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ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show

Tests of ByHeart infant formula tied to a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of babies showed that all of the company's products may have been contaminated. Laboratory tests of 36 samples of formula from three different lots showed that five samples contained the type ...
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Illinois quick hits: Chiropractor sentenced for fraud; fatal airport shooting investigation

Chiropractor sentenced for fraud A Chicago chiropractor has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for billing a private insurer more than $2 million in nonexistent services. ...
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Global funding cuts devastating HIV prevention programmes, UNAIDS says

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -People living with HIV have died due to service disruptions caused by major funding cuts, while millions of people at risk of contracting HIV have lost access to prevention tools, a new report from UNAIDS said on Tuesday. "Persistent ...
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Britain to end exemption for milk-based drinks from sugar tax

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will scrap a sugar-tax exemption for pre-packaged milk-based drinks, including bottled milkshakes and milky coffees, the health department said on Tuesday, as part of efforts to curb an "obesity epidemic". The sugar tax, also known as the Soft Drinks ...
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More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say

Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn't eat, sleep or function without it. But at the time, she didn't see the need to reach out for help. "I didn't think cannabis was a big deal," the 24-year-old said. "It was really socially ...
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Novo’s next-gen obesity drug shows positive results, heads to late-stage testing

(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday its experimental obesity drug, amycretin, showed statistically significant weight loss of up to 14.5% at 36 weeks in patients with type 2 diabetes in a mid-stage study. The drugmaker's Denmark-listed shares were up 2.5%. Amycretin, the company's next-generation obesity drug, ...
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Pope Francis’ popemobile transformed into mobile clinic for Gaza children

By Alexander Cornwell BETHLEHEM (Reuters) -A vehicle used by the late Pope Francis during a visit to Bethlehem more than a decade ago has been transformed into a mobile health clinic that Christian leaders hope will soon be used to provide care to Palestinian children ...
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Straumann seeks margin boost by 2030, as ageing population drives growth

By Cian Muenster and Emanuele Berro (Reuters) -Swiss dental implant maker Straumann said on Tuesday it aimed to increase its operating margin by 40-50 basis points by 2030 and reiterated its goal for average yearly organic revenue growth of 10% in the same period. The ...
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US negotiated Medicare prices for 15 more drugs to test cost savings promise

By Patrick Wingrove and Deena Beasley (Reuters) -The U.S. government is expected this week to announce negotiated prices for 15 of the highest-cost prescription drugs under its Medicare health plan, a potential signal of the Trump administration's commitment to bring down healthcare costs. The government earlier ...
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Novartis plans to cut up to 550 jobs at Swiss facility

ZURICH (Reuters) -Novartis said on Tuesday that it plans to cut up to 550 full-time jobs by the end of 2027 at one of the Swiss pharmaceutical firm's sites in Switzerland, stressing the step was not linked to its expansion in the United States. Novartis ...
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South Korea raises African Swine Fever alert after outbreak at pig farm

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea said on Tuesday there had been an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) at a pig farm in the country's largest pig-breeding region, prompting authorities to raise the national alert level to "serious". Some 1,423 pigs were culled due to ...
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FDA approves Novartis’ gene therapy for rare muscle disorder

(Reuters) -U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Novartis' gene therapy for a type of rare muscle disorder, the drugmaker said on Monday. The therapy, branded as Itvisma, was approved for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy patients of age two years and older who ...
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