Health insurance coverage for striking teachers expires in December, and Portland Public Schools spies are taking advantage

Health insurance coverage for striking teachers expires in December, and Portland Public Schools spies are taking advantage

As the teachers’ strike closes Portland Public Schools for a second week, all indications are that students will be out of school until Thanksgiving. But there may still be one force strong enough to carry out the contract: health insurance. All eyes are on Nov. 16: If teachers aren’t back in the classroom by that …

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Optum and Express Scripts want opioid special master removed after reply-all-email incident

Used blister packs containing medicines, tablets and pills are seen in this illustration taken June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Boyce/Illustration Acquire License Rights Summary Businesses Law firms First reference trials currently being selected in opioid lawsuits against pharmacy benefit managers Firms say appearance of bias means special master can’t handle their cases Oct. 31 (Reuters) – …

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Suspected fake Ozempic hospitalizes several people in Austria

A box of Ozempic, an injectable semaglutide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and manufactured by Novo Nordisk, is seen at a Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey license fees BERLIN, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Several people were hospitalized in Austria after using suspected fake versions of Novo …

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Demand for weight-loss drugs fuels global rise in counterfeits

Demand for weight-loss drugs fuels global rise in counterfeits

[1/2]Boxes of Ozempic, an injectable semaglutide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes manufactured by Novo Nordisk, are seen at a Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey/File photo acquire licensing rights Oct 20 (Reuters) – Extraordinary demand for Novo Nordisks (NOVOb.CO) Ozempic and other drugs used for weight loss …

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WVU develops public policy model to address states’ opioid crisis

WVU develops public policy model to address states' opioid crisis

MORGANTOWN — While solutions to the opioid crisis often involve either strengthening law enforcement or expanding the reach of health services, West Virginia University researchers said they believed the best approach was a synergistic blend of the two. To illustrate what policies and strategies have been effective and generate ideas for combating the epidemic, they …

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