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HIGH PROFILE: Actress Jada Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia

First-ever hair loss drug for alopecia – which affects Jada Pinkett Smith – approved because NHS can pay

Regulators have given the green light to the first alopecia treatment that has been proven to regrow hair. Trials have shown that taking the pill daily can almost completely reverse the condition that causes clump hair loss. Called baricitinib, the drug is already in use on the NHS for a number of conditions, including arthritis, …

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HIGH PROFILE: Actress Jada Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia

First-ever hair loss drug for alopecia – which affects Jada Pinkett Smith – approved because NHS can pay

Regulators have given the green light to the first alopecia treatment that has been proven to regrow hair. Trials have shown that taking the pill daily can almost completely reverse the condition that causes clump hair loss. Called baricitinib, the drug is already in use on the NHS for a number of conditions, including arthritis, …

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Federal employees will pay 8.7% more, on average, towards health premiums 2023 |  Federal News Network

Federal employees will pay 8.7% more, on average, towards health premiums 2023 | Federal News Network

Participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) will see a significantly larger increase in their health premium costs in 2023, compared to past years. Federal employees and retirees will pay an average of 8.7% more in health premiums, the Office of Personnel Management announced Sept. 30. The next open season this year runs …

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Americans will pay more money to heat their homes this winter

Americans will pay more money to heat their homes this winter

Americans are about to see the biggest increase in their home heating bills in more than 10 years, and it’s not just because of inflation. A new report from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), which represents state directors of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), predicts a 17.2% increase in average …

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Judge rules Charter must pay $1.1 billion after cable customer murdered

Judge rules Charter must pay $1.1 billion after cable customer murdered

Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum service truck in McKinney, Texas on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Getty Images | Bloomberg Charter Communications must pay more than $1.1 billion to the estate and family of an 83-year-old woman murdered in her home by a Spectrum cable technician, a Dallas County Court judge ruled yesterday. A jury in …

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Alaskan-owned Horizon Air pilots win huge pay raises under new contract

Alaskan-owned Horizon Air pilots win huge pay raises under new contract

The more than 700 pilots of Horizon Air, Alaska Airlines’ low-wage regional carrier, have won an explosive contract that includes eye-popping pay increases. Captains will get an average pay increase of 74% while co-pilots will get an 85% pay increase, the pilots’ union announced on Friday. First-year captains at Horizon will drop from $81 to …

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Juul woes come full circle: e-cigarette maker to pay $438.5 million

Juul woes come full circle: e-cigarette maker to pay $438.5 million

E-cigarette maker Juul suffered a major financial blow on Tuesday after tentatively agreeing to pay $438.5 million to settle an investigation into its controversial marketing practices – a significant sum for a company whose 2021 net income was $2.475 billion, according to their financial filings. In the aftermath, Juul potentially shut down an investigation involving …

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