Boomers Resource Network – Lake Erie Region

CVS Health Changes to Clarify Prescription Drug Pricing May Save Some Money
CVS Health is introducing changes to how its prescription drug pricing model works, and that could lead to some savings for customers starting next year.
Adherence to Wegovy Higher Than Older Weight-Loss Drugs
Forty percent of patients who filled a prescription for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy to treat obesity in 2021 or 2022 were still taking it a year later, more than three times the rate of adherence with older medicines, according to an analysis of medical records and insurance...
Folks at High Risk of Heart Disease May Gain From Eating Oily Fish
Folks with a family history of heart disease might benefit from eating more oily fish like salmon, mackerel, herring, and sardines, a new study finds. Oily fish contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which cannot be produced by the body and must be obtained from the...
Mind, Body Symptoms Can Precede MS Diagnosis for Years
Patients in the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis might develop certain symptoms that offer an early clue to the degenerative nerve disease, according to researchers.
New Syndrome May Be Affecting Babies Exposed to Fentanyl
Doctors report they are seeing what they think is a new syndrome in babies exposed to fentanyl while in the womb. All of the infants have cleft palates and unusually small heads, and all were born to mothers who said they had used fentanyl and other drugs while pregnant...
Pope Francis Feeling 'Much Better,' Voice Still Weak
Pope Francis, who has been suffering from a lung inflammation, said Wednesday he is feeling a lot better, although he still has to restrict how much he talks.