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Costco Adds Member Perks, Cuts Kirkland Prices
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Costco is reinforcing the value of its paid memberships by cutting prices on select Kirkland products and expanding benefits such as prescription savings and pharmacy pickup options. Members can also use services ranging from travel deals to car buying, though some have criticized the loss of popular perks such as Costco Next and credit-card extended warranties.
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Women’s Testosterone Prescriptions Rise 146%, FDA Review Planned
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— Sep 15, 2026
The FDA is reviewing the evidence on testosterone therapy for menopausal women as off-label use rises without an approved product, amid safety concerns and calls for standardized dosing. Meanwhile, prescriptions have surged, but patients face pharmacy delays and coverage gaps, with medical groups limiting use to women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder and researchers preparing a public workshop to assess safety and efficacy.
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Inventia Recalls 25,027 Chlorthalidone Bottles Nationwide
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Inventia Healthcare has recalled more than 25,000 bottles of 25-milligram chlorthalidone, a blood-pressure medication, after tests found the tablets failed dissolution standards, potentially affecting how the drug is absorbed. The FDA classified the recalls as Class II; patients should consult a doctor or pharmacist before changing or stopping their medication.
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Chris Dalton
It's worrying that these blood pressure pills might not absorb right in the body. Hope no one has been affected already.
GE HealthCare reportedly nears $1B Sofie Biosciences acquisition
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— Sep 13, 2026
GE HealthCare is in advanced talks to acquire Sofie Biosciences for about $1 billion, a move to bolster its Pharmaceutical Diagnostics division by owning the consumable radiopharmaceuticals used with PET scans and to accelerate its radiopharmacy network. The deal would cement recurring revenue from radiotracers and link Sofie’s pipeline to GE HealthCare’s scanner business, potentially expediting access to Sofie’s innovative FAPI programs.
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Derek Foss
Sofie’s pipeline looks promising but a billion-dollar price tag is steep for what is still early-stage tech.
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More Than 170 Candidates Sign Pledge To Remove COVID Shots From Market
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Bill Seeks To Lower Drug Costs By Breaking Up Pharmacy-Benefit Management And Pharmacies
Reporting
— Dec 12, 2024
A bipartisan group of lawmakers said Wednesday that they seek to lower drug costs by prohibiting joint ownership of pharmacy-benefit managers (PBM) and pharmacies. The bill , called the Patients Before Monopolies Act…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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REPORT: House Republicans Open Antitrust Investigation Against CVS Caremark
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— Dec 12, 2024
House Republicans launched an antitrust investigation Thursday into whether CVS Caremark, a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), has been using its market position to block independent pharmacies from using…
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EXCLUSIVE: Online Pharmacies May Be Allowing Minors To Get Transgender Hormones ‘With Alarming Ease’
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— Mar 10, 2026
Some online pharmacies seemingly do not require prescriptions or information about patient age for individuals seeking transgender hormones, according to a Do No Harm (DNH) report released Tuesday. The new report …
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Some Big US Pharmacies Will Not Check ID Before Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
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— Jan 15, 2021
Many U.S. pharmacies, including those inside Kroger Co supermarkets and the drugstore chain of CVS Health Corp, say they will not be checking IDs before administering COVID-19 vaccines, leaving the door open to those…
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Fears of Coronavirus Second Wave Prompt Flu Push at US Pharmacies, Drugmakers
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— May 27, 2020
U.S. pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October, hoping to curb tens of thousands of serious cases that could coincide with a second wave of coronavirus…
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William Wilberforce Campaigns 46 Years for Abolition
Parliamentarian introduces bill until slavery ends.
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CDC Director Does Not Believe COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be in Every Pharmacy by Late February
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— Jan 21, 2021
The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, is predicting it could take a little longer before the COVID-19 vaccine makes it to every pharmacy. “Today’s” Savannah Guthrie…
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Pennsylvania Budget Expands PBM Reapplication Window
Health
— Jul 20, 2026
Pennsylvania's new state budget adds a PBM reform allowing pharmacies that lost contracts to reapply after 12 months, aimed at easing access for pharmacies facing network barriers. A separate international study highlights how medicines exit reimbursement programs, with many APIs remaining on the market but without reimbursement, underscoring ongoing challenges in the reimbursement lifecycle and patient access.
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New York Pizza vs Chicago Deep Dish
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The foldable slice versus the fork-and-knife casserole — America's longest-running food fight.
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FDA Panel Recommends Loosening Peptide Compounding Rules
Health
— Jul 20, 2026
The FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee is set to review seven peptide compounds, including BPC-157 and TB-500, to decide whether licensed pharmacies can make them, amid rising social-media-driven interest and largely unclear evidence of safety and effectiveness. Regulators caution the evidence base is limited as demand grows, with endorsements from public figures fueling interest and some users reporting benefits.
