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Major Pharmacy Closing More PA Locations Amid Bankruptcy, New Report Says
Patch
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June 16, 2025
Posted Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 4:00 pm ET|Updated Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 4:09 pm ET PENNSYLVANIA — The latest round of Rite Aid location closures have been disclosed in federal bankruptcy court filings, with 125 occurring nationwide. Nineteen are in...
Brian Fitzpatrick addresses army history and healthcare legislation
Lower Bucks Today - Pennsylvania
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June 16, 2025
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a U.S. Congressman representing Pennsylvania's 1st district since 2017, shared several thoughts and initiatives through his social media account in mid-June 2025. These posts reflect on the history of the United States...
Dad Golfer Wins US Open at 150:1 Odds, After Running to Get Medicine for Sick Daughter
Good News Network
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June 16, 2025
It was perhaps the biggest day of his sporting life and J.J Spaun had to wake up early to get medicine after his daughter started vomiting at 3 a.m.—but his performance at the U.S. Open ultimately did not suffer. After three days of competition,...
Pennsylvania Man Cut Off His Dog’s Leg With Scissors—Demand Justice for Kimber!
AOL
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In a case that has shocked animal lovers nationwide, a Pennsylvania man is facing felony animal cruelty charges after allegedly cutting off his dog’s injured leg with a pair of scissors—choosing unimaginable pain over proper veterinary care. The...
South Dakota to receive $10.1 million as part of $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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June 16, 2025
PIERRE — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Monday that South Dakota is expected to receive an estimated $10.1 million as its share of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The...
Budget talks in Pennsylvania are at crunch time; legalizing marijuana and taxing skill games sticking points
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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June 16, 2025
By MARC LEVY, The Associated Press HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding about how to balance the Democrat’s spending request. A push is also on to...
Pennsylvanians Could Lose Access To Weight Loss Drugs Amid Medicaid Changes
Newsweek
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June 16, 2025
Low-income Pennsylvanians could lose access to weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy under proposed Medicaid changes this year. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's office has said it is looking to change eligibility for weight loss drugs in...
'Momentous and Insufficient:' NJ to Net $124.5M from $7.4 Billion Purdue Pharma Settlement
New Jersey Law Journal
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New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia worked together on a bipartisan team to negotiate the settlement.
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A Boy's Hands Were Amputated When He Was 12. Now 29, He Feels 'Whole Again' Following a Double Hand Transplant: 'Medical Marvel'
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW Luka Krizanac was 12 when parts of his arms and legs were amputated following a life-threatening infection Nearly 17 years later, in 2024, he traveled to Philadelphia to undergo a double hand transplant at Penn Medicine Now 29,...
Rite Aid closing these two Montco stores: See where In Pennsylvania
PhillyBurbs - Pennsylvania
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Rite Aid has announced it is closing more than 100 additional stores. The announcement made June 16 by the pharmaceutical giant includes two locations in Montgomery County among 19 in Pennsylvania added to a list of closures that now grows to more...
Purdue Pharma Reaches $7.4 Billion Settlement Over Opioid Marketing
HuffPost
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June 16, 2025
All 50 states agreed Monday to sign a settlement with Purdue Pharma, the company behind the highly addictive opioid Oxycontin, accepting $7.4 billion in payouts and prohibiting the Sackler family behind the business from ever selling opioids in...
Berner International Expands Shenango Township, Pennsylvania, Manufacturing Operations
Area Development
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June 16, 2025
Related Research Air door manufacturer Berner International plans to expand its operations in Shenango Township, Pennsylvania. The $15.4 million project is expected to create 74 jobs in Lawrence County. The investment will include the construction...
Purdue Pharma's $7.4B settlement moves forward, Pa. to receive $200M
The Daily Item - Pennsylvania
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HARRISBURG — Attorneys general across the U.S., including Dave Sunday of Pennsylvania, agreed to a settlement in principle in which the Sackler family would immediately relinquish ownership of Purdue Pharma and pay out the bulk of a $7.4 billion...
Alabama joins $7.4 billion opioid settlement with major pharmaceutical company
AL.com - Alabama
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June 16, 2025
Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday announced Alabama is part of a nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has informed 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible...
Talks in Pennsylvania are at crunch time over a budget, legalizing marijuana, taxing skill games
WTAE 4 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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June 16, 2025
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding about how to balance the Democrat’s spending request.A push is also on to make Pennsylvania the 25th state to legalize...
AG Marshall announces $7.4 billion national opioid crisis settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family
1819 News
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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday announced a nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has informed the 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and...
States finalize $7.4 billion in opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma
The Gazette - Colorado
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All 55 attorneys general that represented all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The once prominent family behind OxyContin agreed to proceed...
North Carolina’s share is $145M of $7.4B settlement with Purdue Pharma
The Center Square
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June 16, 2025
(The Center Square) – Payments eclipsing $1 million will go to 40 counties as part of North Carolina’s $145.4 million share of the $7.4 billion settlement with the company and family behind OxyContin. All 50 states, the District of Columbia and...
Settlement in opioid litigation reached with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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June 16, 2025
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania is closing another chapter in its quest to provide justice for millions of victims of the opioid epidemic. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Monday that, along with 54 other attorneys general, a settlement...
PCOM Establishes Scholarship Program With Jefferson Health's LVHN
Newswise
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June 16, 2025
Newswise — Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and Jefferson Health’s Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) have established a Primary Care Scholarship Program to strengthen the region’s primary care workforce and support medical...