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Subscription-based care moves beyond peddling birth control and helping with hair loss

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

Need help losing weight or handling depression? How about a pill that lowers cholesterol and treats erectile dysfunction?Online subscription services for care have grown far beyond their roots dealing mainly with hair loss, acne or birth control. Companies including Hims & Hers, Ro and Lemonaid Health now provide quick access to specialists and regular prescription deliveries for a growing list of health issues.Hims recently launched a weight-loss program starting at $79 a month without insurance. Lemonaid began treating seasonal affective disorder last winter for $95 a month. Ro still provides birth control, but it also connects patients trying to have children with regular deliveries of ovulation tests or prenatal vitamins.This Netflix-like approach promises help for two common difficulties in the U.S.: access to health care and prescription refills. But it also stirs concern about care quality.“This isn’t medicine. This is selling drugs to consumers,” said Dr. Adriane Fugh-Be...

Tokyo court only holds utility responsible to compensate Fukushima evacuees and reduces damages

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court on Tuesday held only the operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant responsible for paying damages to dozens of evacuees.The Tokyo High Court also slashed the amount to half of what the lower court had ordered and relieved the government of responsibility — a decision that plaintiffs and their lawyers criticized as belittling their suffering and the severity of the disaster.The court ordered only the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, known as TEPCO, to pay a total of 23.5 million yen ($165,000) to 44 of the 47 plaintiffs, while not holding the government accountable.Tuesday’s ruling apparently backpedaled from an earlier decision in March 2018, when the Tokyo District Court held both the government and TEPCO accountable for the disaster, which the ruling said could have been prevented if they both took better precautionary measures, ordering both to pay 59 million yen ($414,400) in damages.The decision comes at a time when Jap...

34% of Canadian poll respondents, particularly younger individuals, report feeling lonely

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

A new poll conducted just days before Christmas has found roughly a third of all respondents reporting feelings of loneliness and depression, and that number jumps among younger individuals.The findings were contained in a poll released by Maru Public Opinion early Tuesday. According to the poll, 34 per cent of respondents shared lonely and depressed feelings during the holidays while hoping they could have someone reach out to them to offer comfort – 11 per cent of participants said they “very much” felt that way.When it comes to respondents between the ages of 18 and 34, 54 per cent of the group said they had these feelings with nearly one in five telling the polling company they “very much” felt that way. For those between 35 and 54, it dropped to 36 per cent. Related: New report highlighting impact of social isolation on aging Canadian population On a broader level this holiday season, 44 per cent of participants who earned below $...

Man stabbed inside home on South Side

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

CHICAGO — A 58-year-old man was seriously injured after being stabbed inside a home on the city's South Side.The incident happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of East 45th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood.Police said the man sustained a stab wound in the abdomen while inside a residence. He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition. 1 dead, 1 critical in scooter crash on Northwest Side According to police, the man was uncooperative with details.No one is in custody. Area One Detectives are investigating.

Tuesday Forecast: Temps in low 40s with showers possible

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

CHICAGO — Temperatures in the low 40s Tuesday with mostly cloudy conditions. A few passing showers possible. High: 42. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storms here Cloudy and colder tonight with temperatures in the low 30s, and upper 20s in outlying areas. Low: 31.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog

Spirit Airlines sends unaccompanied boy, 6, on wrong flight

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

(The Hill) - A Spirit Airlines staff member placed an unaccompanied minor on an incorrect flight this week, the airline confirmed in a Sunday statement.The child departed Thursday from Philadelphia and was supposed to arrive in Fort Myers, Fla. Instead, the child landed in Orlando, about a three-hour drive away.According to local news television station WINK, the child was a 6-year-old boy, Casper, traveling to meet his grandmother, Maria Ramos. It was Casper’s first time flying, Ramos told the news station.“They told me, ‘No, he’s not on this flight. He missed his flight.’ I said, ‘No, he could not miss his flight because I have the check-in tag,'” Ramos told the local news station. “I ran inside the plane to the flight attendant, and I asked her, ‘Where’s my grandson? He was handed over to you at Philadelphia?’ She said, ‘No, I had no kids with me.'”Ramos told the station that her grandson then called her to let her know he landed in Orlando. What is the flight hack ‘skip laggin...

Greene says she was swatted while at home with family on Christmas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

(The Hill) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said someone reported a fake crime at her home Monday, the latest in a series of apparent swatting incidents that have targeted her.“I was just swatted. This is like the 8th time. On Christmas with my family here. My local police are the GREATEST and shouldn’t have to deal with this,” she said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Greene added that she appreciates the local police and her family is in “joyous spirits” celebrating Christmas. A spokesperson for the police department in the city of Rome, Ga., where Greene's house is located, said multiple calls were received through a crisis hotline in both Rome, N.Y., and Rome, Ga., requesting emergency services.A man in New York called the Georgia suicide hotline just before 11 a.m. Monday, claiming that he had shot his girlfriend at Greene's home and was going to kill himself next, department spokesperson Kelly Madden told the Associated Press. The call was quickly tran...

Kamar de los Reyes of 'One Life to Live,' 'Call of Duty' dies at 56

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

(AP) - Kamar de los Reyes, a television, movie and voice actor best known for playing a gang member-turned-cop in the soap “One Life to Live” and a villain in the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II," has died in Los Angeles at 56, the family announced.De los Reyes died Sunday following a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement from Lisa Goldberg, a publicist for de los Reyes’ wife, Sherri Saum.In “One Life to Live,” de los Reyes starred as Antonio Vega, a former gang member who became a lawyer and then a cop, alongside Saum. In the popular video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II," he played the villain Raul Menendez. He also had roles in Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow,” ABC’s “The Rookie” and CW's “All American.”The family statement said that at the time of his death, de los Reyes was filming “All American” — and had recently shot roles in Marvel’s upcoming “Daredevil” series and Hulu’s yet to be released “Washington Black,” starring Sterling K. Brown. Remembering the influent...

A bright and dry forecast

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Central Texas is going to have sunny days and clear nights heading into this holiday weekend. Most temperatures today will peak in the upper 50s to low 60s with winds coming out of the south 5 to 10 mph.The next cold front comes across the area tomorrow. After peaking again in the upper 50s to low 60s Wednesday, highs Thursday and Friday will only make the mid to upper 50s.Mornings will be cold, especially Friday and Saturday when area thermometers drop to the low to mid 30s.The weekend ahead, the final of 2023, will find warmer temperatures both days. Highs will peak in the low to mid 60s Saturday with a dry and warm west wind. More of a southwest wind Sunday will send temperatures to the mid to upper 60s.There is no rain in the forecast going out to January 1, 2024. For now, the next chance of seeing some rain will be a week from today, but, for now, it's only a 20% chance.The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for January 2nd to 8th is calling for Wetter ...

Here's everything you need to know for Austin's New Year celebrations

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin will be kicking off the new year in style, with a free, family-friendly night full of festivities as we welcome 2024.Thousands will pack Auditorium Shores as the calendar changes to a new year, with the event beginning at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31. A countdown to a fireworks show begins at 11:55 p.m.This year, Austin will play host to CNN's New Year's Eve coverage, broadcast live on the network from 11:30 p.m. as the Central Time Zone approaches midnight.The Band of Heathens will headline the night of entertainment. Food trucks and beverage vendors will also be on site. Austin weather history: The hottest, coldest and wettest New Year’s Eve and Day Here's everything you need to know if you're planning on joining the fun.Schedule of events7 p.m. — Park grounds at Auditorium Shores opens, with an opening musical act beginning soon afterMusical performances will continue through the evening, including from The Suffers and The Band of Heathens11:55 p.m. — Countd...