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Costco Bows Out Of Abortion Pill Sales After Conservative Pressure
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— Aug 14, 2025
Costco said it will no longer dispense the abortion drug mifepristone at its pharmacies, delivering a major victory to pro-life advocates, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The wholesale giant said it will not sell the…
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US COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Heads To Nursing Homes
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— Dec 21, 2020
The U.S. government and two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains kick off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home residents against COVID-19 on Monday, a week after the first vaccines authorized in the…
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Mother Of Woman Killed In Russian Lab Incident Speaks Out. She Has Doubts About Her Daughter’s Cause Of Death
Libby Bandelin · 5 min · 6h
Town’s Pharmacy Bills Secretly Paid for Years, Then Hero Who Was Behind It Is Revealed: ‘A Blessing from the Lord’
Reporting
— Jan 21, 2023
Charity is the most excellent of virtues. It is the friendship of man with God manifested in the love of neighbor. There’s a lot of ill will swirling around these days. The culture wars are in full swing. Politicians…
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Can you actually read a map?
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Fifteen world-geography questions. Most people miss at least three — the AI grades you and names your traveler rank.
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BOBBY JINDAL AND CHARLIE KATEBI: Dems, GOP Must Unite In Cracking Down On Middlemen Who Force
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— Oct 12, 2024
Over the past several years, lawmakers, healthcare practitioners and patient advocates have claimed companies known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are inflating the cost of prescription drugs. Now, the Federal…
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After ’21 Days of Hell’ New York Governor Expands Coronavirus Testing
Reporting
— Apr 26, 2020
– New York will on Saturday begin conducting antibody tests for workers at four hospitals hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic and will allow local pharmacies to begin collecting samples for diagnostic tests…
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CVS Goes Fully Woke – Look at the Insane Requirements Employees Must Now Follow: Report
Opinion
— Apr 18, 2023
CVS Pharmacy, a health care corporation that hires people who presume to embrace science in medicine, has gone fully “woke” and will require all employees — without exception — to buy into the falsehood that people can…
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US Sues Walmart Saying Pharmacies Fueled Opioid Crisis, Retailer Rejects Allegations
Reporting
— Dec 22, 2020
The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc on Tuesday, accusing the world’s biggest retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States, ignoring warning signs from its pharmacists and filling thousands of…
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Turn a near-ruin into principles you can actually use
People weighing big career or money calls should know Dalio's whole system began when a wrong depression call left him laying everyone off and borrowing $4,000 from his father.
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Trump Administration Issues Two Rules Aimed at Drug Prices
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— Nov 20, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said it was issuing two new rules that are aimed at lowering drug prices for the Medicare program, including one aimed at making sure pharmacy benefit managers pass after-market…
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Chinese Opioid Manufacturers Are Getting Creative
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— Aug 5, 2026
Chinese chemical manufacturers are reportedly using cryptocurrency to capitalize on growing American demand for peptides, a loosely regulated class of compounds commonly promoted for muscle growth, weight loss and recovery. The Food and Drug Administration’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday and Friday to consider whether seven peptides should be added to […]
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Walmart Opioid Settlement Reaches $50 Million
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— Aug 29, 2026
The Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration announced Walmart will pay 50 million dollars to settle federal allegations that its pharmacies dispensed thousands of invalid opioid and other controlled-substance prescriptions dating back to 2013, with new oversight measures including a reporting hotline and active monitoring of prescriptions. Walmart did not admit liability as part of the agreement, which includes strengthened compliance requirements to curb future violations.
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Virginia Judge Strikes Down Biden Mifepristone Rule
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— Jul 24, 2026
A Virginia federal judge ruled that the Biden administration’s rule requiring special licensing for doctors and pharmacies to prescribe mifepristone was not adequately justified and ordered the FDA to reevaluate it, potentially expanding access to the abortion drug. The decisions occur amid ongoing political and legal battles over reproductive rights as GOP-led efforts push to restrict mifepristone and scrutiny of the FDA’s regulatory processes intensifies.
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Berkeley Health Study Reveals Widespread Inequities
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— Aug 24, 2026
Studies and interviews highlight persistent health care access gaps and inequities, from Berkeley’s finding that Medi-Cal patients face referral barriers and low reimbursements to Park City’s reliance on an uninsured workforce supported by a community clinic. Simultaneously, there is a shift toward preventive, coordinated “whole-health” care that connects primary, dental, behavioral, and pharmacy services to improve outcomes and curb rising costs.
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Memorials, Protests Held Across Israel On The Third Anniversary Of Terror Attack
Jillian Butler · 3 min · 6h
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