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US FDA approves Incyte’s eczema treatment for pediatric patients

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Incyte’s eczema treatment for children aged between 2 and 11 years, the company said on Thursday. It was previously approved for individuals aged 12 years and older. The Wilmington, Delaware-based company has ...
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Pritzker’s office ‘extremely troubled’ by photo with suspect ‘peacekeeper’

(The Center Square) – Officials from the governor’s office say they were “extremely troubled” to learn that a man that Gov. J.B. Pritzker was pictured with was charged with murder. ...
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UK’s Spire Healthcare says reviewing options, including possible sale

(Reuters) – British private hospital group Spire Healthcare said on Thursday it had initiated discussions with several parties to explore strategic options, including a potential sale of the company. The company said the review was at an early stage, emphasizing that ...
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Exclusive-Novo Nordisk cuts US obesity education team as layoffs begin, say sources, online posts

By Maggie Fick VIENNA (Reuters) -Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk has cut a U.S. sales team focused on obesity and diabetes education for healthcare providers, according to two sources close to the company and LinkedIn posts reviewed by Reuters, an early sign of the drugmaker’s push ...
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Trump administration’s new global health aid strategy focuses on bilateral deals with countries

NEW YORK (AP) — The State Department on Thursday announced it will refocus its foreign health assistance strategy around multiyear bilateral deals with recipient countries, making aid dependent on negotiations that officials say will help reduce waste and advance American priorities. “We must keep what ...
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New US global health plan prioritizes drugs, recipients’ self-reliance

By Jennifer Rigby and Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) -The United States will prioritize frontline health supplies, staff, and working directly with countries under a new global health strategy released by the Trump administration on Thursday after months of uncertainty following sweeping aid cuts.  The plan also requires ...
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Federal watchdog report on Georgia’s Medicaid program raises concerns about administrative costs

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal watchdog reported Thursday on a Georgia Medicaid program that requires able-bodied adults to document low-paying work to be eligible for health care, a model the Trump administration is preparing to roll out nationwide. A key finding of the U.S. Government ...
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West Coast states issue joint vaccine guidelines in shift away from CDC

(NEW YORK) -- Four Western U.S. states have come together to issue unified vaccine recommendations for the upcoming respiratory illness season, and California has enacted a new law to base the state's immunization guidance on independent medical organizations, rather than the U.S. Centers for ...
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Texas has a new abortion pill law. But at least one provider plans to keep shipping them there

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a first-of-its-kind law that lets anyone sue prescribers and others responsible for getting abortion pills into the state. Supporters are heralding the law, which Abbott signed Wednesday, as a way to enforce an existing ban. Abortion-rights advocates are ...
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Over 30 people have died from Ebola in Congo, says World Health Organization

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Thursday said 48 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 31 people have died. “It has been two weeks since the government of the ...
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US vaccine panel sets up two working groups to study pregnancy and childhood vaccination schedule

(Reuters) -U.S. vaccine advisers have created two new working groups to study vaccines in pregnancy and childhood vaccine schedule, committee chair Martin Kulldorff said on Thursday. CDC’s working groups are small, topic-focused teams made up of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices members, agency staff, and ...
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WATCH: Pritzker on Kimmel suspension; SNAP error rate alarms; hemp regulations loom

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's comments in the aftermath of Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show being suspended by ABC, and some of the debate around ...
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