An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden’s Medicare drug price reduction program

An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden’s Medicare drug price reduction program

NEW ORLEANS — A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for widely used prescription drugs was revived by a federal appeals court in New Orleans in a 2-1 decision Friday. Congress created the program as part of the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022. The first 10 drugs … Read more

How to decode your social media feeds this election

How to decode your social media feeds this election

As polling day approaches, political posts are popping up across social media. Some accurate, others false and misleading. How can you decode what’s being pushed to your feeds this general election? The BBC’s Disinformation and Social Media correspondent Marianna Spring has some top tips and talks through the tactics she’s spotted on the social media … Read more

Noom to offer GLP-1 drug through new weight loss program

Noom to offer GLP-1 drug through new weight loss program

Digital health company Noom on Thursday announced it will offer a compounded GLP-1 drug as part of a new weight loss product that starts at $149.  The treatment will feature compounded semaglutide, the same active ingredient in Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic. Noom has offered weight loss programs for years, … Read more

How Budapest became a fine dining force to be reckoned with

How Budapest became a fine dining force to be reckoned with

CNN  —  While Budapest may be primarily known for its architecture, geothermal springs and communist heritage, the city’s gastronomy scene has been gaining considerable travel attention in recent years. New and exciting fine dining spots are constantly opening up in the Hungarian capital, many headed up by prolific chefs keen to inject imagination and prestige … Read more

Amazon Dash’s influence

Amazon Dash’s influence

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Morgan Brennan and Manhattan Venture Partners Chief Economist Max Wolff discuss how Amazon’s new Dash button could impact consumers and brands. 03:28 Wed, Apr 1 20159:00 AM EDT Source link

Cottage Garden Inspiration from Carmel-by-the-Sea

Cottage Garden Inspiration from Carmel-by-the-Sea

California here we come!!….Is Carmel-by-the-Sea within a days drive round trip (with 2 kids) of LA?  I hope so, because I would really love to check out the cottages of this pretty town. These images are all taken by photographer Linda Hartong (Linda Yvonne on flickr).  She wrote this history of the area to accompany … Read more

How to Break a Broody Hen

How to Break a Broody Hen

If you have kept chickens for any amount of time, you have probably come across a broody hen. Some broody hens are very persistent and refuse to go un-broody for quite some time. If you have a broody hen you might be wondering how to break a broody hen and get her back to laying!  … Read more

Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis

Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval. The election, contested by 38 candidates, is largely a three-way race among incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and opposition … Read more