Longevity clinic Modern Age shut down on March 22 after failing to secure “adequate outside capital,” beauty, fashion, and wellness news outlet Glossy reported.

The company, which began in 2021 and had two New York City-based clinics, offered $500 aging wellness assessments that included a blood draw and bone density scan, with the option to enroll in a six month follow-up program for an additional $500. The clinic also offered wellness and weight loss services, like Botox and GLP-1 prescriptions.

“It has been a privilege to help thousands of patients since we opened our doors in 2022, but in today’s challenging business climate, it is not possible for us to continue to operate the business,” Modern Age founder and CEO Melissa Eamer wrote in an email.

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About 1,300 nurses at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) will strike on April 2 if contract negotiations fail, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) announced Thursday.

The union, which represents about 42,000 nurses across the state, is looking for higher wages and improved nurse-to-patient ratios for their members—sticking points for Northwell Health, according to NYSNA.

“We don’t want to strike, but we are ready to strike if Northwell gives us no other choice,” Lillian Decker, a nurse and NYSNA’s elected bargaining unit president at SIUH, said in a statement. “Northwell tells one story in their extravagant ad campaign, but here at the hospital we see a different, bleaker story. Every day we see how nurses are burnt out, expected to do the job of more than one person, and being forced to find better jobs off Staten Island.”

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Certain patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can soon breathe another sigh of relief when it comes to purchasing inhalers.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) executives announced March 20 that the UK-based pharmaceutical giant will join AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim in capping how much US patients spend out of pocket on inhalers for asthma and COPD at $35 per month. GSK’s cap will take effect by January 1, 2025, while its competitors plan to implement their savings programs by June 1.

GSK US Commercial President Maya Martinez-Davis noted that the company already offers US patients “significant rebates and discounts for our products, as well as patient assistance programs, to help bring down costs.”

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