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13:59 As Trump's EPA ends 'environmental justice,' minority communities may pay a price

From her home on Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," Lydia Gerard looks down at her 8-month-old great-granddaughter and wonders if she will one day suffer the same fate as her many friends and relatives whose lives were cut short by the disease.

13:11 Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak

Dr. Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month at his clinic in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line.

12:31 Exclusive: US-China fentanyl talks hang by thread amid trade war

Talks continue between the U.S. and China on tackling the fentanyl epidemic amid the bitter trade war between the world’s two largest economies, four U.S. officials familiar with the discussions told Reuters, even as American negotiators claim the Chinese are failing to negotiate in good faith.

08:40 Key hospital in central Haiti closes due to gang violence

A top hospital in Haiti is closing its doors due to worsening insecurity after gangs attacked the central city of Mirebalais, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday, marking another blow to the country's fragile health sector.

01:33 US to phase out many synthetic food dyes, Kennedy and FDA head say

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said on Tuesday that the agency plans to remove petroleum-based synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply by revoking authorizations of some and working with industry to voluntarily remove others.

22/04 Israel steps up Gaza strikes; polio vaccination halted by blockade

The Israeli military launched one of the biggest waves of strikes in Gaza for weeks, residents said, and health officials issued a new warning that healthcare faced total collapse from Israel's blockade of all supplies.

22/04 Focus: Trump looking at cutting US drug prices to international levels, sources say

Drugmakers have been warned that the Trump Administration is considering linking U.S. medicine prices to lower amounts paid by other developed countries, according to two company sources who called the option the pharmaceutical industry's top concern.

22/04 US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

21/04 Gilead says Trodelvy-Keytruda combo effective for aggressive breast cancer type

Gilead Sciences said on Monday a late-stage study showed that its drug Trodelvy used in combination with Merck's immunotherapy Keytruda significantly slowed disease progression in patients with an aggressive type of breast cancer.

21/04 Walgreens to pay $300 million in US opioid settlement

Walgreens has agreed to pay $300 million to settle U.S. prosecutors' allegations that it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.

21/04 Pope Francis spent final day working, despite doctors' orders

After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months' rest - but the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics kept working right to the end.

21/04 US Supreme Court to hear clash over Obamacare preventive care

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider the legality of a provision of the Obamacare law, formally called the Affordable Care Act, that helps ensure that health insurers cover preventive medical care such as cancer screenings at no cost to patients.

21/04 As Trump eyes coal revival, his job cuts hobble black lung protections for miners

A program that relocates coal miners diagnosed with black lung to safer jobs at the same pay is grinding to a halt due to mass layoffs and office closures.

21/04 Some migrants in Canada lose work status while applications languish

Migrants living in Canada are facing longer waits to renew paperwork that would allow them to keep working legally, as growing backlogs and changing rules stymie efforts to maintain legal status, according to interviews and data obtained by Reuters.

21/04 Pope Francis: memorable quotes and sayings

Below are some memorable quotes from Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday. The quotes are arranged according to subjects that cropped up during his papacy, in chronological order within each theme.

21/04 Indians battle respiratory issues, skin rashes in world's most polluted town

Two-year-old Sumaiya Ansari, a resident of India's Byrnihat town which is ranked the world's most polluted metropolitan area by Swiss Group IQAir, was battling breathing problems for several days before she was hospitalised in March and given oxygen support.

20/04 Israeli military review into killing of Gaza aid workers finds 'professional failures'

The paramedics and other rescue workers were shot dead on March 23 near Rafah and buried in a shallow grave where their bodies were found a week later by officials from the United Nations and the Palestinian Red Crescent.

20/04 Pope Francis greets cheering Easter crowds from popemobile as he recovers from pneumonia

Pope Francis entered St. Peter's Square on Sunday in an open-air popemobile for the first time since surviving double pneumonia, greeting tens of thousands of Catholics after the Vatican's celebration of Easter Mass.

18/04 Trump's White House launches COVID website that criticizes WHO, Fauci and Biden

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's White House launched a COVID-19 website on Friday in which it blamed the origins of the coronavirus on a lab leak in China while criticizing Democratic former President Joe Biden, former top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci and the World Health Organization.

18/04 Exclusive: FDA fires most negotiators for pharma user fee talks, sources say

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's mass layoffs included senior negotiators in talks with the pharmaceutical industry over renewing the user fee programs that fund the regulator's drug review system, six sources familiar with the matter said.

17/04 US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

17/04 'I've been suffering': Sorribes Tormo takes indefinite break

Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo is taking an indefinite break from tennis after the Olympic medallist said on Thursday that the physical and mental toll it had taken on her in the last few months had been too much.

17/04 UK approves combination therapies of GSK's blood cancer drug Blenrep

GSK said on Thursday two combination therapies with its cancer drug, Blenrep, have received approval from British authorities for the treatment of a type of blood cancer in adults who had received at least one other therapy previously.

17/04 Lilly weight-loss pill works as well as Ozempic, shares surge

Eli Lilly's experimental pill worked as well as blockbuster drug Ozempic to lower weight and blood sugar in a trial of diabetes patients, and the company said it expects to seek regulatory approvals by the end of the year.

17/04 UnitedHealth shares tank after earnings miss, forecast cut as medical care costs soar

UnitedHealth Group surprised investors with what its CEO said was an "unusual and unacceptable" quarterly earnings miss, and it lowered its outlook for the full year due to higher-than-expected medical costs, sparking a 17% selloff in shares that reverberated across the sector.

17/04 Science caught in crossfire of Trump's fight with universities

Harvard scientist Dr. Donald Ingber, who works where medicine and engineering meet, saw federal funding for some of his projects frozen this week as his university clashed with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

17/04 US CDC advisers recommend lowering the age for RSV shots to 50-59 years

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's panel of outside experts on Wednesday recommended the use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in younger adults who are at increased risk of severe illness from the virus.

16/04 Exclusive: US consumer safety agency to stop collecting swaths of data after CDC cuts

The U.S. consumer product safety agency will stop collecting data on injuries from incidents like car accidents and adverse drug effects due to staff cuts at the CDC, according to an agency email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.

16/04 Kennedy plans studies to look for environmental contributors to autism

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that he is planning new studies to identify environmental contributors to autism that he links to its rising prevalence in the country.

16/04 Judge says probable cause for criminal contempt by Trump administration in Venezuelan deportations

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday found "probable cause" to hold President Donald Trump's administration in contempt of court for violating his order last month halting deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a wartime law.

