Tag: Social issues
U.S. Latino economic output grows to $3.2 trillion, new study says
The U.S. Latino economy continues to grow, reaching $3.2 trillion in 2021, up from $2.8 trillion the year prior, according to a new report by the Lati [...]
AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb in Medicare drug price negotiations
In this photo illustration, Farxiga is made available to customers at the New City Halsted Pharmacy on August 29, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olso [...]
Working women health-care costs far outpace men, study says
Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesHigh health-care costs are hitting women in the U.S. workforce much harder than men.Working women spend $15 [...]
Some patients see insurance coverage delays
Pharmacist Ani Martirosyan administers an immunization to a patient at a CVS on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 in Glendale, CA.Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angel [...]
U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting Monday
Covid-19 home test kits are pictured in a store window during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Jan. 19, 2022.Carlo All [...]
Uninsured Americans can find free Moderna, Pfizer shots
Pharmacist Aaron Sun administers new vaccine COMIRNATY® by Pfizer, to Jimmy Smagula at CVS Pharmacy in Eagle Rock, CA.Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | [...]
New York cracks down on illegal marijuana stores
A pedestrian passes a smoke shop in New York City on June 16, 2023. New York authorities are cracking down on unlicensed smoke shops that are selling [...]
What you need to know
A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine's Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois, Dec. 30, 2021.B [...]
Sweetgreen sued by New York workers for alleged racial discrimination
Workers prepare apples and avocados inside a Sweetgreen Inc. restaurant.Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTen Sweetgreen employees are suing the [...]
CDC recommends updated Covid vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and up
A vial of the Moderna coronavirus booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Penns [...]
Cannabis ETFs rise after HHS recommendation on marijuana
An employee of Aurora Deutschland GmbH, a manufacturer of medical Cannabis products, inspects a flowering Cannabis plant in a greenhouse in Leuna, Ger [...]
FDA approves new shots from Pfizer, Moderna
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Mass [...]
When to wear masks as cases rise, new variants emerge in U.S.
Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los A [...]
HHS wants to reclassify marijuana: What it means
A worker sets up Florist Farms cannabis products on the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales at the Housing Works Cannabis Co. in New York, [...]
Ozempic could face Medicare drug price negotiations next
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy i [...]