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When 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht tried to get a refill on his inhaler, the medication he needed had jumped from $70 to over $500.
So Cole couldn't get his medicine to prevent asthma attacks. Five days later he had a severe asthma attack and died.
Now, his family is suing.
So Cole couldn't get his medicine to prevent asthma attacks. Five days later he had a severe asthma attack and died.
Now, his family is suing.
Parents sue over son's asthma death days after inhaler price soared without warning
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.
www.nbcnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
When 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht tried to get a refill on his inhaler, the medication he needed had jumped from $70 to over $500.
So Cole couldn't get his medicine to prevent asthma attacks. Five days later he had a severe asthma attack and died.
Now, his family is suing.
So Cole couldn't get his medicine to prevent asthma attacks. Five days later he had a severe asthma attack and died.
Now, his family is suing.
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"The White House can lie all they want about how they're not stopping cancer research," the NIH source said, "but they're stopping cancer research on [NIH's] Bethesda campus."
Can confirm. The many shifting rules and EOs and bans do seem designed to stop cancer research at #NIH.
Can confirm. The many shifting rules and EOs and bans do seem designed to stop cancer research at #NIH.
1. The Trump administration has crippled cancer and Alzheimer's research by imposing a freeze on all government credit cards at NIH.
An NIH source with direct knowledge tell Popular Information that scientific research has ground to halt because necessary supplies can no longer be purchased.
An NIH source with direct knowledge tell Popular Information that scientific research has ground to halt because necessary supplies can no longer be purchased.
Trump credit card freeze crippling cancer and Alzheimer's research
On February 26, President Trump issued an executive order expanding the power of the United States DOGE Service (DOGE), the government initiative controlled by Elon Musk.
popular.info
March 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"The White House can lie all they want about how they're not stopping cancer research," the NIH source said, "but they're stopping cancer research on [NIH's] Bethesda campus."
Can confirm. The many shifting rules and EOs and bans do seem designed to stop cancer research at #NIH.
Can confirm. The many shifting rules and EOs and bans do seem designed to stop cancer research at #NIH.
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Salt caves 2000 feet underground in New Mexico hold the radioactive nuclear waste from US defense projects. It's the world's only deep geologic repository.
And DOGE says it has terminated the very large office in Carlsbad that oversees it. Details 👇
And DOGE says it has terminated the very large office in Carlsbad that oversees it. Details 👇
DOGE Is Trying to Close a Field Office That Directly Manages a Nuclear Waste Site
The Department of Energy office in Carlsbad, New Mexico, is specifically set up to handle emergency situations at a nuclear storage facility. DOGE says it terminated the lease.
www.notus.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Salt caves 2000 feet underground in New Mexico hold the radioactive nuclear waste from US defense projects. It's the world's only deep geologic repository.
And DOGE says it has terminated the very large office in Carlsbad that oversees it. Details 👇
And DOGE says it has terminated the very large office in Carlsbad that oversees it. Details 👇
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New from @propublica.org: We studied a massive set of hospital discharge data to see what happened after Texas banned abortion. …
February 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
New from @propublica.org: We studied a massive set of hospital discharge data to see what happened after Texas banned abortion. …
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Ottawa purchases 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for people at higher risk, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #H5N1
Ottawa purchases 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for people at higher risk of catching virus
The majority of the doses will be handed out to provinces and territories, which will decide when and where to deploy the shots
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ottawa purchases 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for people at higher risk, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #H5N1
New Pharaoh's tomb just dropped.
The tomb of King Thutmose II has been uncovered, Egyptian officials announced on Tuesday, marking the first discovery of a royal resting place since King Tutankhamun’s was unearthed in 1922.
The tomb of King Thutmose II has been uncovered, Egyptian officials announced on Tuesday, marking the first discovery of a royal resting place since King Tutankhamun’s was unearthed in 1922.
February 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM