States Expand Access to Ivermectin as Cancer Myths Continue, and Abortion Pill Faces False Water Supply Claim — The Monitor

This volume examines unsupported claims about ivermectin; the promotion of unproven “detox” supplements in response to falsehoods about the spike protein from the COVID-19 virus and vaccine; the unsubstantiated claim that byproducts from medication abortion pills contaminate the water supply; and the renewed debate over ADHD diagnoses and treatments.

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FTC to sue PBMs over insulin pricing and rebates

From the FTC’s press release out today: Today, the Federal Trade Commission brought action against the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark Rx, Express Scripts (ESI), and OptumRx—and their affiliated group purchasing organizations (GPOs) for engaging in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that have artificially inflated the list price of insulin drugs, impaired patients’…

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Stigma Is The Real Delay In Healthcare

The longer someone waits to seek help, the more their condition progresses, the harder it becomes to intervene, and the easier it becomes to keep waiting. Delay compounds. That’s what makes it so dangerous, and so worth targeting directly. The post Stigma Is The Real Delay In Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.

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