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Drawing on COVID lessons, China passes law to improve emergency response

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top lawmakers on Friday passed a bill to quicken public health emergency responses by empowering individuals and allowing them to report emergencies, bypassing the government’s usual hierarchical structure. The law will take effect from November 1, ...
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Kenvue CEO met RFK Jr., said no clear link between Tylenol and autism, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -Kenvue’s interim Chief Executive Officer Kirk Perry met Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to try and dissuade the U.S. health secretary from including Tylenol as a potential cause of autism in an upcoming report, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person ...
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Apple Watch hypertension feature wins FDA nod, rollout next week, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) -Apple will roll out a hypertension detection feature on its smartwatch next week after receiving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance on Thursday, Bloomberg News reported. Apple and the FDA did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The company unveiled a blood ...
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Kids and current events: How to help them deal with what they see around them

NEW YORK (AP) — In hardly any time at all, the footage of the horrifying moment when a bullet hit conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the neck cascaded across the internet. Whether seeing it inadvertently or seeking it out, onlookers far from the crowd at ...
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Child dies from complication of measles contracted years earlier

A school-age child has died from a rare complication of measles contracted in infancy, Los Angeles County health officials said Thursday. The child, who had been too young to be vaccinated when they were infected by the virus, died of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, according to ...
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WATCH: Group urges Trump to help save Chicago ‘before it’s too late’

(The Center Square) – A group of Chicagoans are asking President Donald Trump to help to fight crime and corruption in the city. Chicago Flips Red founder Zoe Leigh ...
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The nest is empty: Parents grapple with mixed emotions after children move out

It’s that time of year when many parents across the U.S. see their kids head off to college or leave home to start their working lives. For parents and guardians, experts say, the separation from their children can cause mixed feelings of loss, grief, ...
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Eli Lilly loses appeal of $183.7 million Medicaid fraud award

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Eli Lilly’s appeal of an $183.7 million judgment won by a whistleblowing lawyer and pharmacist who accused the drugmaker of defrauding Medicaid. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago said a federal jury ...
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US to give Philippines $250 million to tackle health needs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to give the Philippines an additional $250 million to address tuberculosis, maternal health and the threat of emerging diseases, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. The move follows $63 million announced amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...
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AbbVie shares hit record high as key immunology drug set for exclusivity until 2037

By Christy Santhosh (Reuters) -AbbVie shares rose 4% to a record high on Thursday after the U.S. drugmaker said it expected no generic competition for its blockbuster immunology drug Rinvoq until 2037, a four-year extension, according to some analysts. Rinvoq, used for the treatment of rheumatoid ...
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LB Pharma valued at $382 million as shares jump in New York debut

By Pritam Biswas (Reuters) – LB Pharmaceuticals’ shares rose 27% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, giving the biotech firm a valuation of $381.9 million and opening the door for companies looking to tap the public markets before 2026. Shares of ...
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Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak, health agency says

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province have more than doubled in a week since a new outbreak was confirmed there, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday. The suspected cases have increased from 28 to ...
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