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Lilly CEO sees weight-loss drugs reaching about half of potential users at peak

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Weight-loss drugs may eventually reach only about 50% of the overweight and obese people who could benefit from them due to complexities of healthcare systems and financial constraints, Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks said at a conference ...
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Takeaways from AP-Grist reporting on federal support for rural renewable energy

Farming in America can be a tough business, and for some producers, finding more affordable energy can make the difference between profit and loss. But getting federal support to help them do that with renewables has become much more difficult since Donald Trump's return ...
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Exclusive-Gerresheimer rejects takeover bid from US packing firm Silgan, sources say

MUNICH, April 17 (Reuters) - German medical packaging maker Gerresheimer has rejected a takeover bid from its U.S. rival Silgan, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. There are no longer any talks between the two companies, according to the sources. Shares in ...
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Novo weight-loss drug may preserve lean body mass better than Lilly’s, study finds

By Nancy Lapid April 16 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's GLP-1 drug tirzepatide yields greater weight loss on average than Novo Nordisk's semaglutide, but at a greater expense to muscles and connective tissues, according to a study published this week ahead of peer review. Tirzepatide, sold as ...
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Trump to announce CDC director nominee today or tomorrow, Kennedy says

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday he expects President Donald Trump will name a nominee for the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today or tomorrow. "I expect that President Trump, ...
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Trump nominates former deputy surgeon general as CDC director

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Erica Schwartz, who had served as deputy surgeon general during the COVID-19 pandemic, to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as "incredibly talented" and said, "She is a STAR!" The Atlanta-based CDC, ...
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Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, nominated to lead CDC

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as "incredibly talented" and said, "She is a STAR!" The Atlanta-based CDC, ...
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A vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.’s first congressional hearing in months

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday faced federal lawmakers for the first time since September as he sought to defend a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodge arrows from angry Democrats along the way. In his testimony before ...
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Man with AR-style pistol arrested at Aetna’s Connecticut headquarters without incident

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A man carrying a backpack with an AR-style pistol inside was arrested Thursday after walking into health insurer Aetna's headquarters in Connecticut, police said. Security guards detained the man without incident shortly after 10 a.m., within 3 minutes after he entered ...
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Pritzker: Swipe fee ban works, banking groups, feds push for repeal

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he hopes the federal government does what's best for consumers and businesses as a Treasury Department agency moves to preempt an Illinois law banning swipe fees on the tax and tip portions of credit and debit ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: State unemployment rate hits 5%

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's unemployment rate reached 5% in February, up 0.1 percentage point from January and up 0.3 percentage point from the same month, one year ago. ...
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