Historic Negotiations With Big Pharma to Lower Drug Prices Will Save $1.5 Billion for US Consumers–and More
nnIt is well-documented that Americans have been paying a lot more for prescription drugs than people in any other developed nation, but this week the White House completed “negotiations” with ‘Big Pharma’ that will finally lower those prices for millions of seniors on Medicare.nnThe Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which passed in the Senate after […]
First ten drugs with price cuts in Medicare-HHS
She Doesn’t Want Kids But Donated 41 Eggs to Help Strangers–And Celebrates Donor Baby’s Birthday Every Year
nnA person who doesn’t want kids has donated 41 eggs to help strangers become parents—and celebrates the birthday of her ‘donor baby’ every year.nnYasmin Sharman was concerned by the lack of black donors, so signed up with TFP Fertility in London to be a donor when she 18.nnSince then, the 26-year-old has donated 41 eggs, […]
Egg donor Yasmin Sharman with hormone treatment-SWNS
Egg donor Yasmin Sharman at fertility clinic-SWNS
FDA Approves Drug That Targets Brain Cancer Gene Mutation That Could Delay Need for Radiation and Chemotherapy
nnA new drug for a type of brain cancer, called IDH-mutant low-grade glioma, was approved this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration—a promising treatment that stemmed from a genetic discovery made at the Johns Hopkins Cancer Center 16 years ago.nnThe drug, called vorasidenib, is a targeted cancer therapy that works by inhibiting the […]
brain cancer tumor and microscope Image by Elizabeth Cook-Johns Hopkins released
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
Quote of the Day: “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James nnPhoto by: Joseph PearsonnnWith a new inspirational quote every day, atop the perfect photo—collected and archived on our Quote of the Day page—why not bookmark GNN.org for a daily uplift?nn
Good News in History, August 17
45 years ago today, Monty Python’s Life of Brian was released in theaters. Featuring troupe leader Graham Chapman as Brian Cohen, born in the stable adjacent to Jesus at Bethlehem and confusing the residents of the holy land into thinking he is the Messiah, the film was a satire on many Christian doctrines. However at the root […]