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A plus-size model says Qatar Airways didn’t let her board a flight because she was too fat for an economy seat

BUSINESS INSIDER – A plus-size model said she was not allowed to board a Qatar Airways flight because she was too fat to fit in an economy seat, but the airline said she had been "extremely rude and aggressive" to check-in staff. Juliana Nehme said in an Instagram post that she was not allowed to board a flight from Beirut to Doha after a holiday in Lebanon with family. She said Qatar told her to...

‘Historic’ breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug may be available from next year, says expert

EXPRESS – Patients could receive the game-changing Alzheimer’s treatment as early as next year, a top expert has predicted. But scientists have warned dementia services have much to do to deliver the drug if it gets regulatory approval. Drastic changes will be needed in UK clinics to accommodate the five percent of patients eligible for the drug, they cautioned. The drug, Lecanemab, has been shown to clear the brain of toxic amyloid protein and delay the...

Meet the Man on a Mission to Expose Sneaky Price Increases

SOMERVILLE, Mass. — A few weeks ago, Edgar Dworsky got a promising tip by email. “Diluted cough syrup,” read the message, accompanied by a photo of two packages of syrup with a curious difference: The new one appeared to be half the strength of the old one. Mr. Dworsky gets emails like this frequently, alerting him to things like a bag of dog food that discreetly shrank from 50 pounds to 44 pounds. A cereal box...

McDonald’s and Walmart beef suppliers criticised for ‘reckless’ antibiotics use

Many US cattle farmers still routinely use antibiotics often for months on end. Their use – and overuse – risks enabling bacteria to develop resistance, meaning the drugs stop working.

San Francisco Hotels Demand City Compensate for Damage by Homeless

Breitbart News – San Francisco hotels are demanding millions of dollars from the city to compensate them for damage incurred while housing the homeless under a municipal government program launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the program, known as “Shelter-in-Place” (SIP), hotels were used to move homeless people off the streets for fear of spreading the coronavirus in tent cities. Ironically, as COVID became better understood, officials began recommending against clearing homeless encampments, because the virus...

CDC to Spend $55M on More Tobacco Research

REAL CLEAR POLICY – The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control and the Office of Smoking and Health will give $40 million to “a consortium of population-specific, public health-oriented, national networks to impact tobacco-related and cancer health disparities among specific populations.” We already know that different populations of Americans smoke more than others — native Americans and some Hispanic communities have high rates of cigarette smoking, and Black smokers are much more likely to use...

Woman allegedly killed for her organs after online courtship

NEW YORK POST – A Mexican woman traveled to Peru to pursue a romantic relationship with a medical student she had met online – but her remains later washed up on a beach and he now has been accused of harvesting her organs. Blanca Arellano, 51, told her family in late July that she was embarking on the 3,000-mile journey to Huacho to meet Juan Pablo Jesús Villafuerte, 31, a medical student with whom she...

Path Cleared for Georgia to Launch Work Requirements for Medicaid

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – Georgia is set to become the only state to have work requirements for Medicaid coverage. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection — and a surprising Biden administration decision not to appeal a federal court ruling — have freed the state to introduce its plan that would allow for a limited increase in the pool of low-income residents eligible for Medicaid. Questions remain about the rollout of Kemp’s plan. But it would set up...

Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer of title tracks to ‘Flashdance,’ ‘Fame’ dies at 63

KABC – Irene Cara Escalera, the Oscar-winning singer of the title tracks to "Fame" and "Flashdance," has died in her Florida home of an undisclosed cause. Cara was trained in music, dance and acting as a child and appeared on stage and on television, including appearances on PBS and on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show," at a young age in the 1970s. But she rocketed to fame when she was cast in the 1980 musical "Fame."...

South Florida man who volunteered at World Trade Center now faces health crisis

WPLG Local10.com – More than two decades ago, William Cantres volunteered after the tragedy at the World Trade Center. He developed major lung and throat issues from the dust and has undergone a number of surgeries. “I thought I was still a tough guy, but 9/11 humbled my whole life,” says Cantres who volunteered at Ground Zero. “You could see peoples belongings as they just got into work and they took their jackets off and...

‘Verified’ anti-vax accounts proliferate as Twitter struggles to police content

THE GUARDIAN – As the troubled social media platform Twitter rolled out a paid verification system and laid off thousands of content moderators, health misinformation accounts on the social network began pushing their messages to a wider audience than ever. Under Elon Musk’s new direction for Twitter, several anti-vaccine accounts with tens of thousands of followers are now verified by paying $7.99 a month for Twitter Blue. Social media sites have long struggled with misleading information...

WHO to rename ‘Monkeypox’ to ‘MPOX’ at Biden admin’s request

Fox News – The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to change the name of the monkeypox virus to "MPOX." The change in nomenclature is an attempt to destigmatize the virus at the behest of President Biden's administration, according to a report from Politico that cited three anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter. Sources said that senior Biden officials have consistently urged the WHO to make the name change and have threatened to adopt new...

Is Health Insurance Really Insurance Anymore?

Health insurance nowadays covers some completely foreseeable expenses. Is it really insurance at all anymore?

USDA advice clears Turkey confusion before Thanksgiving

FOOD SAFETY NEWS – This week, many will enjoy a delicious meal on Thanksgiving Day with family and friends. Taking the necessary steps toward safe food handling and sanitation will help protect you and your loved ones this year. With social media abounding in misinformation and confused cooks with strong opinions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released the following guidelines and answers to common turkey cooking questions to make sure your Thanksgiving meal...

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