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Gary Woodland details PTSD struggles ahead of the Masters: ‘I thought people were trying to kill me’

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Gary Woodland was playing the back nine at the Houston Open a couple of weeks ago, an event he would ultimately win to secure his return trip to the Masters, when the former U.S. Open champion began to feel what ...
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Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by mail across the U.S. - at least for now - in a setback to Louisiana's effort to stifle groups that send it into states where abortion is banned. U.S. District ...
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FBI: Illinois’ cyber crime losses reached $535M in 2025

(The Center Square) - The FBI Internet Crime Report for 2025 ranks Illinois fifth in the U.S. for cyber crime complaints and eighth in overall losses. The report released ...
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Minnesota, Illinois AGs challenge federal orders to keep coal plants running

(The Center Square) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is challenging the Trump administration over orders requiring coal-fired power plants in Indiana to remain open past their planned retirement dates. ...
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Health insurers rise after US lifts 2027 Medicare Advantage payment rates

By Sriparna Roy April 7 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. health insurers gained in premarket trading on Tuesday after the government finalized Medicare Advantage payment rates above estimates, which are expected to add more than $13 billion in additional payments next year. Insurers had lost billions ...
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Novo Nordisk launches higher-dose Wegovy in the United States

April 7 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday that it has made a higher-dose version of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy available across the United States. The 7.2-milligram dose, branded as Wegovy HD, gained approval under the FDA Commissioner's National Priority Review Voucher program ...
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Evotec vows to further engage with investor MAK, who demanded change

FRANKFURT, April 7 - Evotec said on Tuesday it would continue a dialogue with investor MAK Capital, which has published a list of changes it wants the German biotech firm to make. * "We ...
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Gilead to buy Germany’s Tubulis for up to $5 billion to boost cancer pipeline

April 7 (Reuters) - Gilead said on Tuesday it would acquire private Germany-based Tubulis GmbH for up to $5 billion, as the U.S. drugmaker looks to boost its pipeline with a lucrative class of experimental cancer drugs referred to as "guided missiles". This marks the ...
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Doctors in England begin six-day strike after rejecting government’s pay and workforce deal

By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - Resident doctors in England on Tuesday started a six-day walkout after rejecting an offer the government said would not get better, with the British Medical Association saying it fell short of reversing years of pay erosion and ...
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Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month. The government in partnership with the World Health Organization, the U.N. children's agency and the Gavi ...
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US finalizes 2.48% Medicare Advantage payment hike; insurance stocks surge

April 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has finalized a 2.48% average increase in payments to private insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans to older adults in 2027, a much steeper rise than the near-flat increase it proposed in January. Shares of UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana ...
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Americans want weight-loss pills for cost and convenience

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - Americans starting weight-loss medicines for the first time want lower cost and greater convenience as they consider pills from Novo Nordisk or Eli Lilly, according to seven doctors who specialize in obesity. Novo's Wegovy pill has been on ...
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