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    The US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced Friday that pharmacy chains Walgreens and CVS are voluntarily taking additional measures – including updated trainings and creating specialized teams – to ensure that women have access to medications like birth control, methotrexate and misoprostol.

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    • HHS announces actions from Walgreens and CVS to ensure women’s access to medications https://t.co/fWiIUVtWV5 Walgreens and CVS are voluntarily updating trainings and creating specialized teams to ensure that women have access to birth control, methotrexate and misoprostol. https://t.co/OJLmm2Oam3

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    Pfizer, the manufacturer of Bicillin – a long-acting injectable form of the antibiotic penicillin – is warning doctors that it expects to run out of its formulations for children by the end of June. Formulations for adults are also expected to be in short supply but are not expected to run out.

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    • Impending pediatric #bicillin shortage - hoping @pfizer and @US_FDA can prioritize preserving supply for areas with endemic ARF/RHD, including US Pacific Islands. https://t.co/DYYI5mlGEU #globalhealth #RHD

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    The brains of people considered medically obese didn’t recognize signs of fullness or satisfaction after being fed certain nutrients, a new study found. Those brain changes persisted after weight loss.

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    • Obesity changes the brain, with ‘no sign of reversibility' https://t.co/v4YUALcUQX Obesity may change the brain’s ability to recognize the sensation of being full after eating fats and sugars. This was not reversible with weight loss and may be why ppl regain pounds they lose.