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Debunking 8 claims about breast cancer screening: What every woman needs to know about detection

(NEW YORK) -- When it comes to early detection, mammograms remain the only screening test proven to reduce deaths from breast cancer in average-risk women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.However, only about 75% of eligible U.S. women schedule regular screenings, according ...
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Illinois quick hits: Energy omnibus bill advancing; ICE protesters indicted

Energy omnibus bill advancing A small business advocacy organization says the energy omnibus bill passed by the Illinois House last night is full of regulations and subsidies to channel ...
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‘Astonishingly reckless:’ IL Dems intro tax on ‘unrealized gains’ to fund transit

With just two days remaining in the Illinois legislative fall veto session, Illinois Democratic state lawmakers have introduced new legislation, ostensibly designed to help the state address financially failing Chicago area public transit systems, but which, if enacted, could make the Democrat-dominated state the ...
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Cartel bounties on ICE agents similar to bounties placed in Texas communities for years

(The Center Square) – Over the past month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers working with federal partners have arrested more than 1,500 violent criminals in Chicago as they were attacked by rioters. ...
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Confirmation hearing for Trump’s surgeon general pick postponed, Washington Post says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate health committee’s planned hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick Casey Means on Thursday has been postponed after the nominee went into labor, the Washington Post reported, citing a spokesperson for the panel. Reuters could not immediately confirm the ...
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Novo Nordisk says offer for Metsera adheres to restrictions under Pfizer deal

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said on Thursday that it had adhered to all restrictions under the Pfizer merger agreement in its unsolicited offer for drugmaker Metsera, and that the value of its proposal far exceeded Pfizer’s offer. (Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen, ...
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Cigna beats quarterly profit estimates on health services strength

By Sneha S K (Reuters) -Cigna Group beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by strength in the company’s health services unit Evernorth that houses its pharmacy benefit management business. The health insurer also reaffirmed its annual adjusted profit forecast of at ...
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Cardinal Health lifts annual adjusted profit forecast on specialty drug demand

(Reuters) -Drug distributor Cardinal Health raised its annual adjusted profit forecast on Thursday after beating estimates for first-quarter profit on strong demand for costly specialty medicines and branded drugs at its pharmaceuticals unit. Shares of the Dublin, Ohio-based company rose more than 10% before the ...
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Altria forecasts tepid annual profit on sluggish tobacco demand

(Reuters) -Tobacco giant Altria forecast annual profit largely below market expectations on Thursday, hurt by lower demand for its cigarettes and oral smoking alternatives such as on! nicotine pouches. Shares in the firm were down nearly 4% in premarket trading. Tobacco, especially key brand Marlboro, still ...
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Medical products maker Baxter cuts annual profit forecast on persistent hurricane impact

(Reuters) -Baxter International on Thursday trimmed its forecasts for adjusted annual profit and revenue growth, after missing third-quarter revenue estimates due to persistent impact from hurricane-related disruptions at a key manufacturing unit. Shares of the medical products maker were down more than 13% in premarket ...
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Senate hearing for Trump’s surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor

NEW YORK (AP) — A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor, a spokesperson for the Senate health committee said Thursday. The news came just hours before the 38-year-old Means, who has ...
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How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

NEW YORK (AP) — Yes, you’ll get a shot at an extra hour’s sleep. But even with that, it might be one of the most dreaded weekends on the American calendar: the end of daylight saving time. Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current ...
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