Adopt a rescue dog? Here’s what you need to know about pet insurance

Adopt a rescue dog?  Here's what you need to know about pet insurance

Adopting a rescue or shelter dog not only gives a home to an animal in need. It can be a playmate for your kids, a jogging buddy for you, and a loyal companion for everyone to snuggle up with on the couch. But a new pet can also come with unexpected vet bills, which is … Read more

Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy increases illegal sales of weight-loss drugs

Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy increases illegal sales of weight-loss drugs

Growing demand for Ozempic and Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk, has fueled a rise in illegal sales of weight-loss drugs in Denmark, where the pharmaceutical company is based, the Danish Medicines Agency reported. The agency said in a statement released Tuesday that authorities are aware of 26 websites illegally selling what they claim to be … Read more

Donald Davis, owner and president of Specialty Home Care, talks planning for the future – Central Penn Business Journal

Donald Davis, owner and president of Specialty Home Care, talks planning for the future - Central Penn Business Journal

Listen to this article Tell us a little about your career path and how it led you to specialty home care. I worked in the nonprofit sector for 33 years and one of my responsibilities at the time was raising money through charitable estate gifts. In this context, I met a lot of elderly people … Read more

Michigan Small Business Health Plans Will Cost 7.1% More on Average for 2024

Michigan Small Business Health Plans Will Cost 7.1% More on Average for 2024

Michigan small businesses will pay an average of 7.1% more for their employees’ health coverage in 2024, under rate proposals approved by state regulators. The statewide average increase affects 12 insurance companies that participate in Michigan’s small group market for employers with 50 or fewer employees. The rate increases approved by the Michigan Department of … Read more

States sue Meta, claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health

States sue Meta, claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health

Dozens of U.S. states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming youth mental health and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that make children addicted to its platforms. The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely … Read more

GoLocalProv | News | You Can’t Stop Fentanyl – Froma Harrop

GoLocalProv |  News |  You Can't Stop Fentanyl - Froma Harrop

Tuesday October 17, 2023 Froma Harrop, columnist Enlarge + Froma Harrop, columnist PHOTO: File Fentanyl has killed more Americans than the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined. And behind that are even more vicious illicit drugs. The Justice Department may charge Chinese companies producing fentanyl and the precursor chemicals used to make it. The … Read more

Brownie Points selling kosher treats at Cleveland Browns Stadium

Brownie Points selling kosher treats at Cleveland Browns Stadium

For Cleveland Browns fans, the catchphrase “Here we go Brownies” now takes on a double meaning. Starting this season, Columbus-based Brownie Points will sell its products at every game at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Owned by sister-in-law and Ohio residents Lisa Berliner and Lisa King, the partnership came together quickly after a pop-up session at TENSPACE … Read more