droplet Biosciences said on Tuesday it is collaborating with Nvidia to use the chipmaker's AI infrastructure to speed up post-surgery cancer test results. The company has been using Nvidia Parabricks, a GPU-accelerated software suite, to drastically speed up genomic ...
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White House attributes redness on Trump’s neck to skin cream but doesn’t say what it’s treating

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Monday attributed a large red spot on President Donald Trump's neck to a skin cream he is using, without elaborating on what condition it is treating. The redness drew widespread attention Monday, when news photographers captured close-up images ...
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