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Layoffs start at federal agencies that deal with health, drugs, food, more
Employees of the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began getting dismissal notices in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.CBS News - 4d -
Mexican band has US visas revoked for 'glorifying drug kingpin'
The band Los Alegres del Barranco had shown an image of a cartel leader on stage during a concert.BBC News - 4d -
Supreme Court Sides With Truck Driver Fired Over Drug Test
The driver, Douglas Horn, sued the maker of a product advertised as THC-free under a federal racketeering law, saying he had suffered a business injury.The New York Times - 3d -
San Francisco Rethinks Its Free Handouts of Drug Paraphernalia
Daniel Lurie, the city’s new mayor, is scaling back a program that gives away clean foil, pipes and plastic straws for fentanyl consumption. Nonprofits will have to direct people toward treatment.The New York Times - 3d -
FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S. health agencies.CBS News - 3d -
UK promises rapid review of NHS drug-pricing rebate
Under the scheme, drugmakers discount the price of medicines sold in bulk to the healthcare systemFinancial Times - 2d -
Drug-sniffing dogs help find record haul of cocaine hidden on ship
The Korea Coast Guard said they had found two tons of what they suspect to be pure cocaine on a Norwegian-flagged ship.CBS News - 1d -
Roof ripped off home as severe storms and tornadoes hit central US
Several states have been hit with heavy rain, hail and damaging winds, with storms expected to continue in some areas through Thursday.BBC News - 5d -
USWNT thrilled to welcome back 'unique' Rodman
USWNT captain Lindsey Heaps hailed teammate Trinity Rodman in her return to international duty after an eight-month injury absence.ESPN - 2d -
Painkillers without the addiction? The new wave of non-opioid pain relief
Pharma firms are developing drugs that avoid the brain’s opioid receptors to minimise the risks of dependence and overdoses, but not all experts are convinced. In January, the US Food and Drug ...The Guardian - 1d -
Tribe With Bruce Parry review – he loses his mind on drugs … and it doesn’t disappoint
After a decade away, the adventurer is off to gain more precious insights into tribal life – from eating weevil larva to taking ayahuasca. It’s still absolutely classic telly . It is, scarily, 20 ...The Guardian - 6d -
Alarms, overdoses and saving lives: Two days in UK's first drug injection room
The BBC was given exclusive access to the controversial facility in the east end of Glasgow.BBC News - 6d -
Braves’ Jurickson Profar gets an 80-game ban for performance-enhancing drug use
Profar signed a three-year, $42 million contract with Atlanta in the offseason.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Jurickson Profar suspended for failed PED test: Braves outfielder banned for 80 games over drug test
Profar had a breakout 2024 season, but will now miss a chunk of the 2025 campaignCBS Sports - 5d -
An Idaho warden acquired lethal injection drugs from an undisclosed supplier on a rural road
While manufacturers of FDA-approved injectable pentobarbital are warning states not to use the sedative in executions, some states are still buying it — and paying top dollar.NBC News - 1d -
Medicare won't cover anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs as Biden admin proposed
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it will not be finalizing a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would have allowed Medicare and Medicaid ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump drops Biden's proposal for Medicare to cover obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound
The Biden administration proposal would have significantly expanded access to obesity to millions of Americans but would have cost the government billions.CNBC - 1d -
Weather tracker: Heavy rain alerts in Queensland as floods cut off towns
Wettest March day for 15 years in some parts of northern Australian state, while storms and hail hit Mediterranean. More heavy rain has hit Queensland, Australia, just weeks after the devastation ...The Guardian - Mar. 28 -
Nuno salutes 'special' Elanga after stunning strike fires Forest
Nuno Espirito Santo hailed Anthony Elanga after the "special" Nottingham Forest winger's wonder-goal sealed a 1-0 win against Manchester United on Tuesday.He does it by himself and we are ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
US midwest and south faces potentially deadly floods and severe tornadoes
Forecasters say potent storm system moving east could become supercharged and bring ‘life-threatening’ flooding. Potentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail ...The Guardian - 3d -
Hungary to pull out of ‘political’ ICC as Netanyahu visits Budapest
Israeli PM, who is wanted by the court, hails Viktor Orbán’s ‘bold and principled’ decision to leave the ‘corrupt’ body. Hungary will leave the international criminal court because it has become ...The Guardian - 2d -
Real Betis boss acknowledges Barcelona as the best team in the world – ‘That’s what they’re showing’
Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini has hailed Barcelona as the best team in the world at the moment ahead of their La Liga encounter on Saturday.The Blaugrana have been in terrific form this ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Chelsea star earns high praise from Maresca after Spurs win
Caicedo Rising: Maresca Hails Chelsea Midfielder as One of World’s BestMidfield Masterclass Earns Praise from the BossAt a rain-soaked Stamford Bridge under the London lights, Chelsea ground out a ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
De Bruyne to leave Man City at end of the season
Kevin De Bruyne was hailed by Pep Guardiola as one of the Premier League's all-time greats after the Belgian confirmed on Friday he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season."Every story ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs
Thousands of Food and Drug Administration employees are returning to the office to find overflowing parking lots, cramped workspaces and missing equipmentABC News - Mar. 17 -
What Ivermectin Can (and Can’t) Do
Social media posts have promoted the anti-parasitic drug for cancer and Covid. That has doctors alarmed.The New York Times - 5d -
Don't overlook the impact of pharma tariffs, says an analyst. Where we stand on Bristol Myers
The drug stock is higher over the past month while the S&P 500 has pulled back sharply.CNBC - 5d -
Supreme Court rules for the FDA in flavored vapes dispute
The Supreme Court handed a win to the Food and Drug Administration over its refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes.NBC News - 4d -
For India, Donald Trump's tariffs could have been worse
Also in this newsletter, the weight-loss drug Mounjaro makes its India debut and stock markets on ‘liberation day’Financial Times - 2d -
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sent Back to Prison After Child Assault Charge
Jonathan Braun, a drug smuggler, on Friday made an obscene gesture toward people in the courtroom and complained about his legal representation.The New York Times - 1d -
A Federal Lab That Tracked Rising S.T.I.s Has Been Shuttered
The United States can no longer keep tabs on drug-resistant gonorrhea, among other infections, scientists said.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump administration to shrink federal health agencies by 20,000 employees
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting misinformation, lies
The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the ...ABC News - Mar. 29 -
Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors
Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and divided by civil war, arms dealers and drug syndicates.The New York Times - Mar. 30 -
Fugitive wanted over deadly prison escape caught on tropical island
Police arrested a fugitive on the tropical holiday island of Phuket over a deadly prison breakout that freed a notorious drug lord nicknamed "The Fly."CBS News - 6d