16/04 Pope Francis thanks doctors who saved his life in meeting at Vatican

Pope Francis on Wednesday thanked members of the medical team who saved his life during a five-week hospital stay for a serious case of double pneumonia, speaking softly but breathing without oxygen at the meeting in the Vatican.

16/04 Baby food makers are failing California’s lead standards, Reuters review shows

Some baby food manufacturers are failing to meet California's standards for lead, which are the most stringent in the nation, according to a Reuters analysis of new test results released for the first time.

16/04 Gaza a 'mass grave' of Palestinians, says MSF, as Israeli strikes kill 13

Gaza has become a "mass grave" for Palestinians and those trying to help them, medical charity MSF said on Wednesday, as medics said the Israeli military killed at least 13 in the north of the enclave and continued to demolish homes in Rafah in the south.

16/04 Serbia expels Croatian doctor married to Serb over security threat

Arien Stojanovic Ivkovic, 31, a Croatian doctor who lives in Belgrade with her Serbian husband and a three-year-old daughter, was given one week's notice to leave the country last week and told she was a security threat.

16/04 German palliative doctor charged with 15 counts of murder

Prosecutors in Berlin on Wednesday charged a doctor suspected of administering lethal amounts of various medications to palliative patients under his care with 15 counts of murder.

16/04 UK's highest court to rule on definition of 'woman' under equality laws

The United Kingdom's top court will issue a ruling on Wednesday on the legal definition of a woman under equality laws, a case that could have far-reaching implications for the fractious debate over transgender rights.

16/04 Trump signs healthcare executive order that includes a win for pharma companies

U.S. President Donald Trump directed his health department on Tuesday to work with Congress on revamping a law that allows Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, seeking to introduce a change the pharmaceutical industry has lobbied for.

15/04 Arkansas, Indiana ask USDA to let them ban soda, candy from food stamps program

Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.

15/04 Measles cases in Texas rise to 561, state health department says

The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease.

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15/04 US CDC advisers to review vaccine guidelines after months-long delay

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside expert panel will convene on Tuesday after a nearly two-month delay and expects to review guidelines for several vaccines including recommendations for the next generation of COVID-19 shots.

15/04 Eli Lilly's Mounjaro launch in India ignites wave of weight-loss enquiries

The India launch of Eli Lilly's popular weight-loss drug Mounjaro has triggered a huge wave of patient enquiries about its availability, with some Indian doctors fielding hundreds of calls about the medicine, according to a Reuters survey.

15/04 Bristol Myers' heart disease drug fails to meet main goals in late-stage study

Bristol Myers Squibb's drug to treat a type of heart disease did not significantly improve functional capacity and symptoms in patients, failing to meet the main goals of a late-stage study, the company said on Monday.

14/04 Idaho judge relaxes abortion ban in cases where woman's life at risk

Idaho's abortion ban does not prevent doctors from performing abortions when a pregnant woman's life is in danger, even if her death is "neither imminent nor assured," a judge has ruled, a victory for four patients and two doctors who sued the state to expand the ban's narrow exception for medical emergencies.

14/04 Novo Nordisk warns consumers about counterfeit versions of Ozempic in US

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said on Monday several hundred counterfeit units of its diabetes drug Ozempic were being distributed outside its authorized supply chain in the United States.

14/04 Former Malaysia PM Abdullah dies aged 85, family and medical authorities say

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died on Monday, aged 85, his family and medical authorities reported.

14/04 Pfizer ends development of weight-loss pill danuglipron

Pfizer on Monday said it has discontinued development of experimental weight-loss pill danuglipron after a trial patient experienced potential drug-induced liver injury which resolved after the medication was stopped.

14/04 Trump health policy uncertainty sends biotech sector into deeper slump

Trump administration cuts across federal health agencies have sent shivers through a biotech industry already struggling through a prolonged downturn, increasing concerns they will have a harder time getting products approved, investors, company executives and analysts said.

14/04 Indian shrimp industry sails in troubled waters after Trump tariffs

Turbulence unleashed by President Donald Trump's tariffs could rock global shipments of shrimp to the United States, with exporters in biggest supplier India saying they endanger 2,000 containers packed with the frozen delicacy.

13/04 Sudan's RSF claims control of major Darfur camp, civilians flee

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of a major camp for displaced people in North Darfur, the paramilitary group said on Sunday, after a four-day assault the government and aid groups have said left hundreds dead or wounded.

13/04 Trump is in excellent health, high cholesterol controlled White House doctor says

President Donald Trump remains in excellent health and his high cholesterol is "well controlled," White House physician U.S. Navy Captain Sean Barbella said in a report released on Sunday, two days after Trump underwent a routine physical.

13/04 Gaza 'hell on earth' as hospital supplies running out, warns head of Red Cross

The president of the Red Cross described the humanitarian situation in Gaza on Friday as "hell on earth" and warned that its field hospital will run out of supplies within two weeks.

13/04 Aid worker missing after deadly attack on colleagues is held by Israel, ICRC says

A Palestinian Red Crescent staff member who went missing in late March when 15 humanitarian workers were killed by Israeli fire is being detained by Israeli authorities, the rescue service and the Red Cross said on Sunday.

13/04 Pope Francis makes brief appearance after Palm Sunday service

Unlike last Sunday, he was not receiving oxygen via a small hose under his nose.

13/04 Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated

Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital on Sunday, destroying the emergency and reception department and damaging other structures, medics said.

12/04 Hundreds feared killed in Sudan as RSF launches attack on famine-stricken camp

A devastating assault by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Zamzam Camp for displaced people near al-Fasher has left hundreds dead or wounded, the foreign ministry and aid groups said on Saturday, in what some described as one of the worst violations since the war began.

12/04 Lady Gaga brings 'Mayhem' to the masses at Coachella

American singer Lady Gaga returned to a massive audience for the first time in eight years to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday night, dancing with model skeletons, fighting a dancer dressed as a monster and serving up a surprise encore.

11/04 Measles cases in Texas rise to 541, state health department says

The Texas health department reported 541 cases of measles in the state on Friday, an increase of 36 cases from its previous count on April 8, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease that continues to cross state borders.

11/04 Sixty-two caps, zero memories, says amnesia-hit Chabal

Former French international Sebastien Chabal revealed he has been suffering from amnesia in another example of the devastating effects on rugby players of repeated head trauma.

