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FDA approves updated COVID vaccines with restrictions on who can receive them

(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for some Americans.The vaccines were approved for use in adults aged 65 and older and for those between ages 5 and 64 with at least one underlying condition that puts them ...
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FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children. The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are approved for all seniors. But the Food ...
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Photos of pets in dorms: Colleges are welcoming animals to help students feel at home

Sophie Nocera, a senior at Eckerd College, lives on the campus of the liberal arts school in St. Petersburg, Florida, with her Border collie, Zuko. Molly Cheer, a senior nursing major who has a cat named Louie, said she chose Northern Colorado in part ...
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US health secretary Kennedy says FDA has authorized use of COVID shots for those at higher risk

(Reuters) -U.S. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday said the Food and Drug Administration has issued marketing authorization of COVID shots for those at higher risk. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services did ...
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Takeaways from AP’s reporting on Venezuelans’ daily struggles to access food

CORO, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans are familiar with hardship — they have lived under a complex social, economic and political crisis for more than a decade. Now, across the South American country, they are finding themselves hungry and unable to buy food. The Associated Press ...
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WATCH: Pritzker, Johnson defend public safety approach; campaign finance issue looms

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop discusses the latest comments from President Donald Trump, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and others to the issue around public safety in Chicago. ...
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Denmark apologises for involuntary birth control in Greenland

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark publicly apologised on Wednesday to Greenlandic women who were victims of a decades-long involuntary birth control campaign, amid efforts by Copenhagen to repair relations with the island and fend off U.S. interest in taking it over. The birth control campaign ...
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BioXcel to seek at-home approval for agitation drug after upbeat study

(Reuters) -BioXcel Therapeutics plans to seek expanded approval for at-home use of its agitation drug after it met the main goal of a late-stage study in patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, the company said on Wednesday. Its shares were up nearly 10% in volatile ...
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Amylyx to stop development of rare brain disorder drug after trial failure

(Reuters) -Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday it will discontinue development of its experimental drug for a rare brain disorder after the treatment failed to show benefit in a mid-stage trial. Shares of the company fell 7% in premarket trading. The company was testing the drug in ...
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Health Rounds: Experimental Jasper drug helps stem cell transplant patients avoid toxic chemotherapy in tiny trial

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -An experimental antibody drug being developed by Jasper Therapeutics in a small early-stage trial allowed children who needed stem cell transplants to skip highly toxic chemotherapy and radiation regimens that are typically required beforehand. Normally before a stem cell transplant, diseased ...
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Exclusive-Indonesia will give food companies two years to meet new labelling rules

By Stanley Widianto and Jennifer Rigby JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia will set a deadline of two years for food and beverage companies to meet new labelling norms for products high in salt, sugar or fat, a government official told Reuters, a move that spells more delays ...
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At some colleges, move-in day includes students’ dogs and cats

Crossing paths with dogs, cats and other animals is part of campus life for students at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in Florida that allows pets to live in dormitories. Sophie Nocera, an Eckerd senior, said she probably knows the names of pets better ...
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