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US FDA to curtail use of primate testing in drug trials, FT reports

Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it would stop requiring pharmaceutical companies to use lab monkeys for some safety studies, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, Toxicity testing on primates that can last up to six months can now be ...
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Anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ case goes to US Supreme Court

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a case from New Jersey involving the state attorney general's investigation into the operator of Christian faith-based "crisis pregnancy centers," facilities that ...
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Data supports US policy of hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, as officials push for delay

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - An independent review released on Tuesday by vaccine experts of more than 400 studies and reports found that long-standing U.S. policy of giving the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns has cut infections in children by more than ...
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Trump administration backs Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup lawsuits

By Diana Novak Jones Dec 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to take up Bayer's bid to curtail thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, backing the company's argument that federal law bars the claims. In ...
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Bankrupt Genesis Health picks insider bid for its nursing homes

By Dietrich Knauth Dec 1 (Reuters) - Genesis HealthCare said on Monday that an insider bid had won a bankruptcy auction for all of its assets, which would allow the same ownership group to maintain control of the company's nursing homes while using bankruptcy to ...
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Cuba says 33 have died of mosquito-borne illnesses as epidemic rages

HAVANA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Cuba on Monday confirmed the deaths of 33 people from mosquito-borne illnesses in recent months in an epidemic that has hit at least one-third of the population, according to official reports. Deputy Minister of Health Carilda Peña said 12 people ...
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England’s resident doctors plan pre-Christmas strikes over pay

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Resident doctors in England will stage a five-day strike starting on December 17, timed just before Christmas, citing the government's failure to make a credible offer on jobs and pay, a union representing them said on Monday. The ...
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Spanish police and soldiers track boars, reinforce farm security amid swine fever outbreak

By Nacho Doce and Jesus Calero BARCELONA/MADRID, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Spanish police, soldiers and park rangers are racing to identify wild boars that might be infected with African swine fever and prevent the disease from crossing into the country's domestic herd, which is central ...
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Chairman of vaccine committee leaves for new HHS job

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has replaced the head of his controversial vaccine advisory committee, federal officials announced Monday. Martin Kulldorff is leaving the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to take a leadership role within the Department of Health ...
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US HHS names pediatric cardiologist Milhoan as chair of vaccine panel

Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday it has selected Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist, to chair the panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy. This comes ahead of the revamped ...
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WATCH: Johnson responds to Trump; Migrant rental assistance urged; Credit card oversight

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares the latest comments from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in response to President Donald Trump's criticism of elected officials' handling of public safety in Illinois. ...
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US to exempt UK pharmaceuticals and ingredients under trade deal

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday said it will exempt U.K.-origin pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, and medical technology from current and future tariffs imposed under two U.S. laws as part of a negotiated agreement in principle. Under the deal announced by the ...
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