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Blood Thinners & Anti-Obesity Shots Dominate Medicare Drug Spending
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Zero Hedge
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From diabetes injectables to blockbuster blood thinners, a handful of drugs account for a sizable share of Medicare’s pharmacy bill. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao, ranks the most common drugs by total Medicare spending in...
Owner: Ivandjiiski Family
Strengthening Indigenous-led engagement in global health and biodiversity governance
A two-day Dialogue on traditional knowledge, biodiversity and health, held on 1–2 October 2025 at the University of Ottawa, Canada, laid a foundation for strengthened Indigenous-led engagement in global health and biodiversity governance, anchored...
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
Combined Jungle Operations Training Course Medical Lanes B-roll
Members of the United States Marine Corps and Panamanian security services practice medical lanes during the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón, Panamá, Oct. 19, 2025. By sharing knowledge and working...
Owner: American Government
Water sustainability and logistics drive the Panama Canal's strategic transformation
Written and reported by Macarena Bravo | Lee este artículo en Español Invited by the Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores Foundation, the President of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), José Ramón Icaza, arrived in Chile to...
Owner: Gustavo Yentzen
Federal Employee Health Benefits Prices Rise Again for 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced significant changes to the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plans for 2026. Federal employees and annuitants can expect their average premium contributions to rise by...
Owner: Non-transparent
Panama Smuggling Crackdown: Medicines; Liquor; and Cigarettes Seized
An inspection conducted by the National Customs Authority (ANA) , with support from the National Aeronaval Service (SENAN), led to the discovery of suspected contraband merchandise at a commercial establishment located in the city of Colón. During...
Owner: David Young
Panama’s President Mulino Delivers Housing and Launches a Road Plan in Aguadulce
The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, delivered long-awaited housing solutions this Wednesday and gave the order to proceed with the road rehabilitation plan for the benefit of the population of the Agradulce district of the province of...
Owner: David Young
Ranked: America’s Most Common Drugs by Medicare Spending
Ranked: Countries With the Most Years in Poor Health See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...
Owner: Jeff Desjardins
Panamanian Congress To Debate a Permanent Ban on Corrupt Transnational Corporations
Gov't Propaganda
teleSUR
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Commercial buildings in Panama. X/@IntelComerpty October 15, 2025 Hour: 9:31 am On Wednesday, Panamanian legislator Augusto Palacios will present a bill amending the 2006 Public Procurement Law, toughening sanctions against companies involved in...
Owner: Venezuelan Government
Health-ISAC Insights: When Healthcare Becomes the Bullseye
The latest Health-ISAC Quarterly Threat Insights Report (Q3 2025) underscores what many healthcare security leaders already feel on the ground: the threat landscape is expanding in both volume and complexity. The report highlights everything from...
Owner: Michael O'Gara
Young entrepreneur wins award for developing sustainable shower system
Indeterminate
The Weekly Journal
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A compact shower system that optimizes water and energy consumption in recreational vehicles (RVs) earned young entrepreneur Nicolás S. Novoa Lugo first place in the EO Puerto Rico Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Novoa Lugo, founder of...
Owner: Salvador Hasbun Martinez
What FEHB changes mean for your 2026 health coverage
Most federal employees and retirees will pay much more for health coverage next year; the enrollee share of premium is going up 12.3% on average. OPM cites an aging federal workforce with more chronic conditions and prescription drug usage,...
Owner: Jim TenBroek & Scott Peters
Venezuela sends 46 tons of aid to Cuba, Jamaica
On Thursday, the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sent 46 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba and Jamaica to assist populations affected by Hurricane Melissa. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said that 26 tons of medical, food...
Owner: Ernesto Cooke
Deforestation and disease spread as Nicaragua ignores illegal cattle ranching
Illegal cattle ranching has torn through Nicaragua’s rainforests in recent years, supplying a growing international market for meat despite calls for better oversight of the industry. The practice has led to a spike in cases of New World screwworm...
Owner: Rhett Ayers Butler
Ranked: Countries With the Most Years in Poor Health
See more visuals like this on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Most Years in Poor Health See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover...
Owner: Jeff Desjardins
Panamanians highlight impact of IX Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba
Professor Gabriela Rosas emphasized that the opportunity to participate in this forum was an opportune moment to recognize the example of the triumphant Revolution of 1959 and its dignified resistance to the criminal economic, commercial, and...
Owner: Cuban Government
A Panama Chiriquí Province Senior was Electrocuted While Knocking Down Coconuts Using a Metal Rod
Edgar Hernández, 65, died Saturday afternoon after receiving an electric shock while knocking down sunflower seeds in the Progreso area of the Barú district, Chiriquí province. According to initial reports, the incident occurred when Hernández,...
Owner: David Young
How is Regulation Progressing in Medical Cannabis in Panama?
The Ministry of Health (Minsa), through the National Directorate of Pharmacy and Drugs, issued Resolution No. 372 of September 26, 2025, which establishes the requirements to opt for the exception to the sanitary registration of products...
Owner: David Young
How is Regulation Progressing in Medical Cannabis in Panama?
The Ministry of Health (Minsa), through the National Directorate of Pharmacy and Drugs, issued Resolution No. 372 of September 26, 2025, which establishes the requirements to opt for the exception to the sanitary registration of products...
Owner: David Young
Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil
— OPINION — In what has become a far too common and troubling occurrence, another whole genome sequenced (WGS) patient — one of the 61 confirmed sick in June 2024 — has come forward long after the outbreak was deemed over and without the benefit...
Owner: Marler Clark