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Supreme Court denies hearing Chicago gun sales case

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court denied hearing a case that alleged an Indiana gun shop fueled gun violence in Chicago. The case, Westforth Sports v. Chicago, ...
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Samsung Biologics estimates $100 million strike loss as unions press demands

By Heejin Kim SEOUL, May 4 (Reuters) - Samsung Biologics estimated on Monday that a strike by its union over pay has cost the contract drug manufacturer about 150 billion won ($101.90 million) so far, marking the latest labour unrest to hit the South Korean ...
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What to know about hantavirus, the illness suspected in a cruise ship outbreak

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others. Studies indicate hantaviruses have been around for centuries, with outbreaks documented in Asia and Europe. In the Eastern Hemisphere, it ...
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Factbox-What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?

May 3 (Reuters) - Three people have died and three are ill after a Netherlands-based cruise ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus, authorities and media reports said on Sunday. Here is information about the virus. SPREAD BY RODENTS Hantavirus is primarily spread by rodents ...
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Belgian pharma group UCB to buy Candid Therapeutics for up to $2.2 billion

PARIS, May 3 (Reuters) - Belgian biopharmaceuticals company UCB has agreed to buy privately-held Candid Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $2.2 billion, the companies said on Sunday. UCB will pay $2 billion in upfront payments and up to $200 million in potential future ...
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NZ’s a2 Milk shares slump on US infant formula recall as cereulide detected

May 4 (Reuters) - New Zealand's a2 Milk said on Monday it was recalling three batches of its a2 Platinum infant milk formula sold in the United States after testing detected cereulide, sending its shares down nearly 14%. Shares of the milk producer plunged 13.8% ...
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A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization and South Africa's Department ...
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Abortion pill makers ask US Supreme Court to restore mail-order access

By Ismail Shakil May 2 (Reuters) - Two drugmakers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore mail-order access to mifepristone, a move that would continue to allow women access to one of the most widely used abortion methods pending ongoing legal challenges. Danco Laboratories and ...
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Danco Laboratories seeks Supreme Court stay of ruling pausing mail-order access to abortion drugs

May 2 (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical company Danco Laboratories filed an application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday asking for a stay of an appeals court ruling that temporarily blocks mail-order access to abortion drug mifepristone. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Tom Hals, Editing ...
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A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here’s what to know

In the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common ways to end early pregnancies, by blocking the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions. The unanimous ...
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US FDA authorizes early access to Revolution’s pancreatic cancer pill

May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the granting of early access before regulatory approval to Revolution Medicines' pill for patients with previously treated pancreatic cancer, the company said on Friday. The regulator's early access program allows patients with serious ...
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WHO delays pandemic treaty amid pathogen-sharing dispute

May 1 (Reuters) - World Health Organization member states said on Friday they had extended talks on pathogen-sharing rules, casting doubt on when a pandemic treaty adopted last year can come into effect. The talks are focused on a system intended to ensure countries quickly ...
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