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Revolving door redux: The DEA's recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s revolving door kept spinning this week as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s recently departed second-in-command returned for a new stint with the high-powered consulting firm where he previously advised Purdue Pharma and a drug distributor fighting sanctions...
Some Virginia Democrats say livestreamed sex acts a distraction from election's real stakes
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — More Virginia Democrats on Tuesday cast the controversy surrounding a legislative candidate who livestreamed herself performing sex acts as a distraction from the stakes in this fall's elections, while stopping short of fully championing her continued campaign. ...
Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much credit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trumpeting Medicare's new powers to negotiate directly with drugmakers on the cost of prescription medications — but a poll shows that any immediate political boost that Biden gets for enacting the overwhelmingly popular policy may be limited. ...
Big Pharma's Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over 'excessive' drug prices
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S.-based pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson is being investigated in South Africa for allegedly charging “excessive” prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country's antitrust regulator said Friday. J&J's Belgium-based subsidiary...
Free prescription discount cards from GoodRx — What’s the catch?
NerdWallet Bytitle: NerdWallet Americans spend more than $420 billion per year at pharmacies for prescription drugs, according to a 2022 report from the Department of Health and Human Services. Prescription discount cards help people save money on...
Editorial Roundup: Kentucky
Frankort State Journal. September 12, 2023. Editorial: Be prepared for disasters, emergencies In the 1908 Boy Scouts handbook, “Scouting for Boys,” founder Robert Baden-Powell minted the motto “Be prepared.” In the book, he defined preparedness as “always in...
Governor appoints central Nebraska lawmaker to fill vacant state treasurer post
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sen. Tom Briese, a central Nebraska Republican lawmaker in the officially nonpartisan state Legislature, has been named to replace State Treasurer John Murante, who's leaving the elected post next week. Gov. Jim Pillen, a fellow Republican, announced Briese's...
Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An effort to destigmatize the use of overdose reversal drugs that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this year. The first-ever “Appalachian Save a Life Day” comes Thursday, on the heels of...
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Moderna rise; American Airlines, Spirit Airlines fall, Wednesday, 9/13/2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: American Airlines Group Inc., down 80 cents to $13.31. The airline warned that higher fuel costs will hurt its third-quarter earnings. Spirit Airlines Inc., down...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Mankato Free Press. September 10, 2023. Editorial: Common sense, not special session needed on school officer issue Confusion and conflicting views have muddied the waters on new rules under which school resource officers should operate, causing some agencies to pull...
