Nebraska lawmakers pass restrictions on abortion, transgender medical care
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Nebraska lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that limits abortion and puts restrictions on gender-affirming…
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Montana could sign law defining sex, raising transgender rights concerns
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Montana could become the fourth state to pass a law defining sex as strictly “male”…
U.S. reports case of atypical mad cow disease
CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly…
CureVac files expanded patent lawsuit against Pfizer/BioNTech over mRNA technology
(Reuters) – CureVac NV said on Friday it had filed an expanded patent infringement claim against Pfizer Inc and BioNTech…
U.S. FDA approves Krystal Biotech’s skin-disorder gene therapy
By Pratik Jain (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Krystal Biotech Inc’s first-of-its kind topical gene…
Amgen agrees not to seek quick close to Horizon acquisition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amgen Inc has agreed not to quickly close on its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics after…
Thermo Fisher’s test to detect pregnancy-related complication gets FDA nod
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc’s test, the first of its kind…
Catalent cuts forecast, delays results again as challenges mount
By Bhanvi Satija and Pratik Jain (Reuters) -Contract drug manufacturer Catalent Inc on Friday slashed its full-year forecasts for profit…
WHO recommends new COVID shots should target only XBB variants
(Reuters) – A World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group on Thursday recommended that this year’s COVID-19 booster shots be updated…
Factbox-U.S. state abortion legislation to watch in 2023
By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – State legislatures are wrestling with how much to restrict or expand abortion…