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Another PAIN WARRIOR SUICIDE: Heidi Ferrer, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Wasteland’ Writer, Dies at 50 https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/heidi-ferrer-dead-dawsons-creek-writer-1234999438/ Heidi Ferrer, a television and film writer known for her work on “Dawson’s Creek” and “Wasteland,” died on May 26, her husband Nick Guthe confirmed to Variety. She was 50. Ferrer died by suicide after an ongoing battle with long-haul […]
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The FDA Is Failing the American People https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/vinay-prasad/93136 FDA’s recent approval of a controversial drug — aducanumab (Aduhelm) — to treat people living with Alzheimer’s disease shows just how broken the agency is, and reminds us that we all have to pay for it. A series of events that has unfolded since January tells the […]
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We may be seeing a “quantum leap” in the bureaucrats’ view of what has been declared as “dangerous drugs” when the Controlled Substance Act was passed in 1970 .. the bureaucratic agency that was created was the Bureau of Narcotic and Dangerous Drugs… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Narcotics_and_Dangerous_Drugs which evolved into the DEA in 1973. Over the years the […]
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Over a billion records belonging to CVS Health exposed online https://www.zdnet.com/article/billions-of-records-belonging-to-cvs-health-exposed-online/ In another example of misconfigured cloud services impacting security, over a billion records belonging to CVS Health have been exposed online. On Thursday, WebsitePlanet, together with researcher Jeremiah Fowler, revealed the discovery of an online database belonging to CVS Health. The database was not […]
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IMO, Obamacare is now more firmly in place as the “foundation” of implementing a national health insurance and it appears that this current administration and Congress is on a “bum rush” to implement as much socialism as they can before the 2022 mid term elections. President Biden seems interested in having history look upon his […]
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Justice for Service Dog Burned and Blinded in Apparent Acid Attack https://forcechange.com/588151/justice-for-service-dog-burned-and-blinded-in-alleged-acid-attack/ Target: Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff of Harris County, TX Goal: Fully investigate alleged act of animal cruelty involving acid attack on service dog. A beloved service dog allegedly became the victim of a sadistic acid attack. Gizmo, a Shih Tsu, was found outside his […]
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The PBM fire that started in Ohio is spreading across the states https://pharmacist.com/CEO-Blog/the-pbm-fire-that-started-in-ohio-is-spreading-across-the-statesand-apha-is-fanning-the-flames-updated In June of 2018, after months of intense pressure from the Ohio Pharmacists Association, Ohio state lawmakers, and Columbus Dispatch investigative journalists, the Ohio Department of Medicaid released a blockbuster report showing that PBMs working on behalf of Medicaid managed care plans charged the state $224 million in hidden spread pricing. […]
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After FBI seizure of safe deposit boxes in Beverly Hills, legal challenges mount https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-08/seizure-beverly-hills-safe-deposit-boxes-lawsuits A retired flooring contractor was watching television one night last month when he saw a news report about federal agents raiding U.S. Private Vaults, a store in a Beverly Hills strip mall that let customers rent safe deposit boxes anonymously. He […]
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Walmart Wins Motion To Dismiss In Opioids Case https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkrauss/2021/06/10/walmart-wins-motion-to-dismiss-in-opioids-case/ Attached is a link to an interesting unanimous panel decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in an opioids case. This is the very same court that would hear appeals from cases from decisions by Judge Dan Polster, Judge of the United States District Court […]
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