Health Watch | Drugmaker Novo Nordisk Ozempic and Wegovy Maker Courts Black Leaders to get Medicare's Federal Funding Favor

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Article Snip: "...Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has turned to influential Black Americans in pursuit of what would be a lucrative victory: having Medicare cover a new class of weight loss drugs, including the company's highly sought Wegovy, which can cost patients more than $1,000 a month. During a conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation last fall — a jampacked gathering featuring prominent Black lawmakers and President Joe Biden — Novo Nordisk sponsored a..."

Reference: www.npr.org
Novo Nordisk is trying to reverse a 20-year-old ban on coverage of drugs used for weight loss under Medicare, Dangerous Drugs, How Many Drugs Does Your Drug-Pusher Doctor Have You On Now, Duping Americans for Profit, Congressional Black Caucus (Primarily Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill),

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Health Watch | Up to 1 in 20 new users of Ozempic and other GLP-1s may develop stomach paralysis

Title: Ozempic and Stomach Paralysis - WebMD

Article Snip: "...While the slowing down of the digestive system is necessary for Ozempic and these other drugs to work, if it slows down too much, you can get a serious problem: stomach paralysis. What Is Stomach Paralysis? When food enters a healthy stomach that’s working as it should, the stomach...Here’s what to look out for:"

Reference: www.webmd.com/

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Social Security | Why It’s Important to Tell Us About Changes When You Get Social Security Benefits

Title: Social Security | Why It’s Important to Tell Us About Changes When You Get Social Security Benefits

Article Snip: "...If you receive Social Security, you can help to make sure we pay you the right benefit each month. You can do that by telling us about relationship or other life changes that could affect your eligibility for retirement, survivors, or disability benefits – or your benefit amount. You and your family may miss out..."

Reference: ssa.gov

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Seven Lessons for New Retirees

Title: Seven Lessons for New Retirees

Article Snip: "...The former editor of Kiplinger Personal Finance shares key financial takeaways from his first year of retirement. ..."

Reference: www.kiplinger.com

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Huntsville, Alabama | This Alabama city might be 'South's best-kept secret destination'

Title: This Alabama city might be 'South's best-kept secret destination'

Article Snip: "... One Alabama city is getting some love from Forbes.com for being possibly “The South’s Best-Kept Secret Destination,” and it’s a lot farther from the beach than you might guess.

The new article at Forbes.com depicts Huntsville as a “charming Southern city [that] doesn’t usually top travel lists” but says “that’s part of what makes it so fascinating.” ...

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Reference: www.al.com
The South’s Best-Kept Secret Destination,

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