A Mississippi doctor has been acquitted on seven of eight counts against him in what prosecutors said was about $18 million in health care fraud involving expensive prescription pain cream. His secretary was acquitted on all five counts against her. Jurors were unable to agree on the eighth count — making false statements relating to […]
Third major COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals. The results are based on interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and […]
A COVID-19 vaccine for Christmas?
President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed throughout the summer that a vaccine would likely be available by the end of the year — a claim that was dismissed by the mainstream media. Instead of one, we could have three. University of Oxford scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by […]
Nursing home neglect skyrockets during pandemic
When COVID-19 tore through Donald Wallace’s nursing home, he was one of the lucky few to avoid infection. He died a horrible death anyway. Healthy and happy before the pandemic, the 75-year-old retired Alabama truck driver became so malnourished and dehydrated that he dropped to 98 pounds and looked to his son like he’d been […]
Top GOP senator rushed to quarantine amid COVID-19 exposure
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator, says he is quarantining after being exposed to the coronavirus. Is your cellphone affecting your vision? [Sponsored] Grassley, 87, did not say how he was exposed. He said he would follow doctor’s orders and “immediately quarantine” and work virtually as he waits for results of a test. […]
Here’s who’s getting the first COVID-19 vaccine…
>Who will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines? That answer remains to be seen. But Pfizer — which most recently announced overwhelmingly positive vaccine results — has selected four states to test early distribution of the immunization. [STUDY] Improve Breathing by 57%? [sponsored] They are Rhode Island, Texas, Tennessee, and New Mexico. According to […]
Fate of Obamacare hangs in the balance
When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest. But what’s at stake has real-world consequences for just about every American, as well as the health care industry, a […]
FDA inches closer to approving 1st Alzheimer’s drug
One of the biggest drug decisions in decades is looming as U.S. regulators consider whether to approve the first medicine that’s claimed to slow mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. A panel of outside experts meets Friday to advise the Food and Drug Administration on aducanumab, a drug from Cambridge, […]
In stunning vote, Oregon legalizes hard drugs
In a first in the nation, Oregon has effectively legalized hard drug use. Police will no longer be able to charge drug users with criminal offenses after voters passed a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone, and other hard drugs. The measure completely changes how Oregon’s justice system treats those who […]
[Pics] Mitch McConnell’s health scare photos go viral
Is everything alright with Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell? McConnell insists he’s in good health — but a set of viral pictures circulating social media seem to tell a different story.  Sponsored: Can you guess which food holds the secret to better blood pressure? In the photos, McConnell’s hands are both covered in deep bruises […]
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