Thursday, May 1, 2025

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health
  • by david hall
Zantac pharma exec calls heartburn drug safe and effective during testimony against cancer claims

The executive, a medical doctor who oversaw drug safety for decades at drugmaker GSK, repeatedly pushed back on the claim that the popular heartburn drug causes cancer.

health
  • by david hall
Double-lung transplant by Northwestern team saves life of Chicagoan hit by COVID-19, cancer

In January, doctors successfully performed lung surgery on Arthur "Art" Gillespie. Doctors said it was the first double-lung transplant at Northwestern on a set of lungs that had been independently damaged by COVID-19 and cancer.

health
  • by david hall
Endeavor Health launches study to target C-section rates, disparities in Black birthing patients

The study aims to make sure patients have more of a say in what happens during their deliveries and reduce unnecessary cesarean births.

crime
  • by david hall
Lockport man charged with hate crime, attempted murder in shooting of neighbor

The victim, Melissa Robertson, 45, remains in critical condition Friday. Authorities say the shooting was "racially motivated" because the victim's two sons are Black.