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Illinois Quick Hits: Cook County announces $20M in CVI spending

(The Center Square) - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has announced $20 million of taxpayer funding for community violence intervention. Preckwinkle said the county has spent $110 million ...
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UN food agencies warn acute hunger will worsen in 13 hot spots as famine risks rise

ROME (AP) - The United Nations' food agencies warned Wednesday that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, with conflict, funding shortages and climate shocks pushing millions closer to famine. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and ...
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US Health Department announces over $700 million to combat mental health, addiction, homelessness

June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced more than $700 million in new funding opportunities aimed at tackling mental illness, addiction and homelessness. The package includes a new $96 million grant program, Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-based ...
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Robots improve drug tests for catching lurking cancer cells

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) By Nancy Lapid June 17 (Reuters) - We also highlight some potentially good news for people suffering knee arthritis pain, a treatment that can help delay or ...
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Jazz Pharma, AbCellera ink antibody deal worth up to $876 million

June 17 (Reuters) - Jazz Pharmaceuticals has signed a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Canada's AbCellera to develop T-cell engaging multispecific antibodies for cancer, the companies said on Wednesday. AbCellera will receive $56 million upfront for two initial programs expected to begin within 12 ...
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Analysis-Big pharma taps UK playbook to pressure European capitals on drug prices

By Maggie Fick and Bhanvi Satija LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Global pharmaceutical companies, facing pushback from European capitals on drug pricing, are turning to a playbook that brought them recent success in Britain: threats of pulling investment and expansion plans to pressure policymakers. The latest ...
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Moderna interested in Germany production, sees opportunity in BioNTech closures, says CEO

BERLIN, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna is interested in investing in production facilities in Germany, with an eye on plants that its German rival BioNTech plans to close, CEO Stephane Bancel told the German business daily Handelsblatt on Wednesday. "If we were ...
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Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has received a lung transplant

OSLO, Norway (AP) - Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has undergone a successful lung transplant at a hospital in Oslo, the country's royal house said Wednesday. The 52-year-old was diagnosed in 2018 with pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive disease that damages and scars lung tissue. It ...
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Advocacy groups urge U.S. to share experimental Ebola drug for outbreak trials

June 16 (Reuters) - A clutch of advocacy groups on Tuesday urged the U.S. government to make an experimental Ebola treatment by Mapp Biopharmaceutical available for clinical trials and emergency use in countries responding to the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. Their letter to the Biomedical Advanced ...
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US FDA sends 25 letters to telehealth companies over claims on compounded weight-loss drugs

June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued 25 warning letters to telehealth companies for marketing false and misleading claims about compounded versions of Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk's hugely popular weight loss and diabetes drugs. The letters, that were posted on ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Justice Department moves against Evanston reparations program

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a motion to intervene in a civil rights lawsuit challenging Evanston's reparations program. Judicial Watch filed the class ...
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Social media platforms challenge Chicago tax; Pritzker confident in statewide plan

(The Center Square) - Chicago faces an ongoing lawsuit over a tax ordinance on social media platforms that was imposed four months ago, but city officials said this week they have confidence in its legality. ...
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