Michael J. Fox has suffered from a number of injuries as a result of his Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with in 1991 at age 29, the actor revealed in an interview with Variety this week. The 61-year-old “Back to the Future” star opened up about his battle with …
Read More »Peanut allergy patch for toddlers shows promise, study finds
An experimental skin patch to help treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts is showing promise, according to a new study. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday, the trial’s findings show the patch, named Viaskin, helped kids ages 1 to 3 who initially couldn’t tolerate even …
Read More »Fishermen sentenced to 10 days in jail after stuffing fish with weights at tournament
Two men who admitted to cheating during a fishing tournament in Ohio were sentenced to 10-day jail terms, prosecutors said Thursday. Jacob Runyan, 43, and Chase Cominsky, 36, were also required to forfeit Cominsky’s boat, worth an estimated $130,000, officials said. Both men’s fishing licenses were suspended for three years, …
Read More »Novo Nordisk limits distribution of low doses of Wegovy in U.S.
Novo Nordisk is holding back low doses of Wegovy, its recently approved obesity medication, in the U.S. to conserve supplies for patients already using the drug, the company said Thursday. The Danish drugmaker is supplying “limited quantities” of 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg and 1 mg dose strengths to wholesalers for distribution to …
Read More »Darryl Barwick executed in Florida for woman’s 1986 stabbing death
A Florida man was executed Wednesday for breaking into a woman’s home and stabbing her to death in 1986, a crime committed months after he was released from prison for rape. Darryl B. Barwick, 56, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. Wednesday following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison, …
Read More »School staffers charged after 7
Five staff members at a suburban Indianapolis school have been charged with neglect or failure to report neglect after a 7-year-old special education student was told to eat his own vomit, authorities said. According to the Brownsville Police Department, video showed the incident and the involvement of the staff members. …
Read More »Air Force suspends leaders of alleged Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira’s unit
The Air Force said Wednesday it has temporarily suspended two leaders of the unit where accused Pentagon document leaker Jack Teixeira worked. The commander of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron and the detachment commander overseeing administrative support have both been temporarily suspended from their leadership positions and have temporarily lost …
Read More »Elizabeth Holmes delays going to prison with another appeal
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has avoided starting her more than 11-year prison sentence on Thursday by deploying the same legal maneuver that enabled her co-conspirator in a blood-testing hoax to remain free for an additional month. Holmes’ lawyers on Wednesday informed U.S. District Judge Edward Davila that she won’t …
Read More »Airline error leads to huge discount on first
Finding great deals on airfare isn’t so unusual in the internet age, but some bargains really are too good to be true. Take the travelers who scored sharply discounted tickets for international flights on All Nippon Airways. Because of a currency conversion error, the tickets went on sale for up …
Read More »Nearly 800 pounds of fentanyl worth $21.1 million found in shipment of green beans
A recent shipment of green beans in California was packing a lot more than essential vitamins. On Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection found a shipment of the vegetable carrying more than 3.5 million fentanyl pills that have an estimated worth of $21.1 million. Officials said in a press release …
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