The order from an online “pharmacy” was for oxycodone, a powerful narcotic used to treat pain. The pills looked exactly like the real things, their true contents masked by meticulous counterfeiting. Days after receiving…
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It’s almost impossible to know what to say to someone in the throes of grief. We all want to say something comforting. Very few of us know what that is.…
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Hoping your company will begin paying for anti-obesity medications like Wegovy? You may be in luck. A growing number of employers are considering covering the blockbuster weight-loss drugs, several surveys…
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The end of a shortage of popular weight-loss drugs may mean many people lose access to them
If there’s a diet, Janet McCaskill says, she’s done it. “I’ve tried WeightWatchers. I’ve tried keto. I’ve gone to a nutritionist,” said the 58-year-old grandmother, who lives in Knightdale, North…
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As bird flu outbreak expands in California, dairy farms report it’s worse than they expected
A third farmworker has tested positive for bird flu in California, according to the state’s health department. If confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this would…
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Covid-19 may increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths for three years after an infection, study suggests
Covid-19 could be a powerful risk factor for heart attacks and strokes for as long as three years after an infection, a large new study suggests. The study was published…