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Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - There were no kisses, long embraces or a crowded dance floor packed with well-wishers. But there was love. As Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak that has killed nearly 100 people out of the more than 500 confirmed cases, local ...
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Zealand Pharma shares drop 20% as obesity drug side effects raise concerns

COPENHAGEN, June 8 (Reuters) - Zealand Pharma's shares fell more than 20% in early trade on Monday after trial data showed its obesity drug survodutide had worse side effects and higher patient dropout rates than rival treatments. (Reporting by Stine Jacobsen and Bhanvi Satija, editing ...
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Roche enters $2 billion cancer drug agreement with Nurix Therapeutics

ZURICH, June 8 (Reuters) - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has entered an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with Nurix Therapeutics of up to $2.3 billion, the company said on Monday. • The deal focuses on blood cancer drug bexobrutideg, which degrades targeted proteins and is ...
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Australian cancer specialist Richard Scolyer dies at 59 after pioneering treatment

WELLINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - Richard Scolyer, the Australian cancer specialist who became a test case for an experimental treatment after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, has died aged 59, prompting tributes to a researcher whose work helped transform melanoma care. He died ...
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Boehringer-Zealand’s obesity drug shows promise in cutting visceral, liver fat

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - Boehringer Ingelheim said on Sunday its experimental obesity drug cut visceral and liver fat while minimizing loss of lean mass in a late-stage study, data showed, bolstering its case for benefits beyond weight loss as competition in ...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 515

KINSHASA, June 7 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 515 after 27 new samples tested positive in the previous 24 hours. The confirmed cases include 91 deaths, government data showed. (Reporting by ...
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Sorensen drug-pricing bill draws criticism from former FDA official

(The Center Square) - U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, is backing legislation he says would lower prescription drug costs by targeting the use of Food and Drug Administration citizen petitions that can delay generic drug competition. But critics argue the proposal could undermine an ...
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Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest

MONGBWALU, Congo (AP) - Dr. Richard Lokudu, the medical director of Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital, has received barely any compensation for his work on the front line of one of Congo's deadliest Ebola virus outbreaks. Lokudu and several of his colleagues work all day at ...
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Incyte nears up to $2 billion deal for blood disorder biotech Star, FT reports

June 7 (Reuters) - US biotech Incyte Pharma is nearing a deal for up to $2 billion to buy blood disorder drug developer Star Therapeutics, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The biotechnology company is set to pay $1.25 ...
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Palestinians suffer from lack of proper toilets across Gaza’s vast tent cities

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip (AP) - In their bare-bones tent in southern Gaza, Mostafa Shaaban built his family's makeshift toilet behind a curtain in a corner. He dug a shallow pit in the sandy soil, poured a concrete slab around it, fixed a bottomless ...
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Eli Lilly says next-gen obesity drug curbs sleep apnea, among other benefits

NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Eli Lilly presented trial results to medical professionals on Saturday showing its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide curbed sleep apnea severity in addition to boosting weight loss and helping knee pain. • In a Phase 3 trial, Lilly found ...
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Berlin hospital discharges US doctor who contracted Ebola

By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen treated in Germany after contracting Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been discharged, a Berlin hospital said on Saturday. • No virus has been detected in the patient since May 30, the ...
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