Social Security Update: Top Republican Warns of Double-Digit Benefit Cuts

Social Security Update: Top Republican Warns of Double-Digit Benefit Cuts

A senior Republican lawmaker is warning that millions of Americans could face automatic double-digit Social Security benefit cuts within the next several years unless Congress acts to fix the program’s finances. In a Senate floor speech Wednesday, Senate President Pro Tempore and Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley said the Social Security retirement trust fund is … Read more

Thousands of patients to benefit from new daily pill for serious heart condition following co-ordinated MHRA and NICE decisions

Thousands of patients to benefit from new daily pill for serious heart condition following co-ordinated MHRA and NICE decisions

Around 6,600 people in England with a serious heart condition will be able to access a new treatment following simultaneous MHRA authorisation and NICE approval. Aficamten, also known as MYQORZO, is a once-daily pill for people with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) – a condition where the heart muscle becomes thickened and stiff, making it harder for the heart to … Read more