A proposal by the Biden administration to cover weight-loss medicines for obesity under Medicare has been axed by the White House, denying reimbursed access to millions of people across the US. The ...

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Large scale destruction of trees—deforestation—affects ecosystems, climate, and even increases risk for zoonotic diseases spreading to humans. A logger takes down a large tree at the Tuxekan logging ...