11/04 Trump to undergo first physical of his second term

Donald Trump, the oldest person to assume the U.S. presidency, is set to undergo his first physical examination of his second term on Friday.

11/04 Australia's Monash IVF admits 'error' after woman gives birth in embryo swap

One of Australia's biggest IVF providers said it accidentally implanted the embryo of the wrong couple into a woman who learned of the mistake after giving birth, with the company's initial investigation putting the mistake down to "human error".

11/04 Pope Francis wears black pants, not papal attire, in surprise visit to St. Peter's

Pope Francis, who is taking two months' rest as he recovers from double pneumonia, made an unannounced visit to St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Thursday dressed in black pants rather than his usual, traditional white papal attire.

11/04 Democratic state AGs sue to restore COVID-related programs for K-12 students

A group of Democratic state attorneys general on Thursday sued the Trump administration in an effort to stop it from cutting off more than $1.1 billion in funding meant to help address the long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on elementary and high school students.

10/04 Gaza's amputees face life in war zone with little treatment, less hope

Farah Abu Qainas hoped to become a teacher but an Israeli air strike last year injured her so badly she lost her left leg, throwing all her future plans into doubt and adding the 21-year-old to a list of thousands of new amputees in devastated Gaza.

10/04 Hungary suggests 'biological attack' could be source of foot-and-mouth outbreak

Hungary on Thursday suggested a "biological attack" as a possible source of the country's first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in more than half a century, which has triggered border closures and the mass slaughter of cattle in the northwest.

10/04 Trump administration urges states to limit what can be bought with food stamps

The Trump administration is calling on states to request waivers that would bar food stamp recipients from buying soda and other processed foods with their benefits, according to a Thursday op-ed by U.S. health and agriculture secretaries, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Brooke Rollins.

10/04 Health secretary Kennedy says US will know cause of autism epidemic by September

The United States government will identify the cause of autism by September this year, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Thursday.

10/04 Exclusive: US NIH scientists barred from attending conferences on their own time and dime

Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health have been told they cannot attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their own way and go during time off, three current and former NIH scientists told Reuters.

10/04 Catholics prepare for an unusual Easter, with Pope Francis out of view

The Catholic Church starts its busiest week of the year on Sunday with the countdown to Easter, but Pope Francis remains out of public view after surviving double pneumonia and it is unclear whether he will take any part in the celebrations.

10/04 Trump's trade war: Prescription drugs become a target

U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday reiterated he would impose tariffs on imports of pharmaceutical products that have long been spared from past trade disputes due to the potential for harm to patients.

09/04 USDA to lose bird flu response employees, source says

Several U.S. Department of Agriculture employees who worked on the agency's bird flu response will leave at the end of April, straining the federal capacity to monitor the spread of the virus, according to a source familiar with the situation.

09/04 US measles battle hindered by confusion over health secretary response

U.S. pediatricians and infectious disease experts say the fight against rising measles cases nationwide is being hampered by a lack of forceful advocacy for vaccination from government health officials and statements on unproven treatments that are confusing parents.

09/04 Scientists produce painstaking wiring diagram of a mouse's brain

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved in vision, an achievement that could offer insight into how the human brain works.

09/04 Six weeks since Israel imposed total Gaza blockade, last food is running out

The bombs still haven't killed Rehab Akhras and her family. But if the checkpoints that Israel has sealed off since the start of March are not opened soon, she says hunger surely will.

09/04 South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says

Eight people infected by cholera in South Sudan including five children died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.

09/04 What to know about US measles cases on the rise

A second child in Texas has died from measles, one of the world's most contagious illnesses which was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, several decades after the introduction of a highly effective vaccine.

09/04 Largest US egg producer cooperating in Justice Department price probe

The largest U.S. egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods , is cooperating with a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into high egg prices and whether producers have conspired to raise them, the company said on Tuesday.

08/04 Mexico reports first human death from H5N1 bird flu

Mexico on Tuesday logged its first human death from H5N1 avian influenza, a three-year-old girl in the northern state of Coahuila, according to the state's health minister.

08/04 Measles cases in Texas rise to 505, state health department says

The Texas health department reported 505 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 24 cases from its previous count on April 4, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease that has spread across 22 states.

08/04 Xi Switches to Fight Mode as Trump Trade Deal Looks Unlikely

President Xi Jinping’s decision to quickly retaliate against Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent the world a clear message: If the US wants a trade war, China is ready to fight.

08/04 Study strengthens link between maternal diabetes and autism

A large new study adds to evidence that diabetes during pregnancy is linked with an increased risk of brain and nervous system problems in children, including autism, researchers say.

08/04 US Health Department will make new fluoride recommendation

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be reconvening an independent panel of health experts to make a new recommendation on putting fluoride in drinking water, a spokesperson said on Monday.

07/04 US health insurers jump as 2026 Medicare payment rates exceed expectations

The U.S. announced a 5.06% average increase in the government's final reimbursement rates for 2026 Medicare Advantage health plans run by private insurers, more than double the increase it proposed in January.

07/04 New 'surprising' case of mpox variant clade lb detected in England

Britain's health security agency said on Monday another case of the mpox variant clade lb had been detected in England in a person who had no reported travel history or link with previously confirmed cases in the country.

07/04 Britain's King Charles, Queen Camilla arrive in Italy for state visit

King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla arrived in Italy on Monday for a four-day state visit during which the British monarch will address the Italian parliament in Rome.

07/04 Children found malnourished in Greek migrant camp, MSF charity says

Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Monday it had identified the first cases of malnourished children in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Samos, which has been criticized by rights groups for dangerous living conditions.

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07/04 Aid cuts could leave more women dying in pregnancy and birth, UN says

Cuts to aid budgets are threatening to undermine years of progress in reducing the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, and could lead to a rise in deaths, the United Nations has warned.

06/04 Texas records second measles-related death, local media report

A second child with measles has died in Texas where hundreds of cases of the disease have been recorded in recent weeks, prompting U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to plan a trip to the state, local media reported early on Sunday.

05/04 Palestinian paramedic says he saw Israeli troops firing on emergency vehicles

A Palestinian paramedic who was present at an incident in which 15 of his colleagues were killed in southern Gaza last month said he saw Israeli troops firing at emergency vehicles that he later saw stained with blood.

