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Exclusive-Shopify to bar vapes as U.S. authorities crack down on illegal industry

By Emma Rumney LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Shopify Inc will ban all vapes from its platform as soon as this week following pressure from a group of U.S. state attorneys general aiming to curb sales of illegal e-cigarettes online, according to two sources familiar ...
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Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1,048, including 267 deaths

June 23 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Monday that confirmed Ebola cases in the country had reached 1,048, including 267 deaths. On Sunday, the number of confirmed cases surpassed 1,000 for the first time since the outbreak began. (Reporting by ...
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Trump CDC nominee Schwartz to resign posts, sell holdings if confirmed

June 22 (Reuters) - Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said she will resign from UnitedHealth and board roles, sell healthcare-related holdings and recuse herself from matters involving former employers and clients if confirmed, ...
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt made a fearful epidemic powerfully human

It is more than 50 tons of fabric and compassion, and the Library of Congress describes it as the largest communal art project in the world. The AIDS Memorial Quilt was stitched from the lives of those dying from an epidemic that many in the ...
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The Media Line: October 7 Reminders May Trigger Cannabis and Tobacco Cravings, Study Finds 

October 7 Reminders May Trigger Cannabis and Tobacco Cravings, Study Finds Exposure to collective trauma in the news can produce an immediate rise in cravings among regular cannabis and tobacco users By Maayan Hoffman / The Media Line Ever since October 7, 2023, Israelis ...
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Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) - The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility. U.S. Department of Health and ...
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All US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states

June 22 (Reuters) - The University of Nebraska Medical Center said on Monday all 18 U.S.-resident passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship have returned to their home states after completing monitoring at its National Quarantine Unit. Sixteen of those passengers arrived on May ...
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Pfizer’s experimental drug misses main goal of lung cancer trial

By Michael Erman June 22 (Reuters) - Pfizer said on Monday that one of the key experimental drugs it picked up in its $43 billion 2023 acquisition of Seagen failed to improve survival when compared to chemotherapy in a late-stage trial of lung cancer patients ...
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Ebola cases in DRC surpass 1,000 as UNICEF warns millions of children at risk

(NEW YORK) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 1,000 Ebola cases as the country's deadly outbreak continues.The DRC Ministry of Health reported 1,003 confirmed cases and 254 confirmed deaths as of Sunday evening. There are 365 patients either hospitalized or in ...
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European patient access to new drugs worsens, pharma lobby says

By Maggie Fick and Bhanvi Satija LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Patient access to new medicines is worsening across Europe, the region's main pharmaceuticals industry lobby group said as it published research arguing that investment in innovative medicines generates substantial economic and social returns. The ...
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UNAIDS chief urges US to reconsider South Africa funding cut

By David Brunnstrom June 22 (Reuters) - The head of UNAIDS said on Monday she was saddened by U.S. plans to withdraw HIV/AIDS funding for South Africa and urged Washington to reconsider, warning the move could cost lives in the country with the largest number ...
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Chicago anti-violence department proposed; activist dismisses Trump post

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker agrees with an Illinois anti-violence activist who says President Donald Trump is not the person to call for help with violence in Chicago. ...
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