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Month: March 2024

FDA will take a deeper look into the safety and effectiveness of Lilly experimental Alzheimer’s drug

By TOM MURPHY and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal regulators are putting off a decision on Eli Lilly’s potential Alzheimer’s treatment with an unusual request to have an advisory committee examine the drug. Lilly expected a decision on donanemab in this year’s first quarter, which ends this month. But the drugmaker said

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Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — At least one fertility clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments. News outlets report that Alabama Fertility Specialists performed several embryo transfers Thursday. Alabama Fertility was among three clinics that paused their services after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled last month that three couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed

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Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied divorce after 11 years of marriage

NEW YORK (AP) — Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied have divorced after 11 years of marriage and two children. The Oscar-winning actor and Millepied, a choreographer and director, finalized the divorce last month in France, where they live, People magazine reported, citing a representative for Portman. A representative for Portman declined comment on the record

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Friday is the last day US consumers can place mail orders for free COVID tests from the government

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government is suspending mail orders for free COVID-19 tests — at least for now. Friday is the last day residential households can request for free virus tests shipped through the United States Postal Service. According to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response,

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A British spy was likely responsible for more lives lost than saved during the Troubles, report says

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A seven-year investigation into the activities of a former Irish Republican Army double agent has revealed that the spy was probably responsible for more lives lost than saved during the so-called Troubles that wracked Northern Ireland for three decades. Operation Kenova, which was conducted by a police

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US military developing portable UFO detection kits as Pentagon says no evidence of alien tech found

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military is developing portable UFO detection kits to collect better data on reports of sightings as the Pentagon says there is no evidence of alien technology found in any government investigation. The new portable detection kits, consisting of an array of sensors that fit inside a protective case, are

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