05/04 Plan for sweeping governance changes at UL following botched property deals

Recent controversies at University of Limerick posed ‘significant risk to the university’s future success and reputation’, internal report says

05/04 Tufts student's immigration arrest case moved to Vermont, not Louisiana, by US judge

The Trump administration on Friday lost a bid to throw out or move to Louisiana a Tufts University student's legal challenge to her immigration arrest, which sparked protests against the president's efforts to deport pro-Palestinian activists on American campuses.

05/04 Mexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu

Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday.

04/04 Texas measles cases jump nearly 14% to 481 in three days

The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday reported 59 new measles cases in three days, bringing the total to 481 in the state, while New Mexico's health department reported 54 infections, adding six, as the disease spreads across the country.

04/04 Israeli troops expand 'security zone' in northern Gaza

Israeli troops moved into an area of northern Gaza taking control of more territory around the edge of the enclave, the military said on Friday, days after the government announced plans to seize large areas with an operation in the south.

04/04 FDA suspends program to improve bird flu testing due to staff cuts

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is suspending efforts to improve its bird flu testing of milk, cheese and pet food due to massive staff cuts at the agency, according to an email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.

04/04 Trump layoffs begin to erode FDA drug review system

The Trump administration's mass firings at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have removed employees critical to reviewing new medicines, setting back years of effort to bring promising treatments to patients more quickly, former and current FDA sources told Reuters.

04/04 US judge blocks $11 billion Trump administration health funding cut for now

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting more than $11 billion in public health grants allocated to U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic.

04/04 Russia bans Elton John AIDS Foundation to defend 'spiritual and moral values'

Russia's general prosecutor on Thursday banned the activities of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, accusing it of taking a negative stance towards countries like Russia that protect "traditional spiritual and moral values".

03/04 US egg imports meant to drive prices down could be hit by tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs could apply to eggs being imported to ease a supply shortage, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday, a move that industry experts said could boost prices just as they have started to decline from record highs.

03/04 US health department says it may ask fired staff to keep working

Thousands of employees fired this week from the Department of Health and Human Services and the public health agencies it oversees may be asked to temporarily continue working for two months, the department said on Thursday.

03/04 DOGE-Related Plans to Cut Jobs Top 280,000 in Challenger Report

The Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the US government amounted to more than 280,000 planned layoffs of federal workers and contractors across 27 agencies over the past two months, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

03/04 Hundreds of thousands flee as Israel seizes Rafah in new Gaza 'security zone'

Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced "security zone" they intend to seize.

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03/04 Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants

Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of Health grants that funded research on topics like LGBTQ health, COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy canceled by Republican President Donald Trump's administration as part of an "ideological purge."

02/04 Top cases before the US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, religious rights, TikTok, preventive healthcare, Planned Parenthood funding, job discrimination, federal regulatory powers on nuclear waste storage and vape products, voting rights and more.

02/04 FDA misses deadline for decision on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, source says

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has missed the deadline for making a decision on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

02/04 US Supreme Court receptive to South Carolina's bid to defund Planned Parenthood

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared sympathetic on Wednesday to South Carolina's bid to strip Planned Parenthood of funding under the Medicaid program in a case that could bolster efforts by Republican-led states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of public money.

02/04 US Supreme Court tosses ruling faulting FDA for denying flavored vape products

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out on Wednesday a judicial decision that found the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acted unlawfully in refusing to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products that regulators consider a health risk to youths.

02/04 Trouble with a capital 'T'

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02/04 Coffers swelling on Wegovy sales, Novo Holdings doubles income and returns in 2024

Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk , nearly doubled annual income and investment returns to a record 8 billion euros ($8.66 billion) in 2024, it said on Wednesday.

02/04 Water and medicine in short supply after Myanmar earthquake, says UN

Shelter, clean water and medicine are in short supply following the earthquake in Myanmar that has caused significant structural damage and had a devastating human toll, the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.

02/04 US FDA insider Steele replaces Marks as top vaccine official, for now

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it had named Scott Steele as acting director of its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), following the exit of top vaccine scientist Peter Marks.

01/04 Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN says that's ridiculous

The United Nations on Tuesday dismissed as "ridiculous" an assertion by Israel that there was enough food in the Gaza Strip to last for a long period of time, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries in the enclave supported by the World Food Programme.

01/04 US House Democrats open investigation into Kennedy bird flu response

Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee opened an investigation on Tuesday into health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handling of the federal response to bird flu, according to a letter sent to Kennedy and released by the committee.

01/04 J&J Plunges After Plan to Settle Baby Powder Suits Fails

Johnson & Johnson shares fell the most in five years after the company’s plan to settle thousands of talc-related lawsuits through bankruptcy was shot down in court.

01/04 Exclusive: Trump health layoffs include staff overseeing bird flu response, source says

The Trump administration has fired staff who were working on the Food and Drug Administration's bird flu response as part of its mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a source familiar with the situation.

01/04 Cuts to food stamps and Medicaid could imperil this California Republican

When Blair Isbell's food aid benefits arrive each month, the community college student and mother of two starts planning how to spend the roughly $7 per person per day she gets for groceries.

01/04 Democratic-led states sue to block Trump from $11 billion health funding cut

A group of Democratic-led states on Tuesday sued Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to challenge its cancellation of $11 billion in federal grants the states were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

01/04 Exclusive: Trump administration begins mass layoffs at health agencies, sources say

The Trump administration fired staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the Food and Drug Administration, as it embarked on its plan to cut 10,000 jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

01/04 US judge rejects J&J's $10 billion baby powder settlement

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson's $10 billion proposal to end tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, marking the third time the company's bankruptcy strategy has failed in court.

01/04 Analysts at Cantor, formerly headed by Lutnick, call for Kennedy's dismissal

Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, formerly headed by the Trump administration's Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, called for the dismissal of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

01/04 Harvard Threatened by Trump With $9 Billion of Funds at Risk

President Donald Trump’s administration expanded its campaign against elite universities, threatening to scrutinize billions of dollars of federal funding for Harvard University, weeks after freezing money meant for Columbia University.

01/04 Survivors of Myanmar quake left without food, water and shelter, aid groups say

In Mandalay, a resident told Reuters that people were desperately trying to organise their own efforts to dig bodies out of rubble as there was not enough equipment or rescue teams, and locals were wary of aftershocks.

01/04 Lassa fever kills 118 in Nigeria over last three months

Lassa fever killed 118 people in Nigeria in the first three months of this year, the West African country's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said.

01/04 Trump administration to freeze family-planning funds for Planned Parenthood

Reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood said on Monday the Trump administration would cut federal family planning funding as of Tuesday, affecting birth control, cancer screenings and other services for low-income people.

