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Nike CEO John Donahoe on how he is managing sleep well being in a busy life
For corporate executives in America, sleep is often that rare luxury they don’t have or can’t buy. Success, especially early success, rarely comes without a few nights, but there’s a realization among the most well-known market leaders that burning the night oil isn’t a smart long-term strategy for productivity. “I’ve tried to sleep less, but…
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Medicare will enable drug corporations to barter drug costs
Hundreds of 1199SEIU healthcare workers held a rally and blocked 3rd Avenue where some were arrested. They were protesting health care cuts in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Medicare budget. Lev Radin | flare | Getty Images Medicare announced Friday that it will give drug companies an opportunity to publicly discuss historic drug pricing negotiations under the…
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Some Republican presidential candidates are calling for stricter federal abortion limits
Republican presidential candidate and former US Vice President Mike Pence gestures during the National Celebrate Life Day Rally commemorating the first anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Women’s Health Organization, which upheld the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision in Washington was lifted, USA, June 24, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein Reuters Two…
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The CDC panel recommends Pfizer and GSK syringes for adults over 60
A health worker prepares a flu shot before administering it to a resident in Los Angeles, the United States, on December 17, 2022. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended that adults age 60 and older receive a single dose of RSV…
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Bristol Myers is suing the Biden administration’s Medicare drug negotiations
Bristol Myers Squibb on Friday sued the Biden administration over Medicare’s new powers to reduce drug prices, the third such lawsuit filed against the program in a few days. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in New Jersey, argues that the Medicare hearings violate the First and Fifth Amendments of the US Constitution. Bristol…
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New fall Covid vaccines should goal XBB variants, FDA officers say
Syringe with Covid-19 vaccine against XBB variant. Fight against the virus Covid-19 coronavirus, vaccination and immunization. undefined undefined | Istock | Getty Images U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that updated Covid boosters for the upcoming fall-winter vaccination campaign should target XBB-omicron subvariants. The US should recommend a monovalent vaccine against XBB.1.5, XBB.1.16…
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Sanders condemns Alzheimer’s therapy value and requires HHS motion
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) arrives at the US Capitol on June 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday called on the US Department of Health and Human Services to take action to ensure seniors can actually afford expensive Leqembi Alzheimer’s treatment. Sanders, chair of the Senate Health…
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The FDA permits the import of unapproved Chinese language chemotherapy medication
Workers work on a production line at the Qilu Pharmaceutical factory in Haikou, east China’s Hainan province, 11 February 2022. Su Bikun | vcg | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the temporary importation of an unapproved chemotherapy drug from China to help alleviate the acute shortage of cancer drugs in…
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How Dexcom and Abbott are going past diabetes
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 37 million people in the United States have diabetes. That is just over 11% of the total population. A diabetic’s body does not produce enough insulin, or no insulin at all. Sick people need to check their blood sugar regularly. This is traditionally done…
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The New Jersey governor would take into account defying the Supreme Courtroom over the mifepristone ban
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Scott Mill | CNBC New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday he would consider defying the Supreme Court and continuing to provide mifepristone if the court rules in favor of a ban on the abortion pill. When asked if the state would prescribe mifepristone following such a ruling, Murphy told…
