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Health

Franklin County Public Health wants more narcan available to stop overdoses

MALONE — Katie Strack, Franklin County Public Health director, updated lawmakers on her department’s current priorities prior to the regular meeting of the legislature Thursday at the courthouse. Strack detailed plans to promote breastfeeding to new mothers, upcoming rabies clinics and ...

The implications of Walgreens’ decision on abortion pills

Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did so. The drugstore chain’s announcement Thursday signals that access to mifepristone may not expand as broadly as federal regulators intended in January, when they finalized ...

States move to crack down on nurses with bogus diplomas

ALBANY — Medical licensing officials in multiple states are scrambling to stop nurses with fraudulent academic credentials from caring for patients, after three Florida schools were accused of selling thousands of bogus diplomas. New York regulators told 903 nurses in recent weeks to either ...

Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap

Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap on the costs they pay to fill prescriptions. The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face thousands of dollars in annual costs ...

Nurse negotiations

SARANAC LAKE — The union representing nurses at Adirondack Health is negotiating a new contract for the first time in six years. New York State Nurses Association union representatives say they are seeking better pay, health insurance and time off. They say Adirondack Health is giving ...