31/03 Bodies of Palestinian medics recovered from grave in Gaza, UN officials say

Fifteen emergency and aid workers from the Red Crescent, Palestinian Civil Defense and the United Nations have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip, U.N. officials said.

31/03 Corcept's ovarian cancer drug cuts disease progression in study, shares jump

Corcept Therapeutics said on Monday its experimental drug in combination with chemotherapy helped delay progression of a type of ovarian cancer in a late-stage trial.

31/03 Big Tobacco targets Trump in hope - and fear - of change

Big tobacco companies like British American Tobacco are lobbying U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to crack down on illegal vapes, including via import bans on Chinese devices, documents show and industry consultants said.

31/03 Pharma stocks sink after ouster of top FDA vaccine regulator

Shares of U.S. drugmakers fell before the bell on Monday after reports that the Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official had been forced to resign, the most high-profile exit at the regulator amid an overhaul of federal agencies.

31/03 Italy's demographic crisis worsens as births hit record low

Italy's demographic crisis deepened in 2024 as the number of births hit a new record low, emigration accelerated and the population continued to shrink, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Monday.

31/03 Morning Bid: No quarter for Wall Street

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30/03 Experimental Lilly drug cuts genetic heart disease risk factor by 94% in trial

The highest dose of an experimental drug developed by Eli Lilly significantly reduced levels of a genetically inherited risk factor for heart disease in a midstage trial, according to data presented at a major medical meeting on Sunday.

30/03 Insight: Martinique's water woes drive anger at French rule 

In Martinique, a French territory in the Caribbean, tourists flock to crystalline waterfalls nestling in the tropical rainforests. But the water that comes out of Christelle Marie-Sainte's tap at home runs yellow.

29/03 Prince Harry accused of bullying, harassment by charity chair

The chair of a charity Prince Harry set up to help young people with HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana has accused him of "harassment and bullying at scale" after he quit this week over a dispute he described as "devastating".

29/03 WHO proposing to cut jobs and slash budget by a fifth, memo shows

The World Health Organization (WHO) is proposing to reduce staff numbers and the scale of its work as it slashes its budget by just over one fifth due to the impact of U.S. funding cuts, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

29/03 Australia's Albanese starts election campaign touting healthcare credentials

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touted his Labor party's credentials on affordable healthcare on Saturday, the first full day of campaigning for a general election expected to have cost of living as a central issue.

29/03 US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts

A federal judge in Massachusetts ordered on Friday that a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, who voiced support for Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza and was detained by federal immigration officials this week, should not be deported for now.

28/03 Remaining USAID staff fired, Trump says Myanmar will still get earthquake aid

President Donald Trump's administration told Congress on Friday it would cut nearly all remaining jobs at the U.S. Agency for International Development and shut the agency, even as Trump promised that the U.S. would provide assistance to Myanmar following a devastating earthquake.

28/03 Measles outbreak worsens as Texas, New Mexico cases rise 20% in 3 days

Texas and New Mexico health departments said on Friday that the number of measles cases in their states rose 20% since their last reports three days ago, as experts warn they expect the outbreak to further spread in coming weeks.

28/03 US authorizes first home test for three common sexually transmitted infections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted authorization to market the first test that can be performed entirely at home for detecting three sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

28/03 Latin American women opt against motherhood in shift from traditional gender roles

A growing number of Latin American women are choosing not to give birth in a radical departure from the traditional family roles that have long dominated in the region.

28/03 US FDA declines to approve Milestone's heart rhythm nasal spray; shares halve

Milestone Pharmaceuticals said on Friday the U.S. health regulator had declined to approve its nasal spray to treat a type of heart condition and had called for an inspection of the facility that performs the testing of the drug.

28/03 Johnson & Johnson unit ordered to pay $1.64 billion in HIV drug marketing case

A federal judge ordered a Johnson & Johnson unit on Friday to pay the U.S. government $1.64 billion after a jury found it liable in a whistleblower lawsuit for illegally promoting the HIV drugs Prezista and Intelence.

28/03 Appeals court won't block US military's transgender ban, for now

A federal appeals court has paused a lower court order blocking President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military, but has signaled that it may quickly reconsider that decision if the military takes action against transgender members.

28/03 Novo Nordisk to license obesity drug from Lexicon in up to $1 billion deal

Novo Nordisk is licensing Lexicon Pharmaceuticals' experimental obesity drug in a deal worth up to $1 billion, the Danish drugmaker's second deal this week, as it looks to strengthen the pipeline of its weight-loss treatments.

28/03 Morning Bid: Trade worries entrenched

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28/03 India reports eight outbreaks of bird flu in Andhra Pradesh

India has reported eight outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in farms and backyard poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Friday, citing Indian authorities.

28/03 EU regulator rejects Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug

The European Union's drugs regulator on Friday rejected Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug, saying the treatment's small impact on slowing cognitive decline was not large enough to outweigh the risk of serious brain swelling in patients.

28/03 U.S. logistics firm settles claims it helped Chinese companies ship fentanyl chemicals

U.S. shipping and logistics company IMC Pro International has agreed to pay $400,000 to the U.S. government to settle allegations that it helped Chinese chemical companies ship fentanyl-making chemicals to the United States, according to U.S. authorities.

28/03 Brazil prosecutor general decides not to charge Bolsonaro for vaccine records fraud

Brazil Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet decided not to charge former President Jair Bolsonaro with fraud in his vaccination records, asking the Supreme Court to throw out the case, a document showed on Thursday.

27/03 King Charles temporarily hospitalised after side effects from cancer treatment, Palace says

Britain's King Charles spent a short time under observation in hospital on Thursday after experiencing side effects from treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace said, with royal sources saying it was a minor issue.

27/03 Novo shares on track for biggest monthly fall since 2002, investor worries grow

Novo Nordisk shares have fallen 25% so far in March and are on track for their biggest monthly drop since July 2002, as investor worries intensify that the obesity drug market pioneer has lost its edge over U.S. rival Eli Lilly .

27/03 US health department cutting 10,000 workers under Kennedy

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices, it said on Thursday, a major overhaul of the department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

27/03 RFK Jr. to Unveil Plans to Cut 10,000 Health Department Workers

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping cuts to his department on Thursday, the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically shrink the size of the federal government’s workforce and responsibilities.

