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Illinois Quick Hits: Arrests, citations follow teen gathering in downtown Chicago

(The Center Square) - Police say eight teens were charged and 24 curfew violations were issued after a crowd of more than 100 young people gathered in downtown Chicago on Wednesday night. ...
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Smoking rate among US adults drops to record low as vape use rises: CDC

(NEW YORK) -- Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults continues to fall to record low levels as e-cigarette use rises, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published early Thursday.Nearly 10% of adults in the U.S. smoked cigarettes in ...
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Wave Life Sciences shares plunge as data for high dose of obesity drug disappoints

By Kamal Choudhury March 26 (Reuters) - Wave Life Sciences shares plunged 58% on Thursday after a higher dose of its experimental obesity drug failed to show a clear improvement at reducing a dangerous type of belly fat. The Cambridge-based company's market value is set to ...
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Trump: Loyola student would be alive if Pritzker, Johnson asked for help

(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump says a Loyola University student would still be alive if Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker asked his administration to help stop crime. ...
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Novo Nordisk appoints Mars CEO as board observer

COPENHAGEN, March 26 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk on Thursday elected Poul Weihrauch, CEO of family-owned U.S. candy and pet food giant Mars, as observer to its board, as the drugmaker seeks to strengthen its position in the highly competitive U.S. obesity market. The maker of ...
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Recordati shares jump on report of planned full takeover by CVC

MILAN, March 26 (Reuters) - Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is preparing a full takeover of Recordati, Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported on its website on Thursday, sending the Italian pharmaceutical group's shares up 9%. A source close to Recordati, however, ...
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As her kidneys fail and time runs short, this activist fights to decriminalize euthanasia in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Samara Martínez has written countless letters to the illness that weakens her body. "Dear cursed one," the Mexican activist once wrote. "I hate you because you have taken things away from me, but I love you because you have been ...
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China launches long-term care insurance system to alleviate aging challenges

BEIJING, March 26 (Reuters) - China has announced the rollout of a long-term care insurance system, a move aimed at easing the burden on families caring for the rapidly growing elderly population, and bolstering the country's social safety net. The plan, released by the ...
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Indian Health Service is digging out of decades-old construction backlog for medical buildings

SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) - An empty lot between a fire station and a soccer field just outside Albuquerque soon will be the home of a federal medical center first promised to Native American patients more than 30 years ago. Earlier this month, Santa ...
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Cuban doctors endure burnout, blackouts as once-vaunted healthcare declines ​

By Daniel Trotta HAVANA, March 26 (Reuters) - A Cuban doctor with more than 25 years of practicing medicine, like most Cubans drawing a government salary, needs a side hustle to get by. To avoid regular power blackouts, he wakes at 5 a.m. to cook rice ...
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EU chemicals agency backs ban on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, March 26 (Reuters) - The European Chemicals Agency on Thursday recommended a broad EU-wide ban on PFAS, or "forever chemicals," with some exemptions as policymakers prepare legally binding limits on substances posing health risks that linger in the environment. PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl ...
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Seven months later, the government still hasn’t fixed CDC’s shot-up windows

NEW YORK (AP) - The federal government has not yet replaced the bullet-pocked windows that serve as a grim reminder of an attack at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than seven months ago, the agency's acting chief acknowledged Wednesday. CDC employees ...
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