Avoiding sleep drugs would reduce older Americans’ lifetime rate of falls by nearly 9% and brain decline by 2%, among other benefits, researchers reported. File Photo by Billie Jean Shaw/UPI Middle-aged adults and seniors would age more gracefully — and save a few bucks — if they lay off prescription sleep medications, a new study says. Avoiding sleep drugs would …
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CVS has finished buying customer prescription files from hundreds of closed Rite Aid drugstores and is now running 63 of the defunct chain’s locations. The company said Wednesday that it is operating former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. It also has transferred customer prescription files from 626 pharmacies in 15 states to nearby CVS …
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United States President Donald Trump has unveiled a second deal with a major pharmaceutical company to offer lower-cost prescription drugs direct to American consumers. This time, the agreement concerned AstraZeneca, a multinational based in the United Kingdom. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Trump hosted the company’s chief executive, Pascal Soriot, in the Oval Office on Friday to …
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Malcolm Prior and Jenny KumahBBC News rural affairs team Andy Alcroft/BBC Emily Hough is now using her experiences to help shape nature prescribing schemes For Emily Hough, nature was too often simply something “out there”, a world apart from her, a view from a hospital window. Years spent in and out of specialist mental health units in Birmingham and London, …
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Health News Major pharmacies are now providing the vaccine without a prescription. A sign advertises seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccines at a CVS Pharmacy in Miami, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP) After weeks of chaos for Georgia patients trying to get the new COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leadership has finalized its recommendations. It should …
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Amazon is adding vending machines stocked with prescription drugs to its One Medical clinics, allowing patients to pick up their medications immediately after their appointment. A wide range of common prescriptions will be available for kiosk collection, including antibiotics, inhalers, and blood pressure medication. The company announced that the Amazon Pharmacy kiosks will be available at One Medical offices across …
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Critical care nurse Janet Kerrigan was stunned to discover in 2011 that she had multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, and she only had a year or two to live. A crucial stem cell transplant in 2012 prolonged her life — but her private insurance carrier stuck her with 20% of the nearly million-dollar tab. Then came the pharmacy bill. …
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Standing next to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla in the Oval Office last week, President Donald Trump announced that the pharma giant had made a startling concession: It would voluntarily lower the prices it charges Americans for its medicines. At the same time, the White House announced plans for TrumpRx, a new government website that would launch next year, where US …
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President Donald Trump announced the latest addition to his personal branding empire this week: TrumpRx, a government website that claims it will offer deeply discounted drugs to many Americans. News of the website’s forthcoming launch was accompanied by an announcement from Pfizer that it would voluntarily reduce the prices it charges the Medicaid program. It all sounds like genuinely good …
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