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Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as "incredibly talented" and said, "She is a STAR!" The Atlanta-based CDC, ...
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Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, nominated to lead CDC

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as "incredibly talented" and said, "She is a STAR!" The Atlanta-based CDC, ...
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A vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.’s first congressional hearing in months

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday faced federal lawmakers for the first time since September as he sought to defend a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodge arrows from angry Democrats along the way. In his testimony before ...
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Man with AR-style pistol arrested at Aetna’s Connecticut headquarters without incident

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A man carrying a backpack with an AR-style pistol inside was arrested Thursday after walking into health insurer Aetna's headquarters in Connecticut, police said. Security guards detained the man without incident shortly after 10 a.m., within 3 minutes after he entered ...
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Pritzker: Swipe fee ban works, banking groups, feds push for repeal

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he hopes the federal government does what's best for consumers and businesses as a Treasury Department agency moves to preempt an Illinois law banning swipe fees on the tax and tip portions of credit and debit ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: State unemployment rate hits 5%

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's unemployment rate reached 5% in February, up 0.1 percentage point from January and up 0.3 percentage point from the same month, one year ago. ...
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OpenAI launches AI model GPT-Rosalind for life sciences research

By Juby Babu April 16 - OpenAI on Thursday introduced an artificial intelligence model touting increased biology knowledge and scientific research capabilities, as the startup deepens its push into the life sciences field. The GPT-Rosalind, named after 20th-century British scientist Rosalind Franklin, is designed to support ...
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US FDA weighs broader use of testosterone therapy for low sex drive in men

April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering approving testosterone replacement therapy to treat low sex drive in men whose bodies do not produce enough of the hormone for no known reason, according to a federal notice filed on Thursday. Currently, ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago charter schools CEO charged

(The Center Square) - A federal grand jury has indicted a former Chicago charter school network CEO for allegedly misappropriating more than $103,000 in funds intended to support the non-profit's educational work. ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Feds put card swipe fees prohibition on hold

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released notice of a pending order to preempt the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. ...
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Kennedy restores staffing at 9/11 health program ahead of Capitol Hill testimony

(WASHINGTON) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. heads to Capitol Hill Thursday after restoring staffing at the World Trade Center Health Program, a move that could ease one of the most persistent points of bipartisan criticism he has faced for ...
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Weekly ER visits for tick bites reach highest level in nearly a decade. Will this season be worse?

(NEW YORK) -- Weekly visits to emergency rooms for tick bites are at the highest level since at least 2017, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).During the most recent week, 71 per 100,000 ER visits were due to ...
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