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Cholera outbreak in northwest Nigeria kills eight, infects over 200

By Ahmed Kingimi ABUJA (Reuters) -A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, residents and local officials said on Thursday, as limited healthcare access and insecurity exacerbate the ...
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Stada eyes IPO in autumn if conditions are right, CEO tells dpa

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German generic drugmaker Stada is reviving plans to go public during the autumn if market conditions are supportive, its CEO told news agency dpa on Thursday. “We are preparing an IPO in the autumn, provided the general conditions are right,” Peter Goldschmidt was ...
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US FDA declines to approve Outlook Therapeutics’ drug for eye condition

(Reuters) -Outlook Therapeutics said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve its experimental drug to treat a type of eye condition, which causes blurred vision, sending its shares slumping nearly 62% before the bell. The health regulator cited a lack ...
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Singapore to impose harsher penalties on drug-laced vapes from September

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore will take a harder stance against drug-laced vapes from September as it changes the classification of anaesthetic agent etomidate from a poison to a drug, the government announced on Thursday. Users of vapes laced with the substance will face a fine and ...
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Australia’s Ramsay Health Care posts steep drop in annual profit, shares fall

(Reuters) -Australia’s Ramsay Health Care logged a huge drop in its annual results on Thursday, hurt by a poor performance at both its European division and British mental health service business, sending its shares to an over four-month low. The Australian private hospital operator posted ...
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Illinois quick hits: Gun ban challengers petition SCOTUS; man sentenced for COVID fraud

Gun ban challengers petition SCOTUS The Second Amendment Foundation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take a challenge to Cook County’s ban on semi-automatic firearms. ...
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Trump: Illinois’ ‘slob of a governor’ should call for help with public safety

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he has not received communication from the federal government about potential troop deployments to Illinois, after President Donald Trump offered choice words for the governor. ...
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Eli Lilly temporarily halts UK shipments of weight-loss drug Mounjaro

(Reuters) -Eli Lilly has temporarily paused shipments of its weight-loss drug Mounjaro in the UK, ahead of a new price hike for the treatment set to come into effect starting next month. Lilly said that, in order to manage its supply and ensure that patients ...
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Factbox-Which COVID-19 vaccines are FDA approved in US?

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. including mRNA-based shots from Moderna and Pfizer with partner BioNTech, as well as Novavax’s traditional protein-based shot. Here are the details of the FDA’s approvals: PFIZER/BIONTECH Pfizer and BioNTech’s shot, Comirnaty, is fully ...
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Life sciences firm Agilent raises annual revenue outlook

(Reuters) -Agilent Technologies raised its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday after beating quarterly estimates, betting on improving demand for its medical tools and equipment used in lab research and drug development. Life sciences firms, such as Agilent, have experienced weak order levels over the past ...
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Why getting a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be more complicated this year

Will you get a COVID-19 vaccine? That has become a complicated question for many people. The answer may depend on your age, insurance coverage, health and finding a health care professional who will give you the shot. A once-straightforward seasonal vaccine process has become muddled this ...
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Economic index shows reduced uncertainty, more stability in Midwest

(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Survey of Economic Conditions Activity Index suggests more stability and less uncertainty across five Midwestern states. Thom Walstrum, Principal ...
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