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Supreme Court denies challenge to Illinois public transport gun ban

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined to decide whether individuals can carry firearms on public transportation. The court declined to take up Schoenthal v. Raoul, which ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Report says Pekin Bowling Center ‘taxed out of business’

Sunset Lanes in Pekin is set to close later this month as the bowling center's owner says it is being "taxed out of business." James Keith told the Peoria ...
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Neurocrine expands into metabolic diseases with $2.9 billion Soleno buyout

April 6 (Reuters) - Neurocrine Biosciences will acquire rare-disease drugmaker Soleno Therapeutics for $2.9 billion in cash, the companies said on Monday, marking the neuroscience-focused drugmaker's expansion into metabolic disorders. The deal gives Neurocrine access to Vykat XR, the first drug approved in the U.S. ...
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After Gaza devastation, Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s health care system feel familiar for many

SIDON, Lebanon (AP) - Two years ago, Dr. Mohammed Ziara watched Israel ravage Gaza's health care system, shelling hospitals, striking ambulances and forcing patients to evacuate. Now Ziara - along with other medical workers, human rights groups and many civilians - warns that the same ...
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Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge

DALLAS (AP) - Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause - all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging - are being bombarded with products. More open conversations about menopause and ...
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Bangladesh launches emergency vaccination campaign as measles outbreak spreads

DHAKA, April 5 (Reuters) - Bangladesh on Sunday launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting more than a million children as a fast‑spreading measles outbreak sweeps across the country. Health ministry figures show there have been 17 confirmed deaths from measles so far, with 113 suspected ...
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Can a single therapy session make a difference? Experts say yes, with the right mindset

Just before the holidays in 2025, Julie Hart felt stuck. A nagging problem she had struggled with for years left her ruminating all day and questioning nearly everything she had ever said, done or could do. She was considering traditional therapy but decided instead ...
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‘Wow!’ The eye surgery marathon that restored sight for some South Africans

TSAKANE, South Africa (AP) - Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family. Not because they couldn't visit, but because the 84-year-old had vision problems. Now that has changed. Khoza is one of 133 people whose sight was restored during a "marathon" of ...
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China tightens border controls, culls cattle amid foot-and-mouth outbreak

(Refiles to adjust the dateline) By Daphne Zhang and Naveen Thukral April 3 (Reuters) - China has tightened border controls, fast-tracked vaccines and begun culling cattle after a small outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the northwest that officials say entered from abroad. The Ministry of Agriculture said ...
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Exclusive-US upends global supply program for malaria and HIV amid warnings of gaps 

By Ammu Kannampilly and Jennifer Rigby NAIROBI/LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. is upending the way it delivers medical supplies for diseases such as HIV and malaria to lower-income countries, according to seven sources and an internal email, risking a second dislocation of life-saving ...
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Surgery to cure early-stage lung cancer appears safe even over age 80

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid April 3 (Reuters) - Doctors should not automatically rule out surgery for octogenarians with early-stage lung cancer, according to a new study that challenges ...
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Raw dairy farm recalls some cheese products as FDA investigates E. coli outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) - A California dairy producer that health authorities have been investigating amid an ongoing outbreak of E. coli is recalling some of its raw cheese products, after initially refusing to do so. Raw Farm of Fresno, California, said Thursday it is voluntarily recalling ...
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