HIGHER DRUG COSTS
A study published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA found that one in five adults over 65 skipped or delayed medication in 2022 because of costs. Back in 2016, only one in seven seniors had the same issue, marking a sharp increase in the past 6 years. The study cited both high inflation and rising prescription drug costs for the issue and found that even among those who didn't skip medication, 8 percent cut down on necessities like gas or groceries in order to afford it.
TIKTOKERS STRIKE BACK
TikTok creators in Montana are suing the state after it passed a law banning the Chinese-owned video sharing app. The creators are claiming that the law is unconstitutional and an infringement on their free speech rights. The five plaintiffs include podcaster and cosplayer 'Lady Dred Knot' and mountaineer Alice Held, who both have over 200 thousand followers. Iin addition to the creators named in the suit, some of TikTok's biggest names are based in the state, including author Hank Green, who has over 7 million followers.
One good thing turned in to with these South Korean twin pandas.
Police have removed the remains of at least 189 people from a Colorado funeral home after responding to a report of an "abhorrent" smell earlier this month.
Actor Alec Baldwin could once again face criminal charges for a deadly shooting on the 'Rust' movie set in 2021 when cinematographer Helena Hutchins was killed and director Joel Sousa was injured.
Police have identified the person responsible for the death of a Florida nurse nearly four decades ago in Lakeland, Florida.
Police have removed the remains of at least 189 people from a Colorado funeral home after responding to a report of an "abhorrent smell."
The Pentagon has released videos of what it calls coercive and risky maneuvers conducted by Chinese jets, saying there have been over 180 incidents that have fallen into this pattern.
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