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May 19 2024
News
Sunday Reads: Take a pill
Hello, Quartz members, and welcome to Sunday Reads! The big news this week was the return, and swift crash, of the meme stock. If you haven’t sold your GameStop holdings you’re about to get hosed. The Dow broke 40,000, Open AI disabled its safety team, Walmart and Netflix are doing very well, and the U.S.-China trade war has begun in earnest. Here are our favorite Quartz stories from last week
QuartzMay 14 2024
Opinion
Why Gen Z has killed the Pill
Young women pack out Vauxhall’s pubs on a sunny summer evening. They chat over Diet Cokes, pilsners and passion-fruit-flavoured vapes. Many smoke rollies, some do ket and cocaine. Eyes rarely widen at the mention of such things; bring up the Pill, however, and you elicit a flurry of disdain and lively debate.
Once seen as a tool of sexual liberation, the Pill is now often spoken of as a
UnHerdMay 24 2024
News
New Research on Male Birth Control Pill is Promising
For decades, the responsibility for birth control has fallen largely on women, but new research suggests a birth control pill for men might one day become a reality. How does it work? It targets a protein required for fertility, scientists report. The protein, called serine/threonine kinase 33 (STK33), is enriched in the testicles and is specifically required to create functional sperm, they
Newsmax (News)May 27 2024
News
Dodge County nurse pleads guilty to swiping pain pills
A Dodge County, Minn. nurse has admitted to fraudulently obtaining pain pills from her workplace, federal prosecutors announced last week. According to court documents, Jennifer Lee Garrison, 40, worked as a post-anesthesia care nurse and had access to a range of medications, including oxycodone. Starting in August 2022, prosecutors say Garrison began diverting oxycodone pills for her own use
Fox9May 29 2024
News
Fentanyl, Ecstasy Pills Seized During Search Of Norwalk Apartment: PD
NORWALK, CT — Officers seized over 1,000 folds of fentanyl, more than 700 ecstasy pills containing fentanyl and other items Tuesday during a search of an apartment in Norwalk, according to police. In a news release, Police Lt. Tomasz Podgorski said officers executed search warrants at the apartment of Keith Johnson, 33, of Norwalk, after a lengthy investigation into alleged illegal narcotics
Patch.comMay 24 2024
News
Abortion Pills in Louisiana Could Soon Be in Same Category as Opioids
The Louisiana Senate passed legislation classifying abortion pills as controlled substances, setting up the state to become the first in the U.S. to criminalize possession of the drugs without a prescription.
The measure passed the GOP-controlled Senate Thursday by a vote of 29 to 7. It passed the state House on Tuesday. If Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs the bill, as expected,
Wall Street Journal (News)May 24 2024
News
Former Wichita doctor re-sentenced for ‘pill mill’ operation
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A former doctor in the Wichita area who had previously been sentenced to life in prison was sentenced Friday after some of the charges against him were vacated by the Supreme Court. The United States Department of Justice said in a news release Steven Henson, 63, was sentenced to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty to: • Two counts of conspiracy to dispense,
KSN TVJun 01 2024
News
Bristol’s $250,000 Pill Slows Lung Cancer Growth by Seven Weeks
A Bristol Myers Squibb Co. lung cancer treatment delayed tumor growth by less than seven weeks in a closely watched clinical trial, a disappointing result after the company paid nearly $5 billion to acquire the drug’s owner. The drug, Krazati, was little better than standard chemotherapy in a study enrolling about 300 patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to data
BloombergMay 23 2024
News
3 New Haven County men accused of selling counterfeit pills
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Three men from New Haven County are facing a a slew of drug trafficking charges following an FBI investigation. Markeyse Kelly, 45, of West Haven, has been charged alongside 33-year-old Jaquan Prize, of New Haven and 32-year-old Robert Covington, of New Haven. Kelly led a drug ring that the FBI began investigating in October, according to officials. The group sold
WTNH