27/03 Trump healthcare price transparency order may not bring intended relief to patients

A Trump administration executive order intended to provide patients with the prices from hospitals and insurers they need to shop around may prove ineffective because of the huge amount of unorganized data it will generate, experts say.

27/03 Exclusive: FDA staff struggle to meet product review deadlines after DOGE layoffs

Some U.S. health regulators who review medical devices and tobacco products for safety and efficacy are struggling to meet deadlines mandated by Congress due to Trump administration layoffs, three scientists working on the projects told Reuters.

27/03 Morning Bid: U.S. Auto tariffs jump the gun

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27/03 UK's Starmer heads for test of health strategy as Reform gains ground

In the nuclear medicine department of London's University College Hospital, patients pass through polished corridors to airy rooms decorated with green-leaf stencils, where they are scanned and treated, particularly for cancer, with cutting-edge technology that uses radioactive tracers.

27/03 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear aid cuts will deepen crisis

Majuna Khatun sat cradling her six-month-old baby at a rehabilitation centre for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, worried her child would be without critical healthcare due to funding cuts from the United States and some European countries.

27/03 US FDA approves first treatment for rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Soleno Therapeutics' drug to treat a rare genetic disorder, making it the first treatment available for patients who experience feelings of intense and persistent hunger.

27/03 US pulls back $12 billion in funding to state health departments

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled around $12 billion in federal grants to states that were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal department and state officials said on Wednesday.

26/03 US authorities detain Turkish student at Tufts, revoke visa

U.S. immigration authorities late Tuesday detained a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University near Boston who had voiced support for Palestinians during Israel's war in Gaza and have revoked her visa, according to her attorney and the university.

25/03 Elon Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email Clogs Government Inbox

Elon Musk’s demand for federal workers to submit five bullet points detailing their week’s work has hit a new snag: the inbox is full.

25/03 Novo Nordisk expands discounted Wegovy to all cash-paying US customers

Novo Nordisk said on Monday all eligible cash-paying customers in the United States can buy its weight-loss drug Wegovy at a discounted price of $499 per month at their local pharmacy.

25/03 Bird flu spreads to mammals, fears of human transmission

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of people, raising concerns that it may lead to human-to-human transmission and turn into a new pandemic.

24/03 German SAP becomes the largest listed company in Europe by market capitalization - Novo Nordisk surpasses Novo Nordisk

German software giant SAP has surpassed Danish drug giant Novo Nordisk and has become Europe's largest listed company by market capitalization.

24/03 Risk of 2,000 new HIV infections a day after US aid freeze, UN says

There could be 2,000 new HIV infections a day across the world and a ten-fold increase in related deaths if funding frozen by the United States is not restored or replaced, the United Nations AIDS agency said on Monday.

24/03 US turns to Brazil for eggs and considers other sources during bird flu outbreak

The U.S. has almost doubled imports of Brazilian eggs once used only for pet food and is considering relaxing regulations for eggs laid by chickens raised for meat, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to bring down sky-high prices spiked by bird flu.

24/03 23andMe Goes Bankrupt as Only 550,000 Subscribe to Gene Testing

23andMe Holding Co., which provides medical and ancestry-related genetic testing, filed for bankruptcy after it was unable to find a buyer to rescue it from insolvency proceedings and the board of directors rejected a buyout offer from co-founder Anne Wojcicki.

23/03 Pope Francis leaves hospital after first public appearance in five weeks

Pope Francis left Rome's Gemelli hospital on Sunday following a five-week stay to be treated for pneumonia, making his first public appearance since February 14 by waving to well-wishers from a balcony moments before he was discharged.

22/03 Pope Francis must relearn to speak after oxygen therapy, cardinal says

He is slowly regaining his strength, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez said.

22/03 Pope Francis plans to appear in public on Sunday for first time in five weeks

Pope Francis plans to make his first appearance in more than five weeks on Sunday, offering a blessing from the window of his room at Rome's Gemelli Hospital as he battles double pneumonia, the Vatican said.

21/03 UN condemns unimaginable suffering of Ukrainian children at hands of Russia

The new report said five boys and two girls were summarily executed in 2022 and 2023.

21/03 J&J boosts US investments by 25% over 4 years amid looming tariff threats

Johnson & Johnson has laid out plans to raise U.S. investments by 25% to more than $55 billion over the next four years, as a threat of drug import duties by the Trump administration compels companies to expand their manufacturing operations domestically.

21/03 Gene therapy loses luster as investors eye quicker returns from weight-loss drugs

Gene therapy, with its offer of a possible cure for rare diseases like sickle cell, is losing early investors to higher-reward sectors like obesity and cancer, as sales for some of the new treatments fall short.

21/03 Morning Bid: Glum end to markets week as tariffs loom

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21/03 White House considering Burgess to lead CDC, sources say

Former Republican Representative Michael Burgess is a Texas physician who retired from Congress in January.

20/03 US Senate Democrats call on Trump Medicare nominee Dr. Oz to pay $400,000 in avoided taxes

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician nominated by President Donald Trump to oversee the government's Medicare and Medicaid health plans, should commit to paying over $400,000 in taxes he avoided, two Democratic U.S. Senators said on Thursday.

20/03 VA shake-up hits mental health services for US veterans

Layoffs and return-to-office mandates have affected some mental health services.

19/03 Israel warns more to come as airstrikes kill over 400 in Gaza after two months of truce

Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more than 400 people on Tuesday, Palestinian health authorities said, shattering nearly two months of relative calm since a ceasefire began, as Israel warned the onslaught was "just the beginning."

13/03 Philosopher Richard Kearney and healthcare pioneer Michael Dowling awarded St Patrick’s Day Medals

Taoiseach pays tribute to ‘exceptional work being carried out by the Irish research diaspora across the US’

11/03 Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as researchers warned that the war on smog would only get harder after the United States shut down its global monitoring efforts.

10/03 Pope Francis responding well to treatment, prognosis no longer guarded, Vatican says

Pope Francis is responding well to treatment in hospital and his doctors have decided his prognosis is no longer guarded, the Vatican said on Monday, in a sign of progress as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia.

10/03 Data on new Novo Nordisk obesity drug disappoints in trial, shares drop

Novo Nordisk on Monday revealed weaker-than-expected data from a second late-stage trial of its obesity drug candidate CagriSema, knocking shares and stoking worries that rival Eli Lilly may be gaining an edge over the company in the weight-loss drugs market.

