Washington Times - Health

• Rite Aid's bankruptcy plan stirs worries of new 'pharmacy deserts'

  18-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 30

  Rite Aid's plan to close more stores as part of its bankruptcy process could hurt access to medicine and care, particularly in some majority Black...

• Are 3D mammograms better than standard imaging? A diverse study aims to find out

  18-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 32

  Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers?

• Math disabilities hold many students back. Schools often don't screen for them

  18-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 54

  Laura Jackson became seriously concerned about her daughter and math when the girl was in third grade. While many of her classmates flew through...

• Mexican cartel signals it wants out of the fentanyl business

  17-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 28

  Sinaloa Cartel members in Mexico may be pulling back on fentanyl production as the U.S. and Mexico work to thwart the deadly drug and prosecute...

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• New vaccine expected to give endangered California condors protection against deadly bird flu

  17-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 29

  Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give endangered California condors at least partial protection...

• New vaccine expected to give endangered California condors protection against deadly bird flu

  17-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 30

  Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give endangered California condors at least partial protection...

• Pfizer trims expectations for 2023 with sales of COVID-19 vaccine, treatment, weaker than thought

  17-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 32

  Shares of Pfizer are in retreat on the first day of trading after the drug company said sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and its coronavirus treatment...

• Pfizer trims expectations for 2023 with sales of COVID-19 vaccine, treatment, weaker than thought

  17-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 35

  Shares of Pfizer are in retreat on the first day of trading after the drug company said sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and its coronavirus treatment...

• Major U.S. pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy

  16-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 43

  Major U.S. pharmacy chain Rite Aid said Sunday that it has filed for bankruptcy and obtained $3.45 billion in fresh financing as it carries out a...

• Drug used in diabetes treatment Mounjaro helped dieters shed 60 pounds, study finds

  16-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 43

  The medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight, or about...

• Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza. Medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms

  16-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 27

  Water has run out at U.N. shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory's largest hospital as a refuge of...

• Family of Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton says she is making 'remarkable' progress

  15-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 60

  The family of Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton says she is making "remarkable" progress in her battle with a rare form of pneumonia that...