Health
Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer steps down after more than 2 years in the role
Rosalind “Roz” Brewer Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance said Friday that Roz Brewer had stepped down as the company’s chief executive. She also left the company’s board, effective Thursday. The decision was mutual, according to a news release. Brewer and Walgreens were in a rough patch leading up to Friday’s […]
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McConnell suffering ‘occasional lightheadedness’ but is clear to keep working, his doctor says
Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up for more than 30 seconds during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a little more than a month, after an event with the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in Covington, Kentucky, August 30, 2023 in a still image […]
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Ozempic could be the next target of Medicare drug price negotiations – here’s why
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters Ozempic, the blockbuster diabetes treatment from Novo Nordisk, could be next in line for price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare. […]
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HHS calls for easing restrictions on marijuana, sending cannabis stocks higher
James Romano trims flower while working in CommCans processing facility in Medway, MA on Oct. 27, 2021. Beneath the trimmed flower is a tray collecting shake, cannabis flower that has naturally broken down through handling. Shake can be used in CommCans pre-rolled joints or made into edibles. Erin Clark | Boston Globe | Getty Images […]
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Medicare wants to cut the price on an Eli Lilly drug. What it means for LLY shares
Eli Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Eli Lilly & Co.’s shares climbed in early US trading after its experimental drug for Alzheimer’s slowed the progress of the disease in a final-stage trial, paving the way for the company to apply for US approval. AJ Mast | Bloomberg | Getty […]
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Hurricane Idalia slams Florida coast with ‘catastrophic’ storm surge, damaging winds
Reporters wade through flood waters in downtown Tarpon Springs, Florida, after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore, Aug. 30, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Hurricane Idalia is moving inland after slamming into Florida’s Big Bend coast Wednesday morning as an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of more than 100 miles per hour. The National […]
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Opioid overdose antidote Narcan will be widely available over the counter next week
The opioid overdose antidote Narcan will be available over the counter in the coming days, a move that’s hoped to increase access to the lifesaving medication amid the country’s worsening opioid epidemic. Emergent BioSolutions, which makes the drug, said Wednesday that shipments were on their way to major retailers, including Walgreens, Walmart, Rite Aid and CVS. It […]
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Medicare pricing deal set to play a key role in Biden’s 2024 campaign pitch
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about lowering health-care costs, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 29, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is placing a priority on reducing individual health-care costs as he seeks reelection in a country where medical spending accounts […]
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Covid fraud: Street gang in Milwaukee allegedly stole millions to pay for murder, guns and drugs
A street gang in Milwaukee allegedly stole millions of dollars in Covid-19 pandemic relief money that was then used to carry out a murder and purchase guns and drugs, among other items, according to a federal indictment. The 43-count indictment charges 30 members of the “Wild 100s,” also known as the “Shark Gang,” with a […]
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has a ‘very treatable’ blood cancer
U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) listens during a press conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., July 18, 2023. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, which he called “a very […]
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