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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 1,118

DAKAR, June 24 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 1,118, including 291 deaths, government data showed on Wednesday. The number represented the total number of confirmed cases as of Tuesday, according to a situation ...
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Cervical cancer deaths 49% higher for women living in poverty: Report

(NEW YORK) -- Cervical cancer deaths are 49% higher for women living in poverty, a major report released on Thursday finds.Women living in poverty were also 23% more likely to develop cervical cancer compared to those living in higher-income areas, according to the report ...
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Pfizer dismissed from US states’ drug price-fixing lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel June 24 (Reuters) - Pfizer has been dismissed as a defendant in a sweeping antitrust lawsuit in which most U.S. states accused dozens of drugmakers and executives of fixing prices of generic drugs, causing patients to overpay. In a decision on Tuesday, Chief ...
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Judge temporarily blocks subpoenas in criminal probe of transgender care at New York hospitals

NEW YORK (AP) - A judge temporarily blocked federal prosecutors in Texas from getting access to the medical records of transgender patients treated at New York hospitals on Wednesday, saying they were part of an improper government effort to "demonize and eradicate an entire ...
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US military requires flu vaccine for some after outbreak in Texas training center

June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has resumed requiring flu vaccines for some service members in an exception to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's guidance declaring the shots voluntary two months ago. The decision follows a flu outbreak among recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland ...
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South African civil groups warn of dire impact as US phases out HIV program funding

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Civil society organizations in South Africa said Wednesday that adolescent girls and women are among the first vulnerable groups to feel the pinch of U.S. foreign aid cuts as the Trump administration phases out its more than $400 million support annually ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: $50.8M in cannabis tax-funded grants awarded

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has announced $50.8 million in Restore, Reinvest and Renew grants. The latest round of funding includes about $35 million ...
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Australia ramps up bird flu testing as second state reports case

SYDNEY, June 24 (Reuters) - Australian authorities ramped up surveillance and testing of wildlife and livestock on Wednesday after a second state reported a case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu. South Australia state Premier Peter Malinauskas said a migratory bird had tested positive ...
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China approval for Eli Lilly GLP-1 pill to come as soon as 2026, executive says

By Maggie Fick and Andrew Silver BRUSSELS, June 24 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's orforglipron type-2 diabetes and obesity pill could launch in China as soon as later this year, an executive at the U.S. drugmaker told Reuters, as rival Novo Nordisk seeks to catch up ...
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US CDC to end hantavirus response, WSJ reports

June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to formally wind down its hantavirus response, nearly two months after an outbreak on a cruise ship left three people dead, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, quoting acting ...
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France reports Ebola case in doctor returning from humanitarian mission in Congo

PARIS, June 24 (Reuters) - A doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the country's first case of the virus during the current outbreak, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The patient is being isolated and authorities are contact ...
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Abbisko Therapeutics enters potential $1.9 billion R&D deal with Eli Lilly

June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly will collaborate on experimental medicines with a unit of oncology-specialist Abbisko Cayman, with potential payments of up to around $1.9 billion if milestones are met, the Chinese drugmaker said on Tuesday. The deal marks another business win ...
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