Gen Z is skipping the gym and turning to weightloss drugs — leading the Ozempic craze
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Gen Z is skipping the gym and turning to weightloss drugs — leading the Ozempic craze

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gen Z is turning into Gen Ozempic. A new survey reveals that many young Americans are planning to turn to weight loss medications, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, to help achieve their goals. More than a quarter of Americans are considering these drugs…

Clonazepam being recalled for ‘possibly life-threatening’ error
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Clonazepam being recalled for ‘possibly life-threatening’ error

A popular prescription anxiety drug is being recalled nationwide for a “possibly life-threatening” mistake on the carton. The Pennsylvania-based drug maker Endo announced this week that it is expanding its recall of clonazepam tablets because some cartons bear the incorrect drug strength and wrong drug code. Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine…

Olympian, former Valparaiso University Softball coach Meaggan Pettipiece has charges dropped over Walmart self-checkout machine debacle
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Olympian, former Valparaiso University Softball coach Meaggan Pettipiece has charges dropped over Walmart self-checkout machine debacle

A former Olympic athlete’s life has been “a living nightmare” since she says she accidentally failed to scan two items at a self-checkout machine — leading to her arrest and loss of her prestigious job as an NCAA Division 1 softball coach. Meaggan Pettipiece, 48, was the head coach of…

White House strikes deal to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost  billion yearly
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White House strikes deal to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly

The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare’s most popular and costliest drugs, but shared few immediate details about the new price older Americans will pay when they fill those prescriptions. White House officials said Wednesday…

Why we’re suing Team Biden to lower Americans’ prescription-drug costs
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Why we’re suing Team Biden to lower Americans’ prescription-drug costs

Does President Joe Biden actually care about lowering prescription-drug costs? In a speech last week in Las Vegas, he touted his efforts to make prescription drugs more affordable, mostly through federal coercion and threats to pharmaceutical companies. Yet the president is simultaneously refusing to implement a Trump-era rule that would help lower…