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Bird flu poses risk of pandemic worse than COVID, France’s Institut Pasteur says

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections ...
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Remember to give thanks to yourself during the holidays and beyond

NEW YORK (AP) - While reflecting on what we're thankful for during the holiday season, we often focus on the external: the company of loved ones. The nourishment of a shared meal. The homes in which we gather. But how often do we turn ...
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West Virginia parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out of school vaccines, judge says

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia officials suspended a school vaccination mandate Wednesday after a judge ruled that parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out of vaccines required for their children to attend classes. In issuing a permanent injunction in a lawsuit filed in ...
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Illinois quick hits: Man arrested for threating legislator; vigilance urged during shopping season

Man arrested for threating legislator Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation special agents have arrested a Chicago man on charges of threatening state Senator Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport. ...
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WATCH: Trump calls Pritzker ‘fat slob;’ Talk of reviving progressive tax criticized

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares highlights from President Donald Trump's White House turkey pardoning ceremony where he criticized Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker for not cooperating with the Trump administration's public ...
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Novo shares rise as US Medicare price cuts come in largely as expected

LONDON (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk shares rose 5% on Wednesday after analysts said that U.S. price cuts for the Danish drugmaker's semaglutide came in broadly as expected. Late on Tuesday, the U.S. Medicare health plan announced newly negotiated prices for 15 of its costliest drugs which ...
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Health Rounds: Thyroid dysfunction continued during pregnancy linked to autism risk

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Out-of-whack thyroid hormones during pregnancy in mothers with pre-pregnancy thyroid dysfunction may increase the child's risk of autism, researchers found. While adequately ...
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Ethiopia says death toll from Marburg virus outbreak rises to 6

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The death toll from a Marburg virus outbreak in Ethiopia has risen to six, state-run news agency reported on Wednesday. Ethiopia first confirmed the outbreak on November 14, with three deaths being reported three days later. "Out of the 11 people in whom ...
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Here’s a strategy to get through stressful holiday gatherings. Act like a dull rock

The holidays are a time of merriment, festivity - and, for many, tense family gatherings. People think, "'How do I deal with relatives who, at times, are intrusive or trigger me or say things that are abusive?" said Mark Rapaport, president-elect of the American Psychiatric ...
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US FDA extends review of Ascendis Pharma’s therapy for children with dwarfism

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday extended its review of Ascendis Pharma's therapy for children with a rare genetic disorder that causes dwarfism, the company said. The health regulator extended its review by 3 months to February 28, 2026. The FDA extended the ...
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Trump says he does not want to extend Obamacare subsidies

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not want to extend Obamacare subsidies but might consider such a move after a report said the White House was preparing a two-year extension of Affordable Care Act insurance premium subsidies. Millions ...
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Man charged in Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting dies in federal custody

Robert Dear, the man who was charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 because it offered abortion services, has died in federal custody, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday. Dear died Saturday at a medical center for ...
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