Category Archives: Health
Medicare copays for new Alzheimer’s drug could reach $11,500
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug would raise Medicare premiums broadly, and some patients who are prescribed the medication could face copayments of about $11,500 annually, according to a research report published Thursday. ...
Hertz on track to exit bankruptcy protection this month
Hertz will likely emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by the end of the month after a bankruptcy court confirmed the reorganization plan for the beleaguered car rental company.
Distributors, regulators cast blame for opioid epidemic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Opioid distribution companies and federal regulators pointed the finger at each other as a contributing factor in the nation's opioid epidemic during a landmark civil trial in West Virginia.
Message in a jacket: Jill Biden offers ‘love’ during UK trip
CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Jill Biden is sending a sartorial message of “love” as she accompanies her husband President Joe Biden overseas.
Arizona refurbishes gas chamber in push to resume executions
PHOENIX (AP) — As it aims to resume executions after a seven-year hiatus, Arizona has refurbished its gas chamber, where the nation's last lethal-gas execution was carried out more than two decades ago before the United States rejected the brutal
Supreme Court won’t hear bid to challenge thalidomide settlement
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to challenge approval of a settlement agreement for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. The Federal Court approved the agreement — the government's third effort
US extends expiration dates for J&J COVID vaccine by 6 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by six weeks.
Watchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11
BEIRUT (AP) — A leading rights group warned Thursday that millions of Syrians risk losing access to lifesaving aid, including food and COVID-19 vaccines, if Russia manages to block at the U.N. Security Council the use of the last remaining
Legault says he’s confident Quebec-Ontario boundary will reopen in ‘next few days’
MONTREAL — The boundary between Quebec and Ontario, closed since April to reduce COVID-19 transmission, will likely reopen within days, Quebec Premier François Legault said Thursday. "We are in discussion with the Ontario government, and I am confident...
No more kidney dialysis? Lebanese hospitals issue warning
BEIRUT (AP) — Hospitals in Lebanon warned Thursday they may be forced to suspend kidney dialysis next week due to severe shortages in supplies, the latest in Lebanon’s accelerating crises and collapsing health sector.
