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Evotec vows to further engage with investor MAK, who demanded change

FRANKFURT, April 7 - Evotec said on Tuesday it would continue a dialogue with investor MAK Capital, which has published a list of changes it wants the German biotech firm to make. * "We ...
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Gilead to buy Germany’s Tubulis for up to $5 billion to boost cancer pipeline

April 7 (Reuters) - Gilead said on Tuesday it would acquire private Germany-based Tubulis GmbH for up to $5 billion, as the U.S. drugmaker looks to boost its pipeline with a lucrative class of experimental cancer drugs referred to as "guided missiles". This marks the ...
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Doctors in England begin six-day strike after rejecting government’s pay and workforce deal

By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - Resident doctors in England on Tuesday started a six-day walkout after rejecting an offer the government said would not get better, with the British Medical Association saying it fell short of reversing years of pay erosion and ...
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Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month. The government in partnership with the World Health Organization, the U.N. children's agency and the Gavi ...
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US finalizes 2.48% Medicare Advantage payment hike; insurance stocks surge

April 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has finalized a 2.48% average increase in payments to private insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans to older adults in 2027, a much steeper rise than the near-flat increase it proposed in January. Shares of UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana ...
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Americans want weight-loss pills for cost and convenience

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - Americans starting weight-loss medicines for the first time want lower cost and greater convenience as they consider pills from Novo Nordisk or Eli Lilly, according to seven doctors who specialize in obesity. Novo's Wegovy pill has been on ...
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Supreme Court denies challenge to Illinois public transport gun ban

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined to decide whether individuals can carry firearms on public transportation. The court declined to take up Schoenthal v. Raoul, which ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Report says Pekin Bowling Center ‘taxed out of business’

Sunset Lanes in Pekin is set to close later this month as the bowling center's owner says it is being "taxed out of business." James Keith told the Peoria ...
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Neurocrine expands into metabolic diseases with $2.9 billion Soleno buyout

April 6 (Reuters) - Neurocrine Biosciences will acquire rare-disease drugmaker Soleno Therapeutics for $2.9 billion in cash, the companies said on Monday, marking the neuroscience-focused drugmaker's expansion into metabolic disorders. The deal gives Neurocrine access to Vykat XR, the first drug approved in the U.S. ...
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After Gaza devastation, Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s health care system feel familiar for many

SIDON, Lebanon (AP) - Two years ago, Dr. Mohammed Ziara watched Israel ravage Gaza's health care system, shelling hospitals, striking ambulances and forcing patients to evacuate. Now Ziara - along with other medical workers, human rights groups and many civilians - warns that the same ...
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Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge

DALLAS (AP) - Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause - all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging - are being bombarded with products. More open conversations about menopause and ...
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Bangladesh launches emergency vaccination campaign as measles outbreak spreads

DHAKA, April 5 (Reuters) - Bangladesh on Sunday launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting more than a million children as a fast‑spreading measles outbreak sweeps across the country. Health ministry figures show there have been 17 confirmed deaths from measles so far, with 113 suspected ...
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