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Global Healthcare   Tweet       Share Massachusetts to pay $56 mln over deadly COVID outbreak at veterans' home The state of Massachusetts on Thursday agreed to pay $56 million to resolve a lawsuit by families of veterans who contracted COVID-19 during an outbreak at a veterans' care center that killed 84 people early in the pandemic. No plans now to share COVID vaccines with North Korea, White House says The Biden administration has no plans now to share COVID-19 vaccines with North Korea, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday. 'Vape' is the word: U.S. judge allows 'Grease' parody A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled that "Vape: The Musical," which mocks the blockbuster 1978 film "Grease," amounted to fair use and did not infringe the rights of owners of the "Grease" copyright. Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Beijing denied it was heading for lockdown as panic buying gripped China's capital, while Shanghai authorities combed the city for lingering COVID-19 cases in the hope of clearing the way to end weeks of painful restrictions. Symptoms linger two years for some; inflammatory protein patterns may provide long COVID clues The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. U.S. FDA commissioner to testify about infant formula before House panel next week U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf is set to testify before the House Appropriations Committee on May 19 his agency's resposne to an infant formula shortage in the country, the panel said Thursday. Abortion rights groups push to turn anger into action In the days after a draft leaked showing the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to strike down Roe v. Wade and a national right to abortion, the left-wing group MoveOn doubled its weekly fundraising. A Michigan effort to place abortion rights on the ballot gained more than 13,000 new volunteer sign-ups. French prosecutors probe death linked to E. coli at Nestle pizza plant French prosecutors have launched a preliminary criminal investigation after E. coli infections linked to a pizza factory for Nestle's Buitoni brand could have led to the death of one person. Colombia court approves medically assisted suicide Colombia's constitutional court backed medically assisted suicide in a decision late on Wednesday, which advocates said makes it the first Latin American country to back death by suicide for those suffering serious or incurable illnesses. U.S. will share COVID-19 vaccine technology, Biden tells global summit The United States will share technologies used to make COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization and is working to expand rapid testing and antiviral treatments for hard-to-reach populations, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. Related Videos After 65 days, American leaves China's lockdown Moderna asks FDA to authorize COVID shot for kids FDA pushes ahead to ban menthol cigarettes Sponsors are not involved in the creation of these or any other Reuters news articles. Get Reuters News App To manage which newsletters you're subscribed to, click here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To contact us with feedback, reply to this email.                      © 2022 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 Privacy Policy    |   Terms and Conditions