Patients Struggle With Lack Of Consistent Coverage for Popular Weight-Loss Drugs

Supplies of high-demand obesity treatments are improving, but that doesn’t mean they’re easier to get. Many employers and health insurers are scaling back coverage of Wegovy or Zepbound and a key government program, Medicare, doesn’t cover the drugs for obesity. Clouding the picture even further, some big employers are adding coverage. But their commitment isn’t…MORE

Lester Holt Bids Prime Time America Goodbye

Longtime news anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News”, Lestor Holt, says he’s stepping away from the position at the start of this summer. Holt took over the show as prime time anchor in 2015, succeeding Brian Williams. Holt is 65 years old, but will continue as anchor of the news magazine show “Dateline”.…MORE

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast, has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director. President Donald Trump announced the appointment Sunday night in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising Bongino as…MORE

Pope Francis is in critical condition after long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis, who has been hospitalized for a week with pneumonia and a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions after tests showed low platelet counts associated…MORE

Pope Francis Isn’t Out Of Danger But His Condition Isn’t Life-Threatening, Medical Team Says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ medical team says the pontiff’s condition isn’t life-threatening. But they said Friday that Francis isn’t out of danger. The 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of chronic bronchitis. Francis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope’s condition. They said that he…MORE

LA Mayor Dismisses Fire Chief Over Response To Most Destructive Wildfire In City History Last Month

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six weeks after devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief amid a public rift over preparations for the fires and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall. Bass says in a statement Friday that she is removing Chief Kristin Crowley immediately. Bass says 1,000 firefighters could…MORE

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