aimovig has changed my life. reporter: thorne and other patients got the drug free for a year through the manufacturer s introductory program but her insurance plan doesn t cover it and as a public school kindergarten teacher, thorne says she can t afford the $570 a month price tag. the choice is do i grocery shop or take aimovig and not have migraines. reporter: is that a choice anyone should have to make no, it s not. and unfortunately that s the position i m going to be in reporter: her neurologist says thorne is not alone. i ve had patients come in crying, saying this changed my life, do not take it away from me. reporter: the doctor is frustrated because she says the drugs work and help reduce medical bills if we think about the overall health care cost, the emergency room visits, the overutilization costs, then these medications are changing that. reporter: thorne s employer tells nbc news it will discuss coverage with the insurer. now as this mother of two pr
there was a problem with the devices or what s inside of them. all patients showed similar pneumonia-like symptoms we don t yet full understand the impact on the body, either short term or long term reporter: doctors say while vaping nicotine is legal, it doesn t mean the products themselves are safe medically there s still a lot we don t know there s also concern the problem could be more widespread, reaching other states that aren t tracking cases. the american vaping association tells nbc news millions of adults vape nicotine each month without issue and say it s more likely that the products causing lung damage contain thc or illegal drugs. nelson is now recovering i just don t want this to happen to other people reporter: as vaping grows more popular, so do concerns over health risks catie beck, nbc news, new york and up next tonight, they re the talk of the animal world. two male penguins that apparently wanted a family, now getting their wish family now getting their w
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epstein s more than $560 million estate was officially filed jennifer was a 14-year-old child. he was a predator. he groomed her he had help. and everybody who helped him should be held responsible for ruining jennifer s life reporter: jennifer araoz says epstein raped her in his new york city home when she was 15 talking to nbc news st after es arrest justice for me would be for him to spend the rest of his life in prison reporter: now that epstein is gone, the suit is going after his associates, accusing three employees, a secretary, and a maid, of facilitating sexual assault in the early 2000s. it also names epstein s long time friend and associate ghislaine maxwell who araoz says she never met. the suit alleges that maxwell enabled what prosecutors call a sex trafficking ring of children
have even tried to nurture a fish while they may look chilled out, zoo keepers say these birds ar flexing their feathers s,a lot already protective penguin dads kelly cobiella, nbc news best of luck to the new family that s nightly news this wednesday i m lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching and good night. announcer: today on steve. steve: jordin sparks! last time you were here, we were talking about your boyfriend who is now your husband. how did you know he was the one? i didn t. announcer: plus steve: it s not too le to get more money back on your taxes. i am a single mom. i really have to lower my overhand. you can transform your life forever. steve: uh-oh.