I studied to be a surgeon, but I became an electrician instead. I have no regrets.

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Lexis Czumak-Abreu said being an electrician is physically demanding.

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Scientists witnessed an orangutan treating his wounds with medicinal plants, showing human-like behavior

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Rakus, a Sumatran orangutan living in Indonesia, chewed medicinal leaves and applied them to his own facial wound to speed healing.

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Longevity clinics for the ultrawealthy can cost $50,000 a week. Here are the world's top 6 destinations.

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IV infusions are one the most popular longevity treatments at RoseBar, a longevity center at the Six Senses Ibiza resort.

RoseBar at Six Senses Ibiza

You can now get Ozempic at Costco — but don't expect big savings

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Costco has started offering prescriptions for Ozempic through a partnership with a healthcare startup.

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Healthcare startups are rushing to sell AI to hospital systems. But a new survey suggests many simply aren't ready for it.

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As startups seek to bring AI to the healthcare industry, many health systems don't have clear policies in place to govern the tech.

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A Gen Z diabetic said a 3-month supply of insulin pumps would cost her $1,800 — even with insurance

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Grace Cochran, 25, is a nurse in Charlotte, North Carolina. On her TikTok account, she share her experience navigating the healthcare system as a Type 1 diabetic.

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Pharma giants are hiking prices on over 500 drugs for 2024, report says

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Employees work for maintenance in the purification and dispensing unit at the French drugmaker's vaccine unit Sanofi Pasteur plant in Neuville-sur-Saone, near Lyon March 14, 2014.

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The free version of ChatGPT may provide false answers to questions about drugs, new study finds

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ChatGPT was found to be unreliable when answering drug-related questions, a study found.

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I started a blog and grew it into a $14 million business. Here's how I did it through affiliate marketing and social media.

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Olivia Amitrano.

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You can now find Costco-style low prices for generic prescription drugs at Kroger in a partnership with Mark Cuban's online pharmacy

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Customers of Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs can now pick up their prescriptions at 2,000 Kroger pharmacies, Cost Plus said in a tweet Wednesday.

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