(Reuters) – Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine U.S. states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said.
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EpiPen shortages seen in Canada, UK but U.S. supply intact
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mylan N.V.’s emergency allergy antidote EpiPen is in short supply in Canada and Britain, but remains available in the United States, the treatment’s manufacturer said on Friday.
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Enforcement of Kentucky abortion law suspended pending ruling
(Reuters) – Kentucky state officials have agreed to hold off enforcing a new law that bans a common abortion procedure from the 11th week of pregnancy until a federal judge rules on a request by a civil liberties group challenging it, according to court papers.
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Trump to lift legal threat to states that permit marijuana use
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will lift his administration’s plans for a possible crackdown on states that have legalized marijuana after talks with a Colorado senator, the White House said on Friday, an action that undercuts U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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ManorCare wins court approval to exit bankruptcy under landlord
(Reuters) – No. 2 U.S. nursing home chain HCR ManorCare Inc won court approval on Friday for a plan to exit a $7.1 billion Chapter 11 bankruptcy by transferring ownership to its landlord, Quality Care Properties Inc .
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U.S. appeals court strikes down Maryland drug price-gouging law
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a Maryland law enacted last year that lets the state attorney general sue generic drugmakers who sharply raise prices on medications.
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Many trainee female surgeons consider leaving field after pregnancy
(Reuters Health) – Many female surgeons who become pregnant or have children during their training years consider abandoning their surgical careers before they even start, a U.S. study suggests.
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Patients more satisfied when doctors treat fewer people
(Reuters Health) – Doctors who see fewer patients may get better online reviews than physicians who have higher-volume practices, a study of U.S. urologists suggests.
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Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand
LANGLEY, British Columbia (Reuters) – Layers of squirming black soldier fly larvae fill large aluminum bins stacked 10-high in a warehouse outside of Vancouver. They are feeding on stale bread, rotting mangoes, overripe cantaloupe and squishy zucchini.
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CVS Health appoints Marc-David Munk as CMO of MinuteClinic
(Reuters) – CVS Health on Friday named Marc-David Munk as the new chief medical officer of MinuteClinic, the drugstore chain’s retail medical clinic unit and as associate chief medical officer of the company.
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