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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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‘Half-baked’ Illinois social media tax poised to tee up court challenges

Illinois is poised to be headed back into court to defend another constitutionally questionable law, as tech companies and internet freedom advocates this time take aim at a new measure, jammed through with virtually no discussion by Democratic lawmakers, to impose steep "fees" on ...
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China closing in but US still leads in biotech innovation, survey finds

By Deena Beasley SAN DIEGO, June 22 (Reuters) - China, which now conducts more clinical drug trials than the U.S., still lags in several key areas of biotechnology innovation, according to a recent survey of senior U.S. leaders in industry and academia. The poll, conducted ...
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Merck’s bowel disease drug meets main goal in late-stage trial

June 22 (Reuters) - Merck said on Monday its drug met the main goal in a late-stage trial testing it in patients with a type of inflammatory bowel disease. After 12 weeks, the drug, tulisokibart, showed clinical remission in symptoms of ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis is ...
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US FDA declines to approve Achieve Life Sciences’ smoking-cessation drug

June 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Achieve Life Sciences' drug to treat nicotine dependence in adults, the company said on Monday. The company said the FDA issued a complete response letter citing outstanding manufacturing-related observations at a ...
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Nuvectis gains two experimental drugs in licensing deal with China’s Haisco

June 22 (Reuters) - Nuvectis Pharma said on Monday it had licensed exclusive rights outside China to two experimental drugs from Haisco Pharmaceutical Group, targeting complement-mediated diseases and cancer to broaden its pipeline. Shares of Nuvectis rose about 5% in premarket trading following the news. ...
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China launches inquiry into presence of formamide in diapers, CCTV reports

BEIJING, June 22 (Reuters) - China's state market regulator has launched an inquiry into the presence of formamide in infant diapers, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday. Three diaper brands, Babycare, Huggies and Bibabebe, have said internal tests showed no trace of the substance in ...
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China approves CARsgen’s CAR-T treatment for stomach cancer

SHANGHAI, June 22 (Reuters) - China's drug regulator said on Monday it has approved a CARsgen Therapeutics treatment for stomach cancer, a new milestone for CAR-T therapies, which engineer patients' immune cells to recognise and kill cancer cells. The injection, also known as satri-cel, is ...
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Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise over 1,000

June 22 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Sunday that confirmed Ebola cases in the country had risen to 1,003, including 254 deaths. In an update on Saturday, the government put confirmed cases at 956 and deaths at 247. (Reporting by ...
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Inghams locks down farms after Australia reports second H5N1 case

June 22 (Reuters) - Inghams Group on Monday implemented a complete lockdown across all of its Western Australian farms and processing operations after Australia reported a second case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu. Here are some details: • Australia reported a second ...
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Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said in a statement late Sunday. A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri province since it was declared ...
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Australia confirms second H5 bird flu case

(Corrects name of agriculture minister to Julie Collins, not Murray Watt) SYDNEY, June 22 (Reuters) - Australia's agriculture minister Julie Collins on Monday said testing has confirmed a second case of H5 bird flu in Western Australia. (Reporting by Christine Chen in Sydney; Editing by ...
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