World Mental Health Day Highlights AI Risks, Social Media and Loneliness, New Approaches to Trauma By The Media Line Staff World Mental Health Day on October 10 highlighted several emerging issues in mental health, including greater involvement of people with firsthand experience, concerns about AI
(Undated) — Heavy rain and high winds are still impacting the Southeast as post-tropical cyclone Isaias [[ ee-sy-EE-us ]] moves further inland. More than 400 thousand people are still without power in Florida where the storm came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane. At least three deaths are blamed on
(Nashville, TN) — Lawyers for Christa Pike say she is now back in prison in Tennesse after being released from the hospital following a botched lethal injection last month. Pike has been transferred to the Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville, where she had been held before her plan
(SRN NEWS) – Two Philadelphia police officers were shot in an apparent ambush Saturday morning. Authorities say officers responding to a report of a man with a gun were fired on near a home. The suspect then shot at other officers while fleeing. One officer, a 10-year veteran, died after being shot
(Erie, PA) — Nine people are dead including children following an apparent murder-suicide in Erie, Pennsylvania. Authorities say a gunman fired shots outside a house on Perry Street in Erie around five in the evening Friday, leaving two women dead outside. The gunman then headed inside and a standof
Oct 10 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Saturday that it still does not know what caused the pneumonia that killed a Russian lab worker at an anti-plague research center in Siberia this month, and that no case of plague had been registered. The WHO said the Russian state regulator r
(Tallahassee, FL) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is out with an update on conditions after Isaias [[ ee-sy-EE-us ]] made landfall in the Sunshine State as a Category 2 hurricane on Friday. Isaias roared ashore near Destin with winds topping out at 110 miles per hour, bringing with it several feet o
AMSTERDAM, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A Dutch court on Saturday dismissed demands by shareholders of health technology company Philips for an investigation into allegations of misleading disclosures and management failures linked to the company’s recall of sleep apnea devices. • A large group of shareholder
Hurricane Isaias [[ ee-sy-EE-us ]] has made landfall. The eye of the Category 2 storm is crossing the coastline of the western Florida Panhandle. Parts of the region are under a flash flood emergency as severe winds gusts, storm surge and heavy rain lash the coast. The storm is packing maximum susta
Oct 9 (Reuters) – The US CDC on Friday reported 4,080 confirmed measles cases in the country as of October 8, up 193 from a week earlier. Here are key details: • Twenty-six cases were identified among international visitors, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Measles-relat
At Israel’s October 7 Memorials, Remembering the Dead Means Asking What Failed At Reichman University, experts focused on preventing another October 7. At the national civilian memorial, tens of thousands heard calls for an investigation into why the massacre was not prevented. By Gabriel Colodro /
Former Hostage Evyatar David to TML: ‘Appreciate Everything … Anything Can Be Taken in Seconds’ After 738 days as a Hamas hostage, David reflects on the friends he lost at Nova, the psychological torment of being told no one wanted him home, and the hope that sustained him By Felice Friedson / The M
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid Oct 9 (Reuters) – It’s Nobel Prize season and today we feature promising early results of a novel technique for treating blindness that made Nobel laureates of thre
(Corrects sourcing in bullet 3, updates share reaction in bullet point 5) Oct 9 (Reuters) – Teva said on Friday it had received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for Weltruza, a once-monthly injection for adults with schizophrenia. Weltruza is the second US-approved product from Isra
Oct 9 (Reuters) – City Therapeutics on Friday said it is targeting a valuation of up to $956.3 million in its US initial public offering, as biotech companies press ahead with listings despite market uncertainty. • The Massachusetts-based company is seeking to raise up to $184.7 million by offering
By Christy Santhosh Oct 9 (Reuters) – Humana’s shares rose 15% on Friday after analysts named it the top beneficiary of the new star ratings for 2027 Medicare Advantage plans, marking a sharp turnaround for the health insurer. Humana said 95% of its Medicare Advantage members will be enrolled in pl
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week launched an agency-wide effort to study and document any health problems reported after vaccination, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday. The initiative is the latest step b
By Amina Niasse and Sahil Pandey Oct 8 (Reuters) – The US government said on Thursday that about 71% of Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan enrollees are currently in contracts that will have quality ratings of four stars or higher in 2027, a measure aimed at helping consumers compare health p
NAIROBI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Preliminary laboratory results on a sample from a Kenyan patient who was suspected of having Ebola have come back negative, the governor of the county where he is being treated said on Thursday. Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola case on Tuesday after a citizen who had tr
Oct 8 (Reuters) – North Carolina has reported its first flu death of the 2026-2027 season, state health officials said on Thursday, urging residents to get vaccinated against seasonal respiratory illnesses. An adult living in the central part of the state died from flu complications during the first
(Miami, FL) — The first Atlantic hurricane of the year is headed toward the Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center says Isaias [[ ee-sy-EE-us ]] is a Category 1 storm this morning, with maximum wind speeds of 80 miles per hour. It’s been gaining strength overnight with current projections showing
Oct 8 (Reuters) – Italy’s Newron Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday the US FDA had identified four deaths among patients treated with its experimental schizophrenia drug in feedback following the agency’s earlier decision to place a clinical hold on the treatment’s trial in the US. Shares of the Switz
By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant Oct 8 (Reuters) – Nvidia-backed Iambic Therapeutics, which uses AI to develop drugs, is aiming to raise up to $159.4 million in its US IPO, as the biotech sector emerges as a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster market. The initial public offering would value the d
By Siddhi Mahatole Oct 8 (Reuters) – Drugmaker Viatris said on Thursday it would buy Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion in cash, adding two non-opioid pain treatments to its portfolio as it looks to build out higher-value branded medicines beyond its core generics business. Viatris will pay $36.50
Oct 8 (Reuters) – Argenx said on Thursday it had discontinued a late-stage study of its efgartigimod drug in adults with Sjögren’s disease, an autoimmune condition that damages the glands producing tears and saliva, putting its shares on track for their biggest one-day fall in almost three years. Th
LUSAKA, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Zambia is negotiating a critical minerals deal with the US government after “decoupling” it from a separate health funding agreement it signed on Thursday, its foreign minister said. • “There was this (Memorandum of Understanding) on health and another on critical minerals,
By Daniel Wiessner Oct 8 (Reuters) – Three Republican-led US states are testing a novel legal argument as they seek to stem the flow of abortion pills to residents who can still obtain them from out-of-state providers despite their abortion bans. Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas filed two lawsuits la
MOSCOW, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it had completed health checks on all the contacts of a deceased lab worker at a plague research facility in Siberia, signalling a desire to draw a line under the affair. Statements from the state health watchdog and the regional governor said monito
BEIJING, Oct 8 (Reuters) – China has nominated health official Song Li to lead the World Health Organization, it said on Thursday, confirming a Reuters report that Song had been put forward to succeed the incumbent director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. If elected, China believes Song Li wil
By Pragyan Kalita Oct 7 (Reuters) – Medical device maker Centinel Spine revealed a 42% rise in first-half revenue in its US initial public offering filing on Wednesday. The filing comes against an uncertain backdrop for the fall IPO market, as rising bond yields and high interest rates have dampened
