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DHS secretary blasts Illinois correctional centers

(The Center Square) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is calling out state correctional facilities after he faced questions from an Illinois congresswoman about conditions at Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers. ...
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Vermont is the first state to ban paraquat, a weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease New Mexico governor calls for criminal probe of DEA allowing fentanyl shipments to hit streets French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in doctor who worked in Congo How one Indian textile worker ...
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New gun rules may be needed in IL after SCOTUS marijuana gun rights ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled occasional and "habitual" marijuana use alone cannot be used by governments as a reason to deny people the right to own guns. And ...
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Chicago court keeps block on Florida suit over kids transgender medicine

Despite warnings from their colleague that they are ripping a hole in the U.S. Constitution and the concept of federalism, two Democrat-appointed federal appeals court judges have refused to put a hold on a Chicago federal judge's order blocking Florida's Republican state attorney general ...
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Analysis-US prices for new drugs fell in 2025 as fewer costly gene therapies were launched

By Deena Beasley June 25 (Reuters) - Launch prices for prescription medicines approved by U.S. regulators in 2025 fell from the previous year, but remained high at a median of $216,000 due to expensive drugs for rare diseases, a new analysis shows. In 2024, the median ...
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Novo’s top US exec wants more insurance coverage for weight-loss drugs

By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, hopes insurance will cover more U.S. users of the medication and balance direct-to-consumer sales that have driven the fast-growing market, the company's top U.S. executive said. Demand for ...
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Analysis-Hims’ obesity drug business may get boost as employers drop coverage

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Telehealth provider Hims and Hers Health may get a boost next year from employers dropping coverage of weight-loss drugs like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound and Foundayo to rein in costs, investors and analysts ...
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Pritzker approves law sealing reproductive medical records past state lines

(The Center Square) - Four years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled overturned the right to abortion nationwide, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation he and lawmakers said will protect reproductive freedom in Illinois. ...
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Illinois wheat harvest looks good despite storms

(The Center Square) - Most Illinois wheat escaped damage from severe storms across the state, but recent rainfall could affect crops not already harvested. Tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, wind, hail ...
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Exclusive-Trump to seek more than $1.4 billion in Ebola funding from Congress

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - The White House is planning to seek more than $1.4 billion in new funds from Congress to address the widening Ebola virus outbreak as soon as Wednesday, according to a Trump administration official. The request, which is set ...
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US FDA officials say hiring picks up speed with more than 2,000 jobs to start

By Deena Beasley June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which cut more than 3,000 employees last year, has been authorized to hire 2,200 people, Lowell Zeta, acting chief of staff for the FDA commissioner, said on Tuesday at the BIO International ...
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Dozens of states could face new costs because of high error rates in SNAP food aid

Several dozen states could have to fork over millions of dollars to provide food aid to lower-income residents, if they don't cut down on payment errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Nine states, meanwhile, won't have to pay a penny toward SNAP benefits, because ...
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