June 2019

Democrats Diverge on Economy and Immigration in First Debate

MIAMI — Democratic presidential candidates leveled a stark critique of President Trump’s immigration policies and the condition of the American working class in the first primary debate on Wednesday, but split in unmistakable terms over just how aggressively the next president should seek to transform the country along more liberal lines. The strength of the

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Future is in doubt for cheaper versions of biologic drugs

They were the drugs that were supposed to save the U.S. tens of billions of dollars. Called “biosimilars,” they are near-copies of complex and expensive biologic drugs to treat cancer, rare diseases and autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and colitis. But U.S. sales have been so limited that their future is in doubt. Already, one

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Heat wave puts Italy, France on highest ‘red’ weather alert

France’s national weather service issued its highest-level danger alert Thursday as it warned that parts of the country could expect temperatures to reach an “exceptional peak” Friday amid a record-setting heat wave in Europe. Meteo France raised the hazardous weather warning to “red,” the highest level, for the Marseille and Montpellier areas in southeastern France,

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Michigan Republicans Tune In to Democratic Debate. No Conversions Reported.

PORTAGE, Mich. — Not everyone watching Wednesday’s Democratic debate was looking for a hero. In a windowless room in southwest Michigan, a political man cave with a signed picture of Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, a flat-screen TV was tuned to an unfamiliar destination, MSNBC. A dozen activists with the Republican

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Select batches of Parkinson’s and epilepsy medicines recalled

Image copyright Getty Images Certain batches of three medicines for Parkinson’s, epilepsy and blood clots are being recalled in the UK, and patients are being asked to arrange a new prescription via their GP. The affected prescription-only medicines are Neupro, Vimpat and Clexane with a B & S Healthcare label, the UK’s medicine regulator said.

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