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‘Hiding his face’: India’s new transgender rules worry doctors, disrupt care

By Abhirami G, Rishika Sadam and Praveen Paramasivam July 7 (Reuters) - Mehr Khan, an Indian transgender woman, arrived for a routine hormone therapy appointment only to discover the crucial treatment had been suspended after a recent change in the law narrowed the range ...
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Vertex to buy Crinetics for $10 billion in rare-diseases push

By Puyaan Singh July 6 (Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals will buy Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for a total equity value of about $10 billion, the companies said on Monday, adding treatments for rare hormonal diseases to its portfolio. Vertex's offer of $85 per Crinetics share represents a 102% ...
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An Idaho mother who said her toddler twins died after vaccinations has been charged with murder

An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Andrea Shaw, who is accused of suffocating her 18-month-old twins in May 2025, on two counts of first-degree ...
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US makes available $281 million in grants for addiction and mental health programs

July 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday it is making available more than $281 million in grant funding opportunities across 15 programs aimed at addressing addiction, overdose and mental illness. The funding opportunities, announced by the Substance ...
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Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows

NEW YORK (AP) - States across the country saw steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act over the past year, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollees, according to new federal data that provides the ...
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Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood after being cut off for most of a year

Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year. The defunding, which was mandated in President Donald Trump's big tax and policy law last year, has been blamed ...
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Cases of parasitic infection growing in 2 states: Health officials

(DETROIT) -- Cases of a parasitic infection are continuing to rise in at least two states, local health officials said.As of July 6, nearly 700 cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection, were confirmed, an official from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Woman sentenced for voting twice

(The Center Square) - A Hoopeston woman has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine for voting twice in a federal election. ...
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Embattled state lawmaker resigns after investigation into ‘unethical’ behavior

(The Center Square) - After two days of calls for his resignation by Democrat leaders, embattled Illinois state Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, stepped down. The two-term Democrat also signaled ...
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Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah’s automated refill program

WASHINGTON (AP) - A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors? The program allows Utah residents to ...
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Novartis to acquire UK-based Myricx Bio for up to $1.5 billion

ZURICH, July 6 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Monday it had agreed to pay up to $1.5 billion for U.K.-based biotechnology firm Myricx Bio in a deal expected to close in the second half of 2026. In a statement, Novartis said it would ...
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Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1,561, including 506 deaths

July 6 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Sunday that confirmed Ebola cases in the country had reached 1,561, including 506 deaths. (Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina; Editing by Christopher Cushing) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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