E-cigarettes and vaping products are extremely popular among high school and middle school students, which is why Rite Aid has decided to stop selling the products, reports the New York Times.
Details: The pharmacy chain will phase out the products in its 2,400 stores over the next 90 days, but will continue selling regular tobacco products, per the New York Times. CVS first curbed the sale of tobacco products in 2014, and Walgreens said they are open to a conversation about e-cigarettes and vaping products, per the New York Times.
Details: The CDC investigation is ongoing, but 109 people have contracted E. coli in 6 different states. All of those affected said they ate ground beef either at home or at a restaurant. The organization stated a common distributor or brand of ground beef hasn't been identified, adding that people shouldn't stop eating ground beef, but should handle carefully.
Sens. Dick Durbin and Bill Cassidy — a Democrat and a Republican — introduced a new bill yesterday that would tackle evergreening, the process by which branded drug companies extend their monopolies by tacking on additional patents.
Where it stands: While the bill may reduce legal barriers to generic market entry, "someone still has to go through all the trouble and expense to overturn the patent," said Robin Feldman, a professor at UC Hastings.
People with lower incomes spend more of their money on health care, although wealthy people spend more in dollar amounts, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Why it matters: The cost of health care is growing more prominent as a social and political issue, and it hits low-income people hardest. Democrats differ on how far left they want to go, but Medicare for All is partially about redistributing these costs.
