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How bird flu could threaten cow cuddling. Yes, it is a thing.

How bird flu could threaten cow cuddling. Yes, it is a thing.

By P.J. Huffstutter MONEE, Illinois (Reuters) - Farmer Luz Klotz straightened the brightly striped hair bow on Reba, a 1,600-pound heifer lounging on the ground under twinkling fairy lights. Teenager...
WHO chief urges countries to finalise pandemic accord by deadline

WHO chief urges countries to finalise pandemic accord by deadline

GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization on Friday urged countries to agree to an accord to help fight future pandemics as negotiations approach a deadline this...
Amgen jumps after teasing weight-loss drug data, rival stocks fall

Amgen jumps after teasing weight-loss drug data, rival stocks fall

By Manas Mishra and Christy Santhosh (Reuters) -Amgen shares headed for their best session since 2009 on Friday after the U.S. drugmaker hinted at encouraging interim trial data on its...
US FTC seeks more information on Novo Nordisk parent-Catalent deal

US FTC seeks more information on Novo Nordisk parent-Catalent deal

(Reuters) -The U.S. FTC has sought more information on Novo Nordisk parent's $16.5 billion bid for contract drug manufacturer Catalent, weeks after an application to the regulator was refiled for...
CDC recommends avoiding exposure to sick or dead animals

CDC recommends avoiding exposure to sick or dead animals

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that people should avoid exposures to sick or dead animals suspected to be infected with the H5N1...
Biden expands health insurance access for DACA immigrants

Biden expands health insurance access for DACA immigrants

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration will allow certain immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children access to federally run health insurance, the White House said...
At least 42 die from measles outbreak in northeast Nigeria

At least 42 die from measles outbreak in northeast Nigeria

By Percy Dabang YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 42 deaths have been recorded from a measles outbreak in just over a week in Nigeria's northeastern state of Adamawa, the...
Dairy worker bird flu case shows need for protective gear, US CDC study shows

Dairy worker bird flu case shows need for protective gear, US CDC study shows

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Texas dairy farm worker infected with H5N1 bird flu was not wearing respiratory or eye protection and had been exposed to cattle that...
Aetna will cover fertility treatments for LGBTQ people under court settlement

Aetna will cover fertility treatments for LGBTQ people under court settlement

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Aetna will pay $2 million and update its coverage policies to settle a lawsuit claiming the health insurer required LGBTQ beneficiaries to pay more out...
Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement

Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Amneal Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it had reached a deal valued at more than $270 million to resolve claims it helped fuel the deadly U.S....
Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns

Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns

(Reuters) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has toughened import requirements on U.S. breeding cattle over the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency said in a statement on Friday....
India widens spices probe amid contamination concerns

India widens spices probe amid contamination concerns

By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD (Reuters) - India's food safety regulator said on Thursday it had ordered testing and inspections at all companies making spice mixes, widening an investigation into the...
Regeneron’s blockbuster eye drug posts weaker sales due to inventory impact

Regeneron’s blockbuster eye drug posts weaker sales due to inventory impact

(Reuters) -U.S. drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by softer sales of its blockbuster eye drug Eylea due to reduction in wholesaler...
Cigna lifts annual profit view on lower medical costs, pharmacy benefit strength

Cigna lifts annual profit view on lower medical costs, pharmacy benefit strength

By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -Cigna Group raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, helped by lower-than-expected medical costs and strength in its pharmacy benefit management unit. The health insurer's second...
GSK knew about Zantac cancer risk, attorneys tell jury in first trial

GSK knew about Zantac cancer risk, attorneys tell jury in first trial

By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) - U.S. attorneys for a woman who claims her colon cancer was caused by the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac on Thursday told a jury...
Bird flu likely circulated in US cows for four months before diagnosis -paper

Bird flu likely circulated in US cows for four months before diagnosis -paper

By Tom Polansek and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bird flu likely circulated in U.S. dairy cows on a limited basis for about four months before federal officials confirmed the...
Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers

Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers

By Lisa Baertlein, Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeterred by federal health warnings for consumers to avoid drinking unpasteurized milk...
Baxter raises annual profit forecast on strong demand for medical devices

Baxter raises annual profit forecast on strong demand for medical devices

(Reuters) - Medical device maker Baxter International raised its annual profit forecast and beat quarterly estimates on Thursday, banking on strong demand for its infusion pumps and dialysis products. Investor...
DaVita gains after upbeat quarterly profit prompts annual forecast raise

DaVita gains after upbeat quarterly profit prompts annual forecast raise

(Reuters) - DaVita raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday banking on strong demand for its kidney dialysis services, sending its shares up 3.7% in trading after the bell. The...
Amgen ‘encouraged’ by weight-loss drug interim data, shares jump

Amgen ‘encouraged’ by weight-loss drug interim data, shares jump

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -Amgen on Thursday said it was very encouraged after completing an interim analysis of its mid-stage study of experimental weight-loss drug MariTide and will no longer...
Illumina reaffirms annual revenue forecast over continued sluggish demand

Illumina reaffirms annual revenue forecast over continued sluggish demand

(Reuters) - Illumina reiterated its 2024 revenue forecast on Thursday, expecting continued weak demand from its customers such as medical research labs and hospitals. The San Diego, California-based company, whose...
Brazil declares country foot-and-mouth disease-free without vaccination

Brazil declares country foot-and-mouth disease-free without vaccination

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil declared itself on Thursday as free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination, and will request World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) to recognize that...
Pfizer lifts profit forecast as CEO sees reason for optimism in 2024

Pfizer lifts profit forecast as CEO sees reason for optimism in 2024

By Bhanvi Satija and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -Pfizer lifted its annual earnings forecast on Wednesday and reported a first-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates, boosted by cost cutting efforts and...
Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says

Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says

By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Preliminary results of tests on additional dairy products show that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Emergent BioSolutions to lay off about 300 employees

Emergent BioSolutions to lay off about 300 employees

(Reuters) -Emergent BioSolutions said on Wednesday that it would cut about 300 jobs across all areas of the company and shut down several manufacturing facilities as part of a restructuring...
Arizona Senate repeals 1864 abortion ban, governor seen signing quickly

Arizona Senate repeals 1864 abortion ban, governor seen signing quickly

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The Arizona Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the state's 1864 ban on abortion, which could otherwise have taken effect within weeks. The repeal was passed...
UnitedHealth says hackers potentially stole a third of Americans’ data

UnitedHealth says hackers potentially stole a third of Americans’ data

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Zeba Siddiqui WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers who breached UnitedHealth's tech unit in February potentially stole a third of Americans' data, the largest U.S. health insurer's CEO...
US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill

US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A federal judge has struck down parts of a North Carolina law restricting patients' access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has become the subject of...
VP Harris visits Florida as abortion ban limits women’s options

VP Harris visits Florida as abortion ban limits women’s options

By Nandita Bose JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sought to blame Republican candidate Donald Trump for Florida's six-week abortion ban that took effect on Wednesday, saying his...
J&J advances $6.48 billion settlement of talc cancer lawsuits

J&J advances $6.48 billion settlement of talc cancer lawsuits

By Dietrich Knauth and Mike Spector NEW YORK(Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it is moving forward with a $6.48 billion proposed settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits...