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Redness on Trump’s neck is caused by common skin cream, White House says

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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Roche targets double-digit market share in weight loss, aims to catch up with Novo Nordisk, Handelsblatt reports

BERLIN, March 3 (Reuters) - Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is aiming for a double-digit market share in the weight loss market and wants to close the gap on its Danish rival Novo Nordisk, its CEO told Germany's Handelsblatt business daily. "We expect to be among ...
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Lobbyist: Passenger rail planning bill has no fiscal impact this year

(The Center Square) - Rail planning advocates say there would be no immediate fiscal impact if lawmakers pass legislation laying the groundwork for more frequent passenger train service in Illinois. ...
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Victims, families support bill protecting victims of sexual assault in schools

(The Center Square) - State lawmakers gathered with victims, parents and advocates in support of a bill requiring Illinois schools expel any student who commits or attempts to commit sexual assault for a minimum of one year. ...
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Eli Lilly on track to launch oral obesity drug in second quarter, pending US approval

March 2 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly CFO Lucas Montarce said on Monday it is preparing to launch its new oral obesity drug, orforglipron, in the United States as early as the second quarter of this year, once it gets approval from the Food and ...
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Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As people awoke to headlines over the weekend about deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and potential of widening conflict, alerts, social media and conversations at the dining room table were consumed by the news. While medical experts say it ...
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Expert meeting on US measles elimination status delayed to November

By Kamal Choudhury March 2 (Reuters) - A meeting of an international panel of experts that was set to review the United States' measles elimination status next month has been postponed until November, the Pan American Health Organization said on Monday. U.S. health officials asked for ...
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Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order blocks for now a state law ...
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Analysis-Hims expansion may not come in time for risky GLP-1 business

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, March 2 (Reuters) - Telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, known for its weight-loss drug business, is promising it can diversify away from its reliance on compounded GLP-1 sales in the U.S., but that may not happen soon enough for ...
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What to know before asking an AI chatbot for health advice

WASHINGTON (AP) - With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began offering programs specifically designed to answer health questions. In January, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health, a new version of its chatbot ...
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Pfizer CEO flags concerns with US FDA’s vaccine leadership

By Mariam Sunny March 2 (Reuters) - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the company "has a problem" with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's biologics and vaccines chief, Vinay Prasad, in response to a question about the drugmaker's recent communications with the regulator. Bourla said on ...
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CDC acting director Bhattacharya backs use of measles vaccine

March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acting director Jay Bhattacharya on Monday said the MMR vaccine remains the most reliable and effective way to prevent the spread of measles. "There is no cure for measles, which is why prevention is ...
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