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Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall, but access to the obesity drugs still isn’t guaranteed

Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall, but access to the obesity drugs still isn’t guaranteed

Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging. The medications still amount to around $500 per month for those without insurance — out of reach for many patients.
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Which strength training method is best for you? Experts break down the options

Which strength training method is best for you? Experts break down the options

When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose free weights such as dumbbells or barbells. Or weight machines, which are often driven by cables or levers. You can use resistance bands or tubes to build strength.
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Canada's environment ministers endorse updated air quality standards

Canada's environment ministers endorse updated air quality standards

YELLOWKNIFE — Canada's environment ministers have endorsed stronger air quality standards for fine particulate matter, while acknowledging the struggles caused by wildfires that can blanket the country in smoke advisories.
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Dermo disease confirmed in Quebec, P.E.I. oysters

Dermo disease confirmed in Quebec, P.E.I. oysters

Cases of a disease affecting oysters have been confirmed in Quebec and Prince Edward Island for the first time. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says dermo was detected in oyster samples from Chaleur Bay in Quebec and Egmont Bay, P.E.I.
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B.C. field coroners get $32 an hour to face scenes of death. Some say it's not enough

B.C. field coroners get $32 an hour to face scenes of death. Some say it's not enough

They work on gruesome scenes of death, sometimes traversing rough terrain to access bodies in various states of decomposition.
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Police seek witness as they investigate suspected animal attack on Ontario child

Police seek witness as they investigate suspected animal attack on Ontario child

Police say they are looking for a potential witness as they continue to investigate a suspected animal attack in eastern Ontario that left a young child with serious injuries.
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Research on gene therapy for rare inherited disease reduces costly, regular treatment

Research on gene therapy for rare inherited disease reduces costly, regular treatment

HALIFAX — A researcher says an experimental gene therapy for a rare inherited disorder is saving almost as much money for the treatment of five patients as the study itself costs.
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Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut

Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area's aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room.
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Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues

Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues

Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training this week were delayed by the Trump administration's travel and visa restrictions .
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The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill in a milestone for his second-term agenda

The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill in a milestone for his second-term agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s big multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday in Congress, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package
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