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Dangerous drug-resistant bacteria are spreading in Ukraine
War appears to have accelerated the spread of pathogens resistant to antibiotics in the country.BBC News - 8h -
Trump reverses Biden policies on drug pricing and Obamacare
As President Donald Trump’s health care agenda for a second term takes shape, it’s becoming clear that many Biden-era policies won’t make the cut.NBC News - 10h -
All the pressure is on Price – Jonas
Natasha Jonas is embracing her underdog tag as she prepares to face rival welterweight champion Lauren Price in March.BBC News - 16h -
UK's first drug consumption clinic figures revealed
The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow opened on 13 January, letting people take substances under supervision.BBC News - 17h -
The war on drugs needs a new tactic: shame
Liberal reformers have been too hesitant to spell out the negative consequences for othersFinancial Times - 1d -
What are Trump's foreign policy priorities?
President Trump will soon have to deal with the country's role in several major foreign conflicts and rocky relationships with several countries across the world. CBS News' Margaret Brennan breaks ...CBS News - 1d -
Colombian drug gang violence kills 60 people
Attacks between guerrilla groups have also seen thousands displaced from the country's Catatumbo region.BBC News - 2d -
Trump launches cryptocurrency with price rocketing
Hours after its launch, the market capitalisation for $Trump reached nearly $5.5bn (£4.5bn).BBC News - 3d -
Kennedy’s Plan for the Drug Crisis: A Network of ‘Healing Farms’
The positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and drug companies are well known. His approach to addiction has been far less scrutinized.The New York Times - 3d -
Oil traders make big bets on Trump policies. The path for prices isn’t so clear.
The volatility seen in oil prices in the new year has a lot to do with Donald Trump — and he doesn’t even officially become the president of the United States until Monday.MarketWatch - 3d -
Ozempic is in the next round of Medicare drug price negotiations. See the full list of 15 medications
The talks on drugs including Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, GSK's Trelegy Ellipta, and Pfizer's Xtandi will set Medicare prices that go into effect in 2027.CNBC - 4d -
Ozempic picked for Medicare price bargaining
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Biden adds Ozempic to list for Medicare price negotiation In one of its last actions, the Biden administration ...The Hill - 4d -
Obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy included in US price-cut talks
Novo Nordisk shares hit as government adds blockbuster weight-loss treatments to new round of negotiationsFinancial Times - 4d -
Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences
The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, is the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president.The New York Times - 4d -
Biden pardons nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
"With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history," President Joe Biden wrote in his announcement Friday.ABC News - 4d -
Ozempic Among the Next Drugs Up for Medicare Price Negotiations
The list of drugs account for $41 billion in annual Medicare spending, the Biden administration said.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
The next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation
The Biden administration has announced the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation, marking one of its final acts before the inauguration of President-elect Trump. The Centers for Medicare ...The Hill - 4d -
Medicare announces weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic, will be up for price negotiations
The Biden administration on Friday released its next round of prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, which includes Ozempic.NBC News - 4d -
Ozempic, Wegovy on list for Medicare drug price negotiations
The hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy, used for diabetes and weight loss, will be included in the next round of talks to negotiate lower Medicare drug prices.CBS News - 4d -
Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs
The government is expected to pay lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. The Trump administration will decide whether to expand coverage for millions of Americans.The New York Times - 4d -
Will the Democrats overcorrect on US economic policy?
Bidenomics’ lasting legacy may depend on Republican successFinancial Times - 5d -
Top 3 drug insurers reaped billions as their drug middlemen inflated prices, FTC alleges
Regulators published their most detailed findings yet on how some of the nation’s largest companies profited from ‘excess’ prescription price hikes of 1,000% or more.NBC News - Jan. 14 -
Biden touts foreign policy accomplishments
President Biden reflected on his foreign policy achievements Monday, saying America is better positioned on the global stage than it was when he took office four years ago. Ed O'Keefe reports on ...CBS News - Jan. 13 -
Regulators Tell Baltimore Drug Program to ‘Cease and Desist’
Maryland issued the order after an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner traced overdoses and deaths to an addiction program offering free housing.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
The Gaza Policy | Sunday on 60 Minutes
This Sunday, Cecilia Vega meets the veteran State Department officials who left their jobs and are speaking out about the U.S. government's role in the war in Gaza.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Inside the UK's first legal drug consumption room
The Thistle will open its doors next week after nearly a decade of deadlock over drug laws.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled, AARP study finds
AARP's new research finds price growth for top Part D prescription drugs has exceeded inflation, making a case for allowing Medicare to negotiate prices.CNBC - Jan. 9 -
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may be up for Medicare price negotiations — will Trump support it?
Medicare’s drug pricing negotiations — the first of their kind in the United States, passed under President Joe Biden — face an uncertain future in the incoming Trump administration.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Louisiana mayor arrested after drug trafficking investigation
Seven people — including Tyrin Truong, mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana — are facing charges issued in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Ketamine could be reclassified as Class A drug
Illegal use of the drug reached record levels last year, the Home Office said.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Trump: Washington Post report on tariff policy 'wrong'
President-elect Trump is denying a report in The Washington Post that outlines how his top aides are exploring a tariff plan that would only cover critical imports. The Post report cites three ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Congestion pricing is a New York idea.
A Columbia University economist, William Vickrey, proposed charging varying tolls for roads and subways in the 1950s.The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
N.Y.C. Congestion Pricing Begins on Sunday
After twists and turns, a contentious plan meant to reduce traffic and pay for transit improvements is scheduled to take effect at midnight Sunday.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to Small Towns
Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a rise in drug violence and crime. Just ask the mayor of Morlaix, which has a population of about 15,000.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
Why Coffee Prices Are Soaring (Again)
Wholesale coffee prices are trading near a 50-year high because of shortages related to extreme weather and increased global demand.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
Oil prices score weekly gains, buoyed by China policy support
Oil futures posted solid gains in a holiday-shortened week, buoyed by expectations of further stimulus in China, the world’s largest crude importer, to boost its sputtering economy.MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Meta Taps Republican as New Head of Global Policy
Joel Kaplan is replacing former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as Silicon Valley prepares for the second Trump administration.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 2 -
Can Labour sell a softer prisons policy?
The sweeping, costly reforms needed to relieve overcrowded jails will test Labour’s resolve in persuading the publicFinancial Times - Jan. 2 -
Industrial policy must be practical not performative
New structures and pronouncements mean little unless business takes them seriously — there is no appetite for talking shopsFinancial Times - Jan. 2
