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China is sending medical team to assist with DRC Ebola outbreak

BEIJING, June 1 (Reuters) - China will send a team of medical specialists to the Democratic Republic of Congo to assist with the region's Ebola outbreak, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday. The Chinese government has decided to provide humanitarian assistance to ...
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US regulator approves oral drug from Japan’s Shionogi to prevent COVID-19

TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Shionogi & Co said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its oral antiviral Ensitrelvir, commercially known as Xocova, for the preventive treatment of individuals who have been exposed to COVID-19. "XOCOVA is the first and ...
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Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have now been reported in Congo's ongoing outbreak, the central African nation said late Sunday, as patients who recovered from the disease spoke of their indescribable joy in interviews with The Associated Press. The ...
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$55.9 billion budget includes new taxes, ‘no property tax relief’

(The Center Square) - The Illinois General Assembly has voted to approve a record-high budget for fiscal year 2027, with new taxes and lawmaker pay raises included. The $55.9 ...
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KLM cancels Uganda flights due to Ebola restrictions

June 1 (Reuters) - KLM has cancelled flights to and from Entebbe airport near the Ugandan capital Kampala due to restrictions linked to an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, the Dutch airline said late on Friday. KLM said that while the area was not currently ...
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Patients find help with therapy donkeys at psychiatric hospital near Paris

NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) - Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions recover in a psychiatric hospital unit outside Paris that's unique to France. The 19th century farm buildings and wooded surroundings are a haven within the Ville-Evrard hospital complex in Neuilly-sur-Marne. On Friday, ...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 282

KINSHASA, May 31 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 282 after 19 new positive test results were recorded. There have been 264 confirmed cases in Ituri province, 15 in North Kivu ...
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Brazil probes two suspected Ebola cases as patients test positive for other diseases

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 31 (Reuters) - A man with a suspected case of Ebola in Brazil's Sao Paulo state tested positive for meningitis, as another suspected case of Ebola emerged in Rio de Janeiro state, local health authorities said on Sunday. In Rio de ...
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Congo and Uganda report 263 confirmed Ebola cases with 43 deaths, Africa CDC says

May 31 (Reuters) - As of May 30, 263 confirmed Ebola cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya said. More than 1,100 suspected cases are being ...
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Experimental Novartis radiopharma drug shows promise in early study

By Bhanvi Satija May 31 (Reuters) - Novartis said on Sunday that early data from its experimental actinium-based drug showed signs of anti-tumour activity against prostate cancer, including in patients previously treated with its older drug Pluvicto. Data from a 101-patient study showed that 52.5% of ...
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J&J prostate cancer drug reduces risk of cancer spread and death in late-stage study

By Sneha S K May 31 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's prostate cancer drug Erleada used with hormone-blocking therapy six months before and after prostate surgery improved the chances of eliminating the cancer and reduced the risk of disease progression or death, according to data ...
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Revolution’s pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival, boosts quality of life

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 31 (Reuters) - Revolution Medicine's experimental pancreatic cancer pill doubled survival compared with chemotherapy and improved symptoms enough that some patients could resume activities they had previously abandoned, setting a new benchmark for this deadly cancer, researchers reported on Sunday. Full ...
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