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Analysis-Democrats rally around healthcare in shutdown fight, hoping for edge in 2026

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Congress have rallied around healthcare as their top policy issue in a government shutdown standoff with President Donald Trump’s Republicans, hoping a focus on Americans’ concerns over access and affordability could help them in next ...
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Traditional bonesetting is popular in Kashmir, but doctors advise caution

By Sharafat Ali SRINAGAR (Reuters) -After hospital doctors told Ghulam Mohammad Mir, 60, that surgery on his injured leg following a road accident was too risky, he turned to a more traditional treatment in India’s Jammu and Kashmir territory – bonesetting. Mir suffered multiple leg fractures ...
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A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say

About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together scientists worldwide to review the latest data on food’s role in ...
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Illinois quick hits: Transit cliff revision criticized; Pike County shooting investigation

Transit cliff revision criticized With the transit fiscal cliff expected to be revised to approximately $300 million, labor and environmental groups are still calling for action. ...
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Pritzker open to spending on Bears infrastructure, concerns remain about debt

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he is open to state funding of infrastructure for a proposed Chicago Bears stadium project, but an economic accountability analyst says taxpayer dollars could be better spent elsewhere. ...
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Jazz Pharma’s combination therapy for lung cancer gets US approval

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ combination therapy as a maintenance treatment for adult patients with a type of lung cancer, the regulator said on Thursday. Shares of the drugmaker were up 1.6% at $139.30 in extended trade. The ...
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US FDA approves generic version of abortion drug

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the generic version of the abortion drug, mifepristone, the regulator said in a letter dated September 30.(Reporting by Siddhi Mahatole in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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Humana sees 20% of its members in high-rated Medicare plans

(Reuters) -Humana said on Thursday it has about 20% of its members currently enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans rated 4 stars and above for 2026, based on preliminary data.(Reporting by Sneha S K; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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Babies’ deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Robbie Corey-Boulet and Jennifer Rigby BOGO, Cameroon (Reuters) -Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day. Mohamat’s ...
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Gaza mother clings to her sick daughter after losing twin babies in midst of war

GAZA (Reuters) -Nancy Abu Matroud has already lost three children during Gaza’s war. Now, the Palestinian mother, 22, is fighting to save her daughter, Etra – a two-year-old cancer patient newly deprived of vital medical care: the children’s hospital treating her shut down last ...
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Trump administration targets deals in dozens of industries before midterms

By Dawn Kopecki, Jarrett Renshaw, Ernest Scheyder and Sabrina Valle NEW YORK, October 2 (Reuters) -Eli Lilly was asked to produce more insulin; Pfizer to produce more of its top-selling cancer drug Ibrance and its cholesterol drug Lipitor; and London-based AstraZeneca to consider a new ...
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Novo, Lilly weight-loss drugs should be first option obesity treatments, European doctors say

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk’s and Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight-loss drugs should be the first medicines doctors reach for to treat obesity and its complications, a major European medical association advised on Thursday. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo’s Wegovy and Ozempic, and tirzepatide, sold ...
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