The high cost of diabetes drugs has led to a flourishing black market
When Rena Rossi, 41, was diagnosed with a rare type of diabetes at age 36, one of the first things she did was seek out other people living with the…
Ozempic and Wegovy add new layers to the understanding of obesity as a chronic health condition
Nearly a decade has passed since the American Medical Association first classified obesity as a chronic disease, one that can require medical interventions beyond diet and exercise. Now, as the…
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 more stores. Here’s where they are.
Bed Bath & Beyond said it plans to close another 150 stores as it continues to reorganize its finances. The planned closures, announced in a regulatory filing Monday, come as…
Why are earthquakes so hard to predict?
The causes of major earthquakes like the 7.8-magnitude temblor that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday are well understood. That doesn’t make them easier to predict. Despite advances in both…
The fate of America’s largest supply of helium is up in the air
For more than a year, the fate of the Federal Helium Reserve, one of the world’s largest and most dependable suppliers of helium, has been uncertain. The mammoth underground structure…
Bed Bath & Beyond lines up funding in a last-ditch bid to avoid bankruptcy
Bed Bath & Beyond will live to see another day — at least for now. The beleaguered home goods retailer is expecting to receive more than $1 billion in equity…
Ex-Wells Fargo executive accuses superior of rape and bank of slow-footing investigation
A former senior vice president of Wells Fargo has filed a lawsuit alleging she was raped by a colleague, and is accusing three other co-workers of enabling the assault. And…
Women suing J&J await their day in court after the company failed to get talc cases moved to bankruptcy court
In the long legal fight over allegations that talc in Johnson & Johnson baby powder is linked to ovarian cancer, plaintiffs got an incremental victory on Monday: A federal appeals…
Women suing J&J await their day in court after the company failed to get talc cases moved to bankruptcy court
In the long legal fight over allegations that talc in Johnson & Johnson baby powder is linked to ovarian cancer, plaintiffs got an incremental victory on Monday: A federal appeals…
People are zapping their brains at home to improve focus and clear brain fog. But is it safe?
In 2021, Craig Gibbons was diagnosed with Lyme disease. His doctor prescribed him antibiotics, but the medication failed to eliminate one of his most debilitating symptoms: a lasting brain fog…