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News that The Doctors Company is spending $1.3 billion to buy ProAssurance and take the specialty medical insurer private could be a sign of more consolidation among companies in the business of selling medical malpractice coverage.
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In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the trend in fatal drug overdoses, 23andMe’s bankruptcy, the new CDC nominee, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
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Fatal drug overdoses, including from fentanyl, are falling.
The latest preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a 25% decline in overdose deaths for the 12 months ended in October 2024…
News Source: www.forbes.com
The Turkish and US sides aim to initiate interagency talks on sanctions removal as soon as possible, a Turkish official told Al-Monitor.
News Source: www.al-monitor.com
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A silent crisis is unfolding in medicine—one that disproportionately affects women and has gone largely unchecked for decades. The overprescription of benzodiazepines, commonly known as tranquilizers, is not just a case of individual misuse; it is a systemic failure in healthcare.
Despite well-documented risks of dependence, withdrawal complications and cognitive impairment, women continue to be…
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By Robert Inlakesh
The recent leak reveals more than just careless policymaking—it hides a deeper truth about US war motives.
The recently leaked group chat messages between top-ranking officials belonging to the Trump administration have served as a revelation of sorts as to how serious policy is made in such crass manners. While it may give us indications about what is happening behind the…
News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com
By Tamar Fleishman
I am not a just woman, but I do not cooperate with the state’s crimes. I feel great shame about what is being done in my name, both in Gaza and the West Bank, in these dark times.
On the way to Qalandiya, the world was wrapped in fog. I wondered if they – those who knew they would likely be denied passage, those who anticipated contempt and even violence,…
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Havana (Quds News Network)- Israel is continuing to exterminate Palestinians in Gaza “with total impunity” supported by the US, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Tuesday.
“They bomb hospitals, refugee camps, and UN facilities, in flagrant violation of International Humanitarian Law,” Diaz-Canel said on X.
Con total impunidad, asegurada por Estados Unidos, Israel continúa el exterminio del pueblo palestino en #Gaza.
Bombardean hospitales, campamentos de refugiados…
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Russia and Ukraine have traded accusations of breaking a United States-brokered deal against attacks in the Black Sea a day after it was announced.
The Ukrainian air force said on Wednesday that 117 drones were launched from Russia during an overnight attack. At least 56 of the drones were downed, 48 were lost due to electronic warfare and no damage was caused, the air force said.
However, the mayor of Mykolaiv said there were power outages due to the drones.
In the city of Kryvyi Rih, the…
News Source: www.aljazeera.com
The deal was signed by Egypt’s General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone and the Industrial Development Authority with Xin Feng Egypt Steel and its parent company, Xin Feng China as Cairo-Beijing ties grow closer.
News Source: www.al-monitor.com
By Palestine Chronicle Staff 
Since the Israeli military launched a wide-scale offensive on the West Bank in January, over 70 Palestinians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced.
Israeli occupation forces continued their raids on cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, after killing two Palestinian youths on Tuesday and arresting dozens amid the ongoing incursion into the territory.
The Israeli…
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