The Helium Shortage Spread From Supply Chains to Hospital Waiting Rooms
Becker's Hospital Review warns helium shortages are now a systemic healthcare problem — MRI delays spreading across hospital networks, not just individual facilities.
Nora Whitfield
Bureau: Chicago
Measles Cases Surpass 2,100 as CDC Prepares Friday Data Release
The number keeps climbing, the unvaccinated keep catching it, and the CDC keeps releasing data on Fridays.
Social Security's Full Retirement Age Completes Its Decades-Long Climb to 67
A Reagan-era law finally finishes executing — and the maximum check is $4,152 a month if you did everything right.
GLP-1 Ads Flood the Internet as FDA Tightens Rules on Compounders
The FDA says supply is stabilizing, Novo is cutting prices to $675 — and your Instagram feed is still 40% semaglutide ads.
Wells Fargo Says Lower-Income Households Now Spend 25 to 30 Percent of Budget on Fuel
Wells Fargo's CFO says lower-income consumers are spending 25-30% of their budgets on fuel as war-driven energy costs bite.
Novo Nordisk Will Cut Ozempic and Wegovy Prices to 675 Dollars Starting January 2027
Novo Nordisk announced it will slash Ozempic and Wegovy list prices by up to 50%, bringing both to $675 per month in January 2027.
Social Security's 2.8 Percent COLA Shrinks Fast Once Medicare Takes Its Cut
The 2.8% Social Security COLA for 2026 is being eroded by Medicare Part B premium hikes that consume more than a quarter of the increase.