Osaka court upholds 18-year sentence for murder of ALS patient
Osaka – The Osaka High Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling sentencing doctor Yoshikazu Okubo to 18 years in prison for murdering an ALS patient at the request …
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TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Donald Trump wants him to lead – The Mercury News
Darius Tahir | (TNS) KFF Health News President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor …
Being aerobically fit in middle age may reduce Alzheimer’s and dementia risk, study says
More aerobic exercise in middle and old age may reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease — even for people with a predisposition to the disease, a new study …
Why Is There So Much Off-Brand Oral Ozempic for Sale Online?
Since they debuted, injectable GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have been in high demand. In addition to treating diabetes and obesity, these medications have cardiovascular benefits, and there’s evidence they may …
Alameda County detects bird flu in child with mild symptoms
Officials in Alameda County on Tuesday identified a child with bird flu who had no known exposure to the state’s growing number of infected dairy and poultry farms. But close …
Future of Medicare drug price negotiations murky under Donald Trump – The Mercury News
Lia DeGroot and Jessie Hellmann | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — The future of one of President Joe Biden’s key domestic policy achievements –– getting Medicare to negotiate drug prices –– …
Unsolved Tylenol murders: How a 1982 poisoning spree changed medication safety forever
It’s almost unimaginable today — a police car slowly moving down your street, its loudspeaker blaring: “Do not take Tylenol until further notice.” But that was indeed the scene in …
if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes aim at fluoride in water, California could feel heat
California is one of the few states in the nation that requires fluoridation in tap water in an effort to reduce tooth decay. But many communities in the Bay Area …
The First Crispr Treatment Is Making Its Way to Patients
Nearly a year after its approval, the first medical treatment that uses the Nobel Prize–winning technology Crispr is now being given to patients. Called Casgevy, the gene-editing treatment is for …
RFK Jr. has a long history of promoting anti-vaccine views
By Michelle R. Smith | Associated Press Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was building up a following with his anti-vaccine nonprofit group, Children’s Health Defense, and …