Four people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams. Federal prosecutors charged Irvin Cartagena, 39, with a narcotics conspiracy for allegedly distributing the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed Williams. Hector Robles, 57, Luis Cruz, 56, and Carlos Macci, 70, were also charged as members of the fentanyl and heroin …
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Medicare Seeks to Cut Drug Costs for People in Part D Plans
Jan. 7, 2022 — The Biden administration said this week it intends to challenge insurance companies to deliver better service to people enrolled in Medicare, including applying discounts on drugs covered by Part D more directly to their pharmacy costs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday unveiled a 360-page proposed rule …
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Lil Xan Puts His Former Manager Stat Quo On Blast For Enabling His Drug Addiction
Getty Image Lil Xan’s reign of terror over rap is a few years in the rearview, but while the controversial rapper hasn’t been quite as visible for a while, he still has at least one bone to pick with the music business — or more specifically, with his former manager, former Shady Records rapper Stat …
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Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For certain leukemia patients, some welcome findings: New research confirms long remissions after treatment with the drug ibrutinib and chemotherapy. The study involved 85 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). All were 65 or younger, and 46 had more aggressive, unmutated IGHV subtype of …
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The Last Of Mac Miller’s Three Drug Dealers Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution
Getty Image More than three years after Mac Miller’s tragic death, all three of his accused drug dealers have reached plea agreements for fentanyl distribution in connection to the rapper’s death. The last of the trio, Ryan Reavis, who is a 38-year-old resident of Lake Havasu, Arizona, agreed to plead guilty to the charge, according …
Scoot McNairy’s Mustache Takes ‘One Final Blow’ At The Drug War In ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Season 3 Trailer
The cartels are poppin’ in Narcos: Mexico Season 3, and Netflix’s trailer promises a fiery flourish to the franchise. This shall be the final season of the spinoff to the Pablo Escobar-centered beginnings of Narcos, and the installments have continued to their high on their own supply (in a good way). However, the most recent …