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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Stricter Missouri abortion rules take effect after legal fight

(Reuters) - New abortion regulations took effect on Tuesday in Missouri that critics argue will make it more difficult for women to access the procedure.

Plague kills 124 in Madagascar, cities most affected: report

KIGALI (Reuters) - A plague epidemic in Madagascar has killed 124 people since August in an outbreak that has hit the island's two main cities the hardest, the authorities said on Wednesday.

AbbVie bets on Alzheimer's immunotherapy with big biotech deal

(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker AbbVie is betting on the potential of the body's immune system to fight Alzheimer's by signing a drug development deal worth more than $200 million with unlisted biotech company Alector.

UK Supreme Court hears attempt to change Northern Ireland abortion law

LONDON (Reuters) - An attempt to change the law in Northern Ireland to allow abortions in cases of rape, incest or serious malformation of the fetus started in the UK Supreme Court on Tuesday with harrowing accounts of women's experiences.

Recovering from severe malnutrition in Yemen

HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) - Smiling and sitting down to bread and milk with her family, Yemeni teenager Saida Ahmed Baghili is barely recognizable a year on from the photo of her emaciated frame that came to symbolize the country's humanitarian crisis.

Centene warns on Obamacare subsidy cuts, shares dive

(Reuters) - Centene Corp said on Tuesday that White House moves to cut Obamacare subsidies would knock 7-12 cents per share off the health insurer's fourth-quarter earnings, sending its shares as much as 8 percent lower.

NeuroPace raises $74 million to market seizure-monitoring device

(Reuters) - NeuroPace Inc said on Tuesday it raised $74 million in equity funding as the medical device maker looks to rapidly expand commercialization of its device to treat epileptic seizures.

Mugabe would have rejected WHO role, says spokesman after its U-turn

HARARE (Reuters) - Robert Mugabe would have rejected the role of World Health Organization goodwill envoy had he been formally asked, his spokesman said on Tuesday, days after state media cheered the Zimbabwean president's appointment.

Robotic-assisted surgery: more expensive, but not always more effective

(Reuters Health) - Robotic-assisted surgery is much more expensive than other minimally invasive surgeries, but it does not improve outcomes of surgery for kidney tumors and rectal cancers.

Individualized diets may help ease irritable bowel syndrome

(Reuters Health) - People struggling with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) might do better on an individualized diet, a recent study suggests.