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UK to debate assisted dying again after previous attempt to change law failed

LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - British lawmakers look set to hold a fresh debate on legalising assisted dying for terminally ill people in the new parliamentary session, after one member said she would reintroduce draft legislation that stalled earlier this year. Polls have long shown ...
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Lundbeck drug candidate shows promise in Cushing’s disease trial

June 14 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker H. Lundbeck said on Sunday its investigational drug asedebart showed encouraging tolerability and results in a small mid-stage study for the treatment of Cushing's disease, a rare hormonal disorder. The results, presented at a medical conference in Chicago, mark ...
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Australia’s Sigma Healthcare drops pursuit of UK pharmacy chain Boots

June 15 (Reuters) - Australia's Sigma Healthcare said on Monday it had walked away from preliminary talks to buy British pharmacy chain Boots, concluding that a potential deal would not meet its strategic and capital investment objectives. The pharmaceutical wholesaler and retailer had said earlier ...
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Ebola cases in eastern Congo climb to 782 and deaths reach 181, authorities say

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has increased to 782, with 181 deaths, the Congolese Ministry of Health said in a statement on social platform X on Sunday evening. However, the number of cases in Congo is believed to ...
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Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows

By Gradel Muyisa and Benoit Nyemba NIZI, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 14 (Reuters) - After the Kpangba displacement camp became the first in this part of war-torn Congo to record deaths from Ebola two weeks ago, health workers rushed to trace those who ...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 710

KINSHASA, June 13 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 710, including 149 deaths, government data showed on Saturday. The number represented the total number of confirmed cases as of Friday, according to a situation report ...
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How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as FDA authorizes some flavored e-cigarettes

Ricky Resendez first tried e-cigarettes in eighth grade. By the time he got to high school, he was vaping daily. "It was just kind of normal," said Ricky, a 17-year-old recent graduate in Superior, Wisconsin. "Kids were vaping in class, in the bathrooms, wherever." Nationally, nearly ...
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Drugmakers will not be exempt from cost cuts, says German health minister

BERLIN, June 12 (Reuters) - Drugmakers will not be exempted from cost-cutting measures, Germany's health minister said, after some companies warned they may be unable to launch innovative medicines in Europe unless governments agree to pay more than they historically have. "Every sector must play ...
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals lung cancer drug fails main trial goal

By Christy Santhosh June 12 (Reuters) - Jazz Pharmaceuticals said on Friday its lung cancer drug Zepzelca failed to meet the main goal of improving overall survival in a late-stage study, potentially risking its current regulatory status and sending shares down 2%. The company said it ...
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US to provide $50 million more in funding to counter Ebola outbreak

June 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. plans to provide $50 million in funding to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop medical countermeasures to target the rare strain of Ebola causing the current outbreak in Africa, the State Department said in a statement ...
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Officials say sprinklers at California medical equipment warehouse didn’t work during blaze

Firefighters responding to a blaze that destroyed a massive medical equipment warehouse in Northern California that was still burning a day later were hindered by sprinklers and hydrants that weren't working, authorities said Friday. The 1 million-square-foot (93,000-square-meter) warehouse in Tracy, a city about ...
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FDA approves expanded use of Sanofi’s type 1 diabetes drug

June 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved the expanded use of Sanofi's type 1 diabetes injection in children aged 8 to 17 years who were recently diagnosed with stage 3 of the condition. The FDA had ...
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