Dallas-Fort Worth is expecting more pleasant fall weather. Today’s high will be in the upper 70s, making it a little warmer. Friday’s warmer weather will be brought into North Texas by a moderate southeast wind. Through the weekend, high temperatures will be close to 80 degrees, and the weather will remain dry and sunny.
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With CVS Health’s shares falling 19% this year and the health care giant struggling on multiple fronts, CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has resigned. Early on Friday, CVS Health also announced that its third-quarter earnings would fall well short of Wall Street expectations. David Joyner, an executive at CVS, will take Lynch’s place and try to steer the company through rising costs for its health insurance business, declining drugstore sales, and increasing investor pressure. Faced with competition online and elsewhere, all major pharmacy chains are attempting to navigate a drastically altered landscape. Related: In Dallas-Fort Worth neighborhoods, some CVS stores…
HOUSTON — On Thursday night, a man from Texas was spared the death penalty for being convicted of murder in connection with the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Thursday was Robert Roberson’s scheduled execution date for the 2002 murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. Advertisement In the late hours of Thursday, the Texas Supreme Court halted Roberson’s execution and ordered state officials to let the death row inmate comply with a House committee’s subpoena for his testimony. The Texas House committee wants Roberson to testify on Monday at a hearing about how his case was handled by the state’s…
The former One Direction singer Liam Payne passed away on Wednesday at the age of 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His friends, coworkers, and fellow musicians expressed shock and sadness over his passing. Here are some of the responses: Advertisement: “We are devastated. We will always remember Liam for being kind, funny, and brave. He will live in our hearts forever. In this terrible time, we ask for privacy and space because we are supporting one another to the best of our abilities as a family. The family of Payne, in a statement. News Roundups Catch up on the most…
A day-long hearing was held by lawmakers on Wednesday, and the outcome was unexpected: a subpoena for Robert Roberson to testify before the committee, which was issued approximately 24 hours before the state of Texas was scheduled to execute Roberson. In 2003, 57-year-old Roberson was found guilty of killing his 2-year-old daughter Nikki by shaking her to death. He was supposed to be put to death in Huntsville on Thursday evening through lethal injection.
KARACHI: The Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) has called for an urgent and comprehensive vaccination campaign in response to the country’s resurgence of diphtheria, stressing the importance of ensuring that antitoxins are readily available throughout the country. According to Prof. Dr. Atif Hafeez Siddiqui, president of PIMA Central, diphtheria has returned with alarming intensity, casting doubt on the performance of health authorities after it was nearly eradicated thanks to effective vaccination. He said that a lot of the resurgence was caused by problems with the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, when many kids missed out…
LAHORE: Maj Gen (retd) Dr. Azhar Mehmood Kayani, Punjab Health Advisor, has emphasized the significance of medical educators and stakeholders in improving hospital healthcare and education. Dr. Kayani emphasized, during a comprehensive review of the Punjab Institute of Neurosciences (PINS) and the Lahore General Hospital (LGH), that diligence and integrity are necessary for enhancing the dignity of the medical profession and effectively serving humanity. Ameer Uddin Medical College Principal Dr. Muhammad Al-Fareed Zafar, PINS Executive Director Prof. Muhammad Asif Bashir, and Medical Superintendents Dr. Frayad Hussain and Dr. Umar Ishaq also attended the review meeting. Following the meeting, Dr. Kayani…
A new review has found that listening to pop music, smooth jams, and pounding beats can help people recover from surgery more quickly and with fewer painkillers. After surgery, patients’ anxiety, pain, and heart rate decreased when they listened to music, according to research. As a result, surgical patients who were listening to music typically required less than half the amount of morphine that was required for those who were not. Senior researcher Dr. Eldo Frezza, a professor of surgery at California Northstate University College of Medicine, stated, “When patients wake up after surgery, sometimes they feel really scared and…
A drug that can prolong their lives is being denied to over 1,000 patients with advanced breast cancer. It is currently available in 19 European nations, including Scotland, but not in the rest of the United Kingdom. Jeannie Ambrose exudes warmth and wit. She is, however, enraged beneath the surface. In May 2019, she was told she had breast cancer, which had already spread to her ribs, pelvis, collarbone, and spine. She was given a life expectancy of three to five years. That was five and a half years ago; the cancer has since progressed to her liver.
How do Wegovy and Mounjaro function, and how well do they work together? Semaglutide, which is sold under the brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, which is sold under the name Mounjaro, are the two drugs that are available for purchase. Ozempic, a treatment for diabetes, also uses semaglutide. Mounjaro and Wegovy are both administered as weekly injections via pre-filled pens that can be self-injected into the stomach, upper arm, or thigh. By imitating a hormone known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) they suppress appetite. After eating, this hormone in the intestinal tract is released, which typically makes people feel fuller. Another…