10/03 Trump chaos pushes central banks into shadows

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09/03 Romanian far-right candidate barred from May presidential vote

Romania's central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May's presidential election re-run, a decision likely to deepen a constitutional crisis in the European Union and NATO member.

09/03 Nigeria to receive leprosy drugs after a year-long delay

The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands of patients, including children, getting the medicine they need to prevent disability.

09/03 Canada reports increase in measles cases, urges vaccination

Canada is seeing a noticeable increase in measles cases this year, with more reported in the first two months of 2025 than all of last year, the country's health agency said on Thursday and urged citizens to get vaccinated.

09/03 Pope Francis, starting fourth week in hospital, showing improvement, Vatican says

Pope Francis is showing a "good response" to his treatment in hospital for double pneumonia and his overall condition is gradually improving, the Vatican said on Saturday.

08/03 Greenland candidate campaigns for better healthcare after beating cancer in Denmark

As Greenland's general election approaches, a candidate campaigns for access to better healthcare on the vast island, recounting his personal journey of beating cancer after having to travel to Denmark from a remote town to undergo treatment.

08/03 Doctors push back as parents embrace Kennedy and vitamin A in Texas measles outbreak

Dr. Ana Montanez is working overtime in Lubbock to contact vaccine-hesitant parents, explaining the grave risks posed by a disease that most American families have never seen, and one that can be prevented through immunization.

08/03 Despite Trudeau promises, more Indigenous people being jailed in Canada

Like a growing number of formerly incarcerated Indigenous people, Marvin Starblanket's life is still governed by Correctional Service Canada rules.

08/03 COVID-19 shut us down five years ago. Here's how its economic impact continues

Five years after the World Health Organization first described the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, its effects are still being felt on the global economy.

08/03 Gene Hackman died of heart disease days after wife succumbed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was in an advanced state of Alzheimer's and died of heart disease and other factors likely days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare virus spread by mice, according to autopsy results released on Friday in New Mexico.

07/03 Texas, New Mexico report increase in measles cases

Texas and New Mexico on Friday reported an additional 59 cases of measles, bringing the total in those two states to 228 as the outbreak spread further after causing the first U.S. measles deaths in a decade.

07/03 Measles death in Texas puts Kennedy's vaccine views to the test

A growing measles outbreak in Texas, where one unvaccinated child died and nearly 20 others have been hospitalized with serious complications, marks the first major test for U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a longtime vaccine skeptic.

07/03 Autism rates: Why are they on the rise

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental condition marked by disruptions in brain-signaling that cause people to behave, communicate, interact, and learn in atypical ways.

07/03 Exclusive: US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say

The CDC’s move comes amid one of the largest measles outbreaks the U.S. has seen in the past decade. Extensive scientific research has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.

07/03 Pope Francis, in stable condition, sends first audio message from hospital

A brief, two-line message recorded by Francis from Rome's Gemelli hospital was played during a nightly prayer service for the pope in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.

07/03 Latin American activists warn of pushback on reproductive rights

Latin American rights activists on Thursday warned of growing political threats to reproductive rights across the region, as the United States rolls back access to abortion.

07/03 South Korea offers to freeze medical student numbers to resolve 13-month dispute

South Korea's education ministry said on Friday it had agreed to freeze the number of new medical students at about 3,000 per year in a bid to end a 13-month dispute involving a walkout by trainee doctors and boycotting of classes.

07/03 What is behind South Korea medical student quota dispute

The South Korean government said on Friday it was prepared to freeze the number of new medical students in a bid to resolve a 13-month long dispute involving a walkout by more than 13,000 trainee doctors and medical students boycotting classes.

06/03 US judge bars copies of Lilly weight-loss drug

A U.S. federal judge has refused to allow compounding pharmacies to keep making copies of Eli Lilly's popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro in the United States.

06/03 Deceased New Mexico resident tests positive for measles, health department says

A deceased resident of Lea County in New Mexico tested positive for measles, the state health department said on Thursday, even though the cause of death was still being investigated.

06/03 USAID cuts put tuberculosis response in peril, WHO says

The Trump administration's decision to pause U.S. foreign aid would undo progress made in containing tuberculosis (TB) infections across low- and middle-income countries, putting the lives of millions at risk, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

06/03 US judge bars Trump administration from cutting NIH research funding

A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding for research that universities and Democratic-led states warn would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.

06/03 Exclusive: US Marshals providing security to health secretary Kennedy, email shows

The U.S. Marshals Service is providing security to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an email seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed, in what sources described as an unusual arrangement.

05/03 US diplomats in dissent cable to Rubio protest USAID dismantling, cut in foreign aid

Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development have formally written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio protesting the dismantling of USAID, saying the move undermines U.S. leadership and national security and leaves power vacuums for China and Russia to fill.

03/03 Gaza aid stockpiles limited after Israel cuts flows, aid groups warn

Food, medicine and shelter stockpiles in Gaza are limited and aid intended for Palestinians in desperate need may spoil following Israel's suspension of deliveries to the enclave, humanitarian agencies said on Monday.

26/02 Lilly to Spend $27 Billion to Bolster US Drug Manufacturing

Eli Lilly & Co. will spend at least $27 billion to build four US manufacturing plants, the latest company to brace for the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

19/02 ‘Alarming’ incidence of ‘sex for rent’ advertisements, survey of international students finds

The views of 512 international students were reported in the study for the Irish Council for International Students

26/01 WHO chief urges end to attacks on Sudan healthcare after 70 killed in drone strike

The head of the World Health Organization called on Saturday for an end to attacks on healthcare workers and facilities in Sudan after a drone attack on a hospital in Sudan's North Darfur region killed more than 70 people and wounded dozens.

25/01 Trump says he may consider rejoining World Health Organization

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization, days after ordering a U.S. exit from the global health agency over what he described as a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

25/01 CIA now says COVID-19 'more likely' to have come from lab

The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is "more likely" to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday.

25/01 King Charles wears kilt in tartan named after him in new photo

Buckingham Palace published a new photograph of King Charles wearing a kilt made of a tartan named in his honour to mark the birthday of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns on Saturday.

25/01 U.S. fentanyl deaths are down. But not on this New Mexico reservation

Twenty-eight-year old Ambrose Begay died after a fentanyl overdose under a tree 125 yards from his home on the Alamo Navajo reservation in southern New Mexico two years ago.

