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US FDA approves Sanofi’s drug for a rare blood disorder

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sanofi’s drug to treat a type of blood disorder, the company said on Friday, in a sign that the French drugmaker’s $3.7 billion bet on the treatment could start to pay off. The approval aids the ...
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COVID cases, hospitalizations ticking up in the US but remain lower than last year

(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 cases are ticking up in the U.S. as children head back to school and the country prepares to enter the colder weather months.For the week ending Aug. 9, the COVID hospitalization rate was 1.7 per 100,000, double the rate from ...
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Walmart defeats shareholder lawsuit over opioid probe disclosures

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Walmart defeated an appeal by shareholders who said the world’s largest retailer defrauded them by failing to disclose that federal prosecutors were investigating its opioid-dispensing practices. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said Walmart did not commit securities fraud ...
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FDA expands warning of radioactive shrimp as 2 more brands are recalled

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning about radioactive shrimp, recalling more brands due to possible contamination.The federal health agency said earlier this week nearly 18,000 bags of frozen Kroger Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp and 26,460 packages of cocktail shrimp, ...
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Trump administration tells states to remove references to ‘gender ideology’ from sex ed materials

President Donald Trump’s administration this week told 40 states to eliminate parts of lessons that focus on LGBTQ+ issues from federally funded sexual education materials or that they will lose funding. The move is the latest in a line of efforts since Trump returned to ...
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WATCH: ‘Partisans’ who want to should ‘get up and move’ from Illinois, Pritzker says

(The Center Square) – If you’re not willing to stick around and help make the state better, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says you can “get up and move.” Pritzker ...
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‘Horrendous’ religious freedom violation leads to payout by Chicago Public Schools

(The Center Square) – A court-approved settlement of over $2.6 million is being paid to 207 former Chicago Public School students who were required to participate in a Transcendental Meditation program during class. ...
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What to know about a Texas bill to let residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers

A measure that would allow nearly any private citizen to sue out-of-state prescribers and others who send abortion pills into Texas has won first-round approval in the state House. It would be the first law of its kind in the country and part of the ...
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Death toll from Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City rises to 7 and infections hit 114

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City health officials have discovered a seventh death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment. The latest death was announced Thursday. Officials said they had concluded ...
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With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency’s lost work

NEW YORK (AP) — The CDC is in chaos and some groups are starting to step in and take over work the agency was doing. The moves come in response to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s extensive — and some say illegal — restructuring ...
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Critical medical supplies run out as cases of rare syndrome rise in Gaza, WHO says

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization has run out of critical medical supplies in Gaza that it needs to treat a surge in cases of a rare paralysis-causing syndrome in the Palestinian enclave, the U.N. agency said on Friday.    There ...
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Milei’s vow to veto Argentine public hospital funding risks midterm backlash

By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentine President Javier Milei’s hopes of gaining greater control of the legislature in upcoming midterm elections could be facing a stiff challenge from his determination to veto more funding for struggling public hospitals, latest polls suggest. Milei has been ...
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