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Year: 2022

Volunteer fire company shut down amid allegations of dangerously long response times, harassment

By Carolyn Gusoff Click here for updates on this story     NORTH AMITYVILLE, New York (WCBS) — A volunteer fire company on Long Island has been shut down amid allegations of dangerously long response times and potentially criminal wrongdoing. Firetrucks and ambulances are going where nowhere in North Amityville after the volunteer fire company was stripped

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Medicare proposes to cover controversial Alzheimer’s drug with restrictions

By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare has proposed covering the controversial and costly Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm only for those enrolled in qualifying clinical trials, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday. The draft decision, the latest step in the drug’s contentious path to market, would have far-reaching consequences both for millions of Alzheimer’s patients

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