25/01 The four female Israeli soldiers released by Hamas

The Palestinian militant group Hamas released four Israeli female soldiers on Saturday, who will be exchanged for 200 Palestinian prisoners incarcerated in Israeli jails.

25/01 UnitedHealth says hack at tech unit impacted 190 million people

The cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group's tech unit last year affected the personal information of 190 million people, the health conglomerate said on Friday, making it the largest healthcare data breach in the United States.

25/01 US rejoining international anti-abortion pact

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday the United States was rejoining an international accord that critics say aims to limit abortion access for millions of women and girls around the world.

25/01 Trump's Justice Department limits cases over blocked access to abortion clinics

The U.S. Justice Department's new leadership under President Donald Trump ordered cutbacks on Friday on federal prosecutions of people accused of blocking access to reproductive health centers and abortion clinics, calling such cases a "weaponization" of law enforcement.

25/01 New Yorkers may be allowed to use paid sick leave to look after pets

New York City's council is set to consider legislation that would allow New Yorkers to take paid sick leave to care for their pets and service animals.

24/01 US stops work on foreign aid after Trump orders review

The U.S. State Department issued a "stop-work" order on Friday for all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to a memo seen by Reuters, fulfilling an order issued by President Donald Trump.

24/01 Opponents of Kennedy's bid for top health post urge senators to reject him

More than 80 organizations planned to voice opposition on Friday to Robert F. Kennedy Jr's nomination to lead the top U.S. health agency before his Senate confirmation hearing next week, where his skepticism about vaccines will be scrutinized.

24/01 Morning Bid: Dollar swoons as BOJ hikes, euro zone grows, yuan relieved

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24/01 Novo Nordisk reports 22% weight loss in early subcutaneous amycretin trial

Novo Nordisk on Friday announced early-stage trial results for its amycretin obesity drug for subcutaneous injection, saying people with obesity or overweight treated with the drug achieved a 22% weight loss after 36 weeks.

24/01 WHO chief to cut costs, reset priorities after US exit, document shows

The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programmes to prioritise after President Donald Trumpannounced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the agency, the WHO's chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters.

24/01 Russia accuses UNICEF head of caring more about kids in Ukraine than Gaza

Russia on Thursday reprimanded the head of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF for not providing a "weighty argument for her refusal" to brief the Security Council on children in Gaza - a meeting requested by Russia.

24/01 US health agencies cancel external meetings, travel after Trump admin directives

U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications and told employees to freeze travel after directives from the Department of Health and Human Services, two sources familiar with the situation said.

23/01 Abbott banks on glucose monitors, new launches to ride out China, currency hit

Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday forecast 2025 profit that came in line with Wall Street estimates as it expects new device launches and growing demand for its glucose monitors to offset a hit from weakness in China and a stronger dollar.

23/01 Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $7.4 billion national opioid settlement

Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid addiction crisis in the U.S., several state attorneys general said Thursday.

23/01 Auschwitz survivors recall suffering 80 years after camp's liberation

When Teresa Regula arrived at Auschwitz as a 16-year-old, the first real pain she experienced was of her ears burning.

23/01 French divorcee who stopped having sex with husband wins appeal at European court

A woman, who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband, has won an appeal in Europe's top human rights court, the court said on Thursday, reigniting a debate in France over women's rights.

23/01 Gaza ceasefire traps Netanyahu between Trump and far-right allies

Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume. That tension is only likely to increase.

23/01 Balkan air pollution crisis threatens public health, EU membership goals

For 30 years, Shemsi Gara operated a giant digger in a Kosovo coal mine, churning up toxic dust that covered his face and got into his airways. Home life wasn't much better: the power plants that the mine supplies constantly spew fumes over his village.

22/01 Two killed in German park in stabbing attack; Afghan suspect arrested

A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following a knife attack on Wednesday in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg in which two people were killed, including a toddler, police and the state health minister said.

22/01 J&J beats quarterly sales and profit estimates on cancer drug sales

Johnson & Johnson , fresh off a $14.6 billion deal to buy neurological drugmaker Intra-Cellular , reported fourth-quarter sales and profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, driven by strong sales of its cancer treatments.

22/01 Bereaved Gazans dig out bodies from city ruins, give them graves

Guns may have fallen silent in Gaza, but for Mahmoud Abu Dalfa, the agony is not over. He is desperately searching for the bodies of his wife and five children trapped under the rubble of his house since the early months of the war.

22/01 Morning Bid: Trump switches to AI as tariffs lurk, Netflix soars

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22/01 Exclusive: Global health funds push for more private money, fearing government retreat

One of the world's biggest global health funders will ask the private sector for a steep increase in donations as concern of a shortfall in government contributions grows following a U.S. decision to exit the World Health Organization.

21/01 Explainer: What is US birthright citizenship and can Trump end it?

President Donald Trump launched his sweeping immigration crackdown on Monday which included an order reinterpreting birthright citizenship, a principle that has been recognized in the United States for more than 150 years.

21/01 Labour Court rejects appeal by former TUD lecturer in age discrimination case

Issue had arisen because university was bound by HEA regulations, court finds

21/01 NY Governor Hochul to Detail Tax Cuts in $252 Billion Draft Budget

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Tuesday will propose a $252 billion spending plan with income tax cuts alongside an expanded social safety net as the state faces potential uncertainty from a federal government under GOP control.

21/01 Gazans' joy at ceasefire dims as they visit ruined homes, dig for the dead

On foot or riding rickshaws, many Palestinians exhausted by war in Gaza began returning to the ruins of their homes on the third day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, shocked by total destruction.

21/01 Pentagon removes portrait of Mark Milley, former top US general

The Pentagon on Monday removed the portrait of Mark Milley, the retired Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to two Reuters witnesses, in a move that happened within two hours of President Donald Trump's inauguration.

21/01 What does Trump's move to quit WHO mean for U.N. agency and global health? 

President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ability to fight diseases and respond to emergencies around the globe without its biggest funder.

21/01 Germany to lobby Trump on WHO withdrawal, agency hopes for U-turn

Berlin will try to talk U.S. President Donald Trump out of his decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, Germany's health minister said on Tuesday.

21/01 Morning Bid: 'Stop-Go' Trump tariff trades whiplash dollar

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21/01 Indian state contests life sentence of murder, rape convict, seeks death, source says

India's West Bengal state launched an appeal on Tuesday to overturn a life sentence in favour of the death penalty for a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor, a senior lawyer aware of the development said.

21/01 Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization

The United States will exit the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.