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USDOT puts $2.1 billion of taxpayer funds for CTA under review

(The Center Square) – More than $2 billion in federal taxpayer infrastructure funding granted by the Biden administration for Chicago Transit Authority projects is under review by the Trump administration. ...
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US FDA launches pilot program to fast-track review of domestically made generic drugs

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has launched a new pilot program to speed up the review process for generic drugs that are tested and manufactured entirely in the United States. The program is designed to encourage companies to invest ...
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Novo plans online launch for obesity pill once approved, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said it plans to make its new obesity pill available through telehealth platforms like Ro and WeightWatchers once it gets U.S. approval, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The pill uses the same active ingredient as Novo’s popular weight-loss injections Ozempic ...
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UnitedHealth shareholder proposes independent board chair

(Reuters) -A UnitedHealth shareholder proposed on Friday that the healthcare group should adopt a policy to require an independent board chair, a role now held by CEO Stephen Hemsley. The Accountability Board, a nonprofit advocacy group and UnitedHealth’s shareholder, said the current structure would decrease ...
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DHS blames ‘sanctuary’ politicians for ICE violence

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that two vehicles were used as weapons against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the Chicago metro area Thursday. ...
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Illinois news in brief: Department of Transportation reviews CTA spending plans; Illinois manufacturers kick off ‘Makers on the Move’ tour; Hearings continue on energy legislation

Department of Transportation reviews CTA spending plans The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an interim final rule barring race- and sex-based contracting requirements from federal grants. In a statement, ...
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Breast cancer by the numbers: How survival rates have improved over the past 40 years

(NEW YORK) -- Since the first Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiatives kicked off 40 years ago, major improvements have been made in treating the disease.While the rates of women diagnosed with breast cancer have increased, death rates have been declining, and five-year survival rates have risen.Additionally, ...
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Want to eat more plant-based meals? Maggie Baird, Billie Eilish and Finneas’s mom, has some ideas

Maggie Baird says her vegan cinnamon rolls are a family favorite — including to her children, who happen to be the world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas. Growing up, Baird stopped eating meat in part because she felt connected to animals. Her commitment grew as ...
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Rocket Pharmaceuticals withdraws US application for blood disorder gene therapy

(Reuters) -Rocket Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it has withdrawn its application for U.S. approval of its experimental gene therapy for a rare inherited blood disorder. The therapy RP-L102 was being tested in patients with Fanconi anemia, characterized by impaired bone marrow function which leads ...
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Health Rounds: Cannabis drug superior to opioids for lower back pain

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -An experimental cannabis-derived medication was safer and more effective than placebo and opioids for treating chronic lower back pain in two late-stage ...
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Situation for mothers and babies in Gaza has ‘never been worse’, says UNICEF

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Mothers and newborn babies in Gaza face dire conditions as Nasser hospital in the south of the enclave is overwhelmed with patients fleeing the north and medical resources running out, UNICEF said on Friday.  “The situation for mothers and newborns ...
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Spain seeks to make abortion a constitutional right, 40 years after legalising it

By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s leftist government plans to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution amid what it views as a global onslaught on reproductive freedom, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday. If passed, the Mediterranean nation would become the ...
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