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Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide approved by Delaware lawmakers
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware won final passage in the state Senate on Tuesday after failing to clear that chamber last week. The measure, which now goes to Democratic Gov. John Carney, passed on an 11-10 vote after the Democrat-led Senate...
Arkansas sues 2 pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of fueling opioid epidemic in state
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage for insurers, employers and other large clients, accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin filed the lawsuit against Express Scripts Inc....
Former Michigan police chief is sentenced to prison for stealing drugs on the job
HARTFORD, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan police chief who admitted stealing drugs from her department was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison. Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Brickley said Tressa Beltran tarnished the image of law enforcement. “The...
RXO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals rise; ResMed, Sonoco Products fall, Monday, 6/24/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: RXO Inc., up $4.64 to $24.85. The transportation services provider is buying UPS' freight-brokerage business for just over $1 billion. Walt Disney Co., down 29...
Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware fails in Senate
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware failed to win approval in the state Senate on Thursday after narrowly clearing the House earlier this year, but it could come back next week. The legislation failed in the Democrat-led Senate in a 9-9 tie after...
Executives of telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top executives of a California-based online mental health company were arrested on allegations of improperly prescribing addictive stimulants like Adderall during the coronavirus pandemic and exacerbating the shortage of the drugs for those who medically need them, officials...
Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it's getting harder to stay open
Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care access point for the town of about 1,300 people and the surrounding area. It sells catheters, colostomy supplies and diabetic testing strips. The storage room contains things that...
Speaker Johnson appoints two Trump allies to a committee that handles classified intelligence
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday appointed two far-right Republicans to the powerful House Intelligence Committee, positioning two close allies of Donald Trump who worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election on a panel that receives sensitive classified briefings...
In cities across the US, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Parts of the north side of Montgomery are defined by what it has lost: restaurants, grocery stores and a convenient pharmacy, the latter of which closed five years ago. People who still live in the historically Black neighborhood of Newtown, like Sharon...
As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind
Opening stores used to mean everything to pharmacy chains. CVS Health once boasted of opening or buying more than 2,900 locations in a five-year period. Now it’s shuttering hundreds, while Walgreens, Rite Aid and independent drugstores also pull back. An industry...
