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Illinois quick hits: Davis Gates selected to lead IFT; new veterans facilities in Quincy

Davis Gates selected to lead IFT Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates is now also the president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. ...
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WATCH: Trump responds to ‘No Kings’ protests; Pritzker criticizes SNAP, trade policies

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares President Donald Trump's reaction to Saturday's "No Kings" protests across the country and reviews some statements from Illinois' Democratic congressional delegation. ...
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AbbVie’s Rinvoq shows superiority over Humira in head-to-head arthritis study

(Reuters) -AbbVie said on Monday its newer arthritis drug Rinvoq showed superiority over the company’s previous bestseller Humira, meeting the main goal of a head-to-head trial. (Reporting by Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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US FDA approves Glaukos’ new eye therapy

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new eye therapy from Glaukos Corp, giving patients a less painful option to treat a progressive condition that can severely affect vision, the company said on Monday. The approval makes the therapy, called Epioxa, the ...
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Merck begins construction of $3 billion manufacturing facility in Virginia

(Reuters) -Merck said on Monday it has begun construction of a $3 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia as part of its more than $70 billion investment to expand domestic manufacturing and research and development in the U.S. The U.S. drugmaker said it plans ...
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With confidence and support from each other, more women are redefining baldness as beautiful

NEW YORK (AP) — “Being bald is sexy. It’s an attitude. It’s a luxury. It’s a lifestyle.” That’s how Brennan Nevada Johnson, who shaved her head voluntarily 14 years ago, opens the video podcast she launched last November to celebrate the advantages of choosing a ...
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Planned 5-day strike at Kaiser Permanente health care facilities ends, with plans for further talks

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A planned five-day strike by thousands of registered nurses and other Kaiser Permanente health care workers in California, Hawaii and Oregon ended on Sunday, union leaders and the health care system said. California-based Kaiser Permanente said it welcomed back about 30,000 ...
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Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped 60,000 kids avoid allergies, study finds

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world. About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after guidance first ...
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Iambic Therapeutics’ AI-discovered cancer drug shows promise in early-stage trial

By Sneha S K (Reuters) -Iambic Therapeutics said on Monday early-stage data of its experimental drug showed anti-tumor activity in heavily pretreated cancer patients with mutations in the HER2 gene. The drug IAM1363, discovered using the company’s artificial intelligence platforms, was also the first to ...
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WeightWatchers partners with Amazon for easy weight-loss drug delivery

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) -WeightWatchers said on Monday it will partner with Amazon to deliver medications including injectable GLP-1 obesity treatments for its members, a move the telehealth provider said will make it easier for some customers to receive prescriptions. WeightWatchers customers will be ...
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Illinois SNAP Benefits at Risk for Nearly 2 Million Residents Amid Government Shutdown

Nearly 2 million Illinois residents relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—better known as SNAP—could lose essential food benefits starting November 1, 2025. New data shows the program’s profound impact: 37% of these households include older adults, 45% have children, and 44% support at ...
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Novartis’ Pluvicto shown to reduce risk of progression or death by 28% in prostate cancer

(Reuters) -Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Sunday its targeted radiotherapy treatment Pluvicto reduced the risk of progression or death in patients with prostate cancer by 28%.  Pluvicto is part of a class of drugs that combines cell-killing radioactive particles with molecules that attach themselves to ...
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