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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
The New York Police Department said on Wednesday it has determined that the gun found in the possession of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, matches casings found at the scene of the shooting a week ago in Manhattan. In a brief response to questions at the end of an unrelated afternoon press conference, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said police "got the gun in question back from Pennsylvania.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
Shares of major health-care companies fell as much as 5% on Wednesday as investors feared pressure from lawmakers and patients could force changes to their business models. The declining stocks include UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and CVS Health, which operate three of the nation's largest private health insurers and drug supply chain middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. They also own pharmacy businesses.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
Several varieties of MadeGood granola bars are being recalled in Canada over possible metal contamination, the company said. Riverside Natural Foods, the company behind the granola bars, issued a voluntary recall Monday due to the potential presence of metal fragments in the product, which could pose a safety hazard if eaten.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
A nutritionist has spoken about the diet he 'forbids' his patients to follow - because it is leading to a surge in early cancer cases. Cancer cases in people under 50 have increased in recent decades, and scientists and food experts are saying that eating habits are a big factor in this. In the UK almost 35,000 people aged between 25 and 49 were diagnosed with cancer in 2019. Incidence rates in this age group grew from 132.9 per 100,000 people in 1995 to 164.6 in 2019 .
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Kimberly Guilfoyle to serve as ambassador to Greece, the latest of his picks to have a close connection to a member of his family. "For many years, Kimberly has been a close friend and ally," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Tuesday.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
Luigi Nicholas Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOBrian Thompson, contested his extradition back to New York at a court hearing Tuesday, though it isn't expected to delay legal proceedings significantly. Little new information has come out about a possible motive, though writings found in Mangione's possession hinted at a hatred of corporate greed. He remains jailed in Pennsylvania.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
A man from Texas and a woman from Reseda have been arrested in the killing of a Woodland Hills doctor whose body was found outside his clinic by his car this summer, police announced on Tuesday evening, Dec. 10. Los Angeles police said Dr. Hamid Mirshojae was ambushed and shot by a single gunman after leaving his medical practice in the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard on August 23. The suspect then fled on foot to an awaiting vehicle, authorities said.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
Tom Little | ReutersA version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Novo Nordisk just got a step closer to significantly improving supply for its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
As the festive season approaches, with alcohol often taking centre stage, a leading UK psychiatrist is cautioning against seeking out drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to curb harmful drinking behaviour and tackle alcohol addiction. Recent research highlights the potential benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs - prescribed under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy - in reducing cravings for alcohol, drugs and nicotine.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
todayschronic.com | Margaret Jenner
When former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., decided to withdraw his candidacy to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general, he used a familiar phrase. "It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction," Gaetz wrote on social media. "There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle."Trump's choice of Gaetz gave some Republican senators pause.
