NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson resolved one of two cases against him in the executive’s death. He is scheduled to go on trial on state murder charges on Sept. 8. His sentencing in the federal case
Israel Sends 80-Member Search and Rescue Team to Earthquake-Hit Colombia By The Media Line Staff Israel will send an 80-member humanitarian search and rescue delegation to Colombia on Thursday night to assist with rescue operations following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Au
Aug 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday there were 2,566 confirmed measles cases in the country so far this year, expanding the highest annual total in more than 35 years. Here are some details: • The overall 2026 figures represent the highest number of
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s largest city has registered a concerning rise in acute diarrhea cases, state media said Friday, adding to the hardships of a country grappling with severe flooding and civil war. The state-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said 182 patients from Yangon were admitted to the city’s g
By Kunal Das and Puyaan Singh Aug 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a radioactive agent from Lantheus Holdings for use in brain scans to help assess patients for Alzheimer’s disease, the company said on Friday. The agent, branded as Tauklarify, is injected before a po
By Nancy Lapid Aug 14 (Reuters) – We also report on a flavoring chemical in e-cigarettes that damages human embryo cells in lab experiments. BLOOD TEST MAY FIND PRE-CANCEROUS COLORECTAL LESIONS An experimental blood test for detecting colorectal cancer also shows promise for preventing it, researche
By Kamal Choudhury Aug 14 (Reuters) – Capricor Therapeutics shares surged 70% on Friday after the company said the U.S. health regulator is willing to review new data on its experimental Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug. The stock had crashed last month after an FDA advisory panel voted nine-to-thre
DAKAR, Aug 14 (Reuters) – The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a sixth province, Bas-Uele, located in the northeast of the country, the communications ministry said on Friday, officially confirming a case discovered earlier. Health authorities have identified a person who
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Attacks on healthcare facilities, workers and patients in conflict zones including Ukraine and Gaza have continued to rise in 2026, reaching an average of more than four per day, the World Health Organization said on Friday. There have been more than
NEW YORK (AP) — As traumatic injuries and deaths surge among children involved in crashes on e-bikes and other electrified vehicles, one California prosecutor is cracking down by pursuing criminal charges against some of the young riders’ parents. It is just one way officials across the country are
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy searched online about hallucinations, psychosis and the side effects of several drugs she was prescribed in the weeks before she strangled her three young children in January 2023, according to an analysis of her phone data presented at Thursday’s murder trial i
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services accused dozens of hospitals and healthcare providers on Thursday of improperly billing for gender-affirming care and referred them to the Office of Inspector General and the Justice Department for investiga
By Sneha S K and Siddhi Mahatole Aug 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. FDA on Thursday approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s oral combination treatment for patients with a rare form of blood cancer whose illness had relapsed or not responded to other treatments, the health regulator said. The drug, iberdomide, with
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person, who was not authorized to talk publicly about the case and spoke to
Los Angeles (AP) — California ‘s prison system has systematically failed to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse and harassment by guards, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The federal investigation also found that California’s corrections department failed to provide victims wit
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Singer and actor Selena Gomez was sued on Thursday by investors who say the “Only Murders in the Building” star committed fraud by failing to fulfill duties to build and promote her mental health start-up. The plaintiffs invested nearly $1.2 million i
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court said a judge erred in dismissing a $6.7 billion lawsuit accusing Bristol Myers Squibb of cheating former Celgene shareholders by delaying federal approval for three drugs, including the cancer treatment Breyanzi. In a 3-0
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, the head of Africa’s CDC said Thursday. The man died in Buta, the capital of Bas-Uele, after traveling there from Isiro in Haut-Uele province, said
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Paul Grinvalds has completed 114 marathons in all 50 states, but he still wilts when he races in temperatures beyond 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 Celsius). It’s the same for most runners, as the body can’t cool down during exertion, and heat makes that even harder. “One thing
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Health insurer Humana has agreed not to refer to drugmaker Teva as an Israeli company at an upcoming U.S. drug price-fixing trial, after the drugmaker said public views on the Gaza war could unfairly influence jurors. Humana disclosed its agreement wi
LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Thursday defeated a bid to invalidate its patent for blockbuster heart drug Entresto, with London’s High Court rejecting a claim by Intas Pharmaceuticals’ Accord Healthcare which was planning a generic rival. The ruling is a boost for Novartis a
DAKAR, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo health authorities have identified a person who has died from Ebola in a province not previously affected by the ongoing outbreak, an official told Reuters, raising fears of wider transmission from multiple exposures before and after the patient
By Marleen Kaesebier ZURICH, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Drugmakers are holding back applications for health insurance coverage in Switzerland over concerns that lower prices there could affect their U.S. business under drug-pricing policies introduced by the Trump administration, a study showed on Thursday.
Aug 13 (Reuters) – Indian hospital operator Max Healthcare Institute reported a 4.7% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, led by strong demand for complex procedures and increased bed additions. The company’s consolidated net profit rose to 3.22 billion rupees ($33.7 million) for the quarter en
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Two foodborne illness outbreaks linked to Taylor Farms have exposed a weakness at the heart of North America’s food system: the United States is increasingly relying on Mexico’s produce industry, and regulators are straining to oversee it to keep
By Michael Erman NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar said investors are underestimating the demand for differentiation among obesity drugs, and that new treatment options like pills will keep it from becoming a winner-take-all battle with rival Eli Lilly. Novo was first to br
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Hasseb Alwazeer CAIRO/GAZA, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Gaza cancer patients are dying at two to three times the pace they did before the start of the war in the territory, as Israel blocks many from travelling for treatment after destroying the only local specialised facility, Gaza
GAUR, Nepal (AP) — The United States’ decision to slash its foreign aid program has led to an increase in deaths of pregnant women and babies in Nepal, The Associated Press has found. The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to eliminate the United States Agency for International
GAUR, Nepal (AP) — Global cuts to foreign aid are unraveling decades of progress in maternal and child health, raising fears that 2025 could mark the first increase in child deaths this century. In one Nepal village, neonatal deaths had fallen to zero before a U.S.-funded program was canceled; withi
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Singapore-based hedge fund 3D Investment Partners sought a court injunction on Thursday to block Japanese drug wholesaler Toho Holdings’ takeover defence, challenging the growing use of ‘poison pill’ strategies against activist investors. The request to t
