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Lilly to appeal after UK agency opposes reimbursement for Alzheimer’s drug

(Reuters) -Eli Lilly said on Thursday it would appeal against a UK agency’s recommendation to not reimburse the cost of Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla, blocking access for patients seeking treatment under the country’s state-run health service. The U.S.-based drugmaker plans to appeal on the grounds that ...
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Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in July

The 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on July 17, according to a statement on a federal agency’s website. The decision preempts the Trump administration’s 2026 budget proposal to cut funding for 988’s ...
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Families of trans kids worry about what’s next after Supreme Court rules on gender-affirming care

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about the future. The court handed President Donald Trump’s administration and Republican-led states a significant victory by ...
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The world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions – although it’s unclear how many in the U.S. and abroad will get access to the powerful ...
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New CDC advisers will skip some expected topics and explore a target of antivaccine activists

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers meet next week, but their agenda suggests they’ll skip some expected topics — including a vote on COVID-19 shots — while taking up a longtime target of anti-vaccine groups. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...
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Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a jolting setback to transgender rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump’s Republican administration ...
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More employers adopting ICHRAs, giving workers money to buy their own health insurance

A small, growing number of employers are putting health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of their workers. Instead of offering traditional insurance, they’re giving workers money to buy their own coverage in what’s known as Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements, or ICHRAs. Advocates say this ...
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Illinois quick hits: Champaign DMV going DMV+

Champaign DMV going DMV+ The Champaign DMV will remain open during renovations to ...
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WATCH: IL Speaker: We have time to address transit fiscal cliff

(The Center Square) – The speaker of the Illinois House says state lawmakers still have time to fund public transit. ...
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FDA approves the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, maker Gilead Sciences announced Wednesday. It’s the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions – although it’s unclear how many in the U.S. and abroad ...
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US FDA approves Gilead’s twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention

By Deena Beasley and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection, for preventing HIV infection in adults and adolescents. Gilead said the drug will be sold under the brand name Yeztugo. Investors and AIDS activists had ...
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What to know about the COVID variant that may cause ‘razor blade’ sore throats

The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID. That’s because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been ...
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