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Coronavirus herd immunity may be ‘unachievable’ after study suggests antibodies disappear after weeks in some people https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-antibodies-study-herd-immunity-unachievable-spain-2020-7 A major new study in one of Europe’s worst affected countries for the coronavirus finds no evidence of widespread immunity to the virus developing. Just 5% of Spaniards were detected to have antibodies to the virus. Fourteen percent […]

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https://youtu.be/jD94pQHVwPM Walgreens At Oakton & River Closed For Death Investigation Walgreens At Oakton & River Closed For Death Investigation The Walgreens store at Oakton Street and River Road in Des Plaines will be closed for the remainder of today (Wednesday) due to a death investigation.  According to Phil Caruso, senior manager of issues management for […]

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Pharmacist Steve, would you please share this? I’ve seen so many complain about not getting the disability they need, so I asked people working in disability. This is what was shared with me. I don’t get disability, but I will follow this method if I ever needed it. I’ve heard people say they’ve been waiting […]

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State Sen. Scott Jensen says he’s being investigated by the state medical board for COVID-19 comments https://www.facebook.com/terrencekwilliams/videos/4011075452301070/ https://www.startribune.com/gop-legislator-under-scrutiny-over-covid-19-comments/571637602/ Sen. Scott Jensen, R-Chaska, seen at a news conference in April, said in a video released Sunday, July 5, that he is under investigation by the Minnesota State Board of Medical Practice for public statements he’s made […]

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FDA warns of potentially toxic hand sanitizers https://www.dermatologytimes.com/view/fda-warns-of-potentially-toxic-hand-sanitizers The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about potentially toxic hand sanitizers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning for hand sanitizers containing a toxic ingredient that can potentially lead to poisoning or death if ingested. Methanol, or wood […]

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Why so many people at the Capitol are so pissed off about the drug industry’s lawsuit against Minnesota’s new emergency insulin program https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2020/07/why-so-many-people-at-the-capitol-are-so-pissed-off-about-the-drug-industrys-lawsuit-against-minnesotas-new-emergency-insulin-program/ From the day they introduced it to the day it passed the Minnesota Legislature, backers of a bill to provide insulin to diabetics who can’t afford the hormone said it wouldn’t draw […]

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E14: Interview With Jemela Williams About Sickle Cell Disease https://therappreportpodcast.podbean.com/e/e14-interview-with-jemela-williams-about-sickle-cell-disease/  

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Storyline  – TV show BULL  Season 4 Episode 1 As Bull prepares for fatherhood, his work at TAC suffers without his top attorney, Benny, who quit in reaction to Bull’s romantic reconnection to his ex-wife and Benny’s sister, Isabella (Yara Martinez). In addition, the team faces a difficult time in court as they mount a […]

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Pharmacies Wanted for Lawsuit Against Optumrx Over 500 independent pharmacies have already sued OptumRx for violating the law by: setting MAC prices below a pharmacy’s acquisition cost; paying higher MAC prices to large chains and mail order than to independent pharmacies; collecting brand prices from health plans while paying generic MAC prices to independent pharmacies.  The […]

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