The Guardian

Agency used list which included jobs such as nut sorter and microfilm processor and has not been updated since 1991

US social security will no longer deny disability claims based on ability to work outdated jobs

TheStreet

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is making important changes next year.

Medicare changes will impact your wallet in 2025

Metformin, a medication commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, helps the body regulate sugar in the bloodstream. Part of the class of drugs known as biguanides, metformin reduces the amount of sugar you absorb from food and the amount produced by the liver. Metformin also impacts the way the body will respond to insulin, the natural substance that regulates blood sugar levels.

Diabetes Drug Metformin Investigated for Cancer Prevention Use

The Biden administration said on Wednesday that Medicare enrollees will pay less for 64 prescription drugs available through Medicare Part B. The savings are part of a program established with the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 and is meant to rein in drug price hikes — a key goal of the Biden Administration.

The Biden administration is lowering the price of 64 prescription drugs with inflation rebates

With Biden not yet officially endorsed as Democratic presidential candidate, it is in theory open to the party to choose another candidate

Who could replace Joe Biden? Here are six possibilities

FinanceBuzz

Social Security benefits are a financial lifesaver for millions of Americans, but there are reasons why your benefits could stop.

9 Reasons You Could Lose Your Social Security Benefits

Retirement Daily

The ability to sign up for Medicare ends three months after the month you turn 65, what happens if you're late?

What Happens When You Don't Sign up For Medicare on Time?

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California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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For more than two decades, a law has prohibited Medicare from paying for weight loss drugs, cutting off access to millions of potential patients who could stand to benefit. The ban has come into even sharper relief in recent years, with the Food and Drug Administration's approval of powerful but pricey drugs including Wegovy and Zepbound, which, without insurance coverage, are unaffordable to all but the wealthiest members of society.

House committee passes bill that would allow Medicare to cover weight loss drugs

The Independent

Patients with incurable blood cancer have been dealt a huge blow after a treatment was not recommended for use on the NHS in England.Isatuximab plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone – also known as IsaPD – has been given to certain patients with myeloma, which develops in the bone marrow, since 2020.It was available on the NHS through the Cancer Drugs Fund, which funds cancer medicines in England while they await approval from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice).However, Nice has now issued final draft guidance on IsaPD, saying the cost of the drug is “considerably higher” than what...

Anger as blood cancer patients dealt huge blow over new treatment

Franklin County Free Press

MGA Entertainment has announced a recall for approximately 22 million Miniverse Make It Mini sets across the United States and Canada due to significant health risks. The affected products contain liquid resins with acrylates — specifically hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and isobornyl acrylate (IBOA) — in concentrations exceeding safety limits set by the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. These substances can cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation or sensitization.

MGA Entertainment Issues Recall for 22 Million Miniverse Make It Mini Sets Over Health Risks

Ohtuvayre is the first inhaled product with a novel mechanism of action for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to be approved in 20 years. The FDA has approved Verona Pharma’s Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adult patients. Classified as a first-in-class selective dual inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 3 and 4 (PDE3 and PDE4), the treatment combines bronchodilator and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory effects in one molecule. According to the company, this marks the first time in 20 years that an inhaled product with a novel mechanism of action has been approved for COPD maintenance.1.

FDA Approves Verona’s Ohtuvayre for the Maintenance Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

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7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported

Medical News Today

New research argues that the oral alternative to injected semaglutide could also help improve the symptoms of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Is oral semaglutide a promising alternative in treating diabetes, heart disease?

Results from a national survey indicate that many Americans, 61%, are unaware that primary care physicians can prescribe medications for opioid use disorder, and 13% incorrectly believed that they could not. The survey, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), also found that 82% of the people who reported ever misusing prescription or illicit opioids expressed comfort in going to their primary care physicians for medications for opioid use disorder. Among those who had not misused opioids, a majority, 74%, reported they would be comfortable referring their loved ones to primary care for these medications.

Most Americans don’t know that primary care physicians can prescribe addiction treatment

Whiskey Riff

Didn't want to become the next Bud Light...

After the controversy last year over Bud Light partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, the iconic beer brand lost billions of dollars and is still struggling to recover not only market share but also its reputation that it lost from ensuing boycotts.

And Tractor Supply clearly didn't want to find itself in the same situation.

The retail chain has recently come under fire online after criticism over their implementation of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies, releasing videos about things like the importance of women voting (which seems pretty unrelated to selling farm supplies), and...

Tractor Supply Announces They’ll Stop Sponsoring Pride Parades, Eliminate DEI Goals After Criticism & Threats Of Boycotts

Behind the scenes at the first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the buzzy atmosphere of the spin room descended into horror-struck silence within a first few minutes of the president opening his mouth. While Trump told bombastic lies in front of us, Biden struggled to recall what were obviously canned responses. At one point, a former prominent TV commentator got up from their seat and start pacing back and forth, worriedly. Biden aides and surrogates, who had been in constant communication with each of us throughout the day, fell silent, one by one.When the cameras stopped rolling and...

I was at the Trump-Biden presidential debate and it became very clear what had gone wrong

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late Thursday issued an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) proposed rule for calendar year 2025 that offers to extend Medicare payment to dialysis in the home setting for patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). “CMS believes it is necessary to provide for more flexibility...

CMS proposes paying for in-home dialysis for patients with acute kidney injury

Patients who received long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) in the hospital but discontinued them early faced a 22% to 25% higher readmission risk than those who did not receive LAIs. Results from a new study suggest that patients with schizophrenia experiencing their first hospitalization face a significantly higher risk of readmission...

Early Discontinuation of LAIs in Schizophrenia Linked to Higher Readmission Rates

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Medicare Part B Coinsurance Reductions for Select Drugs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a temporary reduction in coinsurance rates...

Medicare Part B Coinsurance Reductions for Select Drugs

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