During COVID-19, physicians around the world were testing combinations of existing medications on their patients. Research timing and funding momentum determined which approaches generated the most data. Algorithm-driven platforms influenced which medical viewpoints reached the public. Ivermectin was removed from the proposed study just so the trial could move forward.
William Sarnie, 62, of Nantucket, and Andre Silvia, 56, of Wareham, were arrested Thursday for allegedly trafficking over 200 grams of cocaine. The investigation began in November 2025 when Massachusetts State Police responded to a fatal overdose in Barnstable County. The cause of death was diabetic ketoacidosis, which is caused by a severe lack of insulin, complicated by cocaine intoxication. …
Claudia Sheinbaum was not invited to the summit organized by Donald Trump in Florida. Donald Trump said Mexico is the epicenter of the violence of the drug cartels. Mexico's president insists on the control of arms trafficking. The Supreme Court struck down the lawsuit Mexico filed against 11 of the most important arms manufacturers.
The first time Dr. Menno Oosterhoff ended a patient’s life was when she was 18 years old and had been diagnosed with OCD, an eating disorder, and autism. Dutch law gave him the power to grant her request. In 2002, the Netherlands began allowing doctors to administer death to patients who make “voluntary and well-considered” pleas to end “unbearable” suffering.
The right to die by euthanasia is popular in the Netherlands. Dr. Menno Oosterhoff ended the life of his 18-year-old patient in October 2022. He injected her with a coma-inducing drug and a muscle relaxer to stop her breathing. The majority of physician-assisted deaths involve physical illness.
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, died in ICE custody less than 24 hours after being detained in Texas. He was living in a Dallas suburb with his wife and six children while his asylum case was pending. He is at least the 12th person to die in ICE detention this year under US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
Jayant Mishra was prescribed Otezla to treat psoriatic arthritis by his rheumatologist. He signed up for Amgen's copayment assistance program. His copay card was supposed to cover his out-of-pocket costs for the drug, but it ran out much sooner than he'd expected.