Telehealth company Hims & Hers dropped its plan to offer a knockoff version of the weight-loss pill Wegovy on Saturday — two days after it announced the new…
Read more Hims & Hers drops plan for knockoff of Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy weight loss pillOver two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer. He said the closely scrutinized 2019 trip he…
Read more Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreakMINNEAPOLIS — Public health officials and community leaders say that even before federal immigration authorities launched a crackdown in Minneapolis, a crisis was brewing. Measles vaccination rates among…
Read more Fear among Minnesota’s Somali community compounds a public health woe: Low measles vaccination ratesWegovy injections vs. pills: Doctors explain the differences When it comes to GLP-1 pills vs. injections, doctors share which form may be best for you. Updated: 3:01 PM…
Read more Wegovy injections vs. pills: Doctors explain the differencesFederal regulators on Tuesday told drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to remove label warnings about potential suicidal thoughts and behaviors from their blockbuster weight-loss medications. The U.S.…
Read more Popular weight-loss drugs shouldn’t carry suicide warnings, FDA saysDr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance…
Read more Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kidsIn the years before Rob and Michele Reiner were killed, Los Angeles police made at least two visits to their home in Brentwood. On Feb. 25, 2019, officers…
Read more Earlier 911 calls to Rob Reiner’s home could loom large in legal battle over son’s mental conditionU.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. The U.S.…
Read more US regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight lossU.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Pharmaceutical companies Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb,…
Read more Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companiesIt’s normal for parents, or anyone, to have questions about vaccinations — but what happens if your pediatrician urges a shot that’s under attack by the Trump administration?…
Read more What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?NEW YORK — Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations, reductions that are expected to produce billions in…
Read more Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billionsThe message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want…
Read more RFK Jr. says he’s following ‘gold standard’ science. Here’s what to knowMarc Buoniconti said his father, the late NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti, explained the secret to the success of their nonprofit and its fundraising efforts simply: “We’re…
Read more The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis follows science and steady funding to a broader missionPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that military strikes on suspected drug boats his administration has been carrying out for more than two months in the Caribbean Sea…
Read more FACT FOCUS: There’s no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claimsAs health officials investigate more than 30 cases of infant botulism linked to ByHeart baby formula since August, parents who say their children were sickened with the same…
Read more Babies who drank ByHeart formula got sick months before botulism outbreak, parents sayAs cases of potentially deadly botulism in babies who drank ByHeart infant formula continue to grow, state officials say they are still finding the recalled product on some…
Read more As infant botulism cases climb to 31, recalled ByHeart baby formula is still on some store shelves“My year of unraveling” is how a despairing Christy Morrill described nightmarish months when his immune system hijacked his brain. What’s called autoimmune encephalitis attacks the organ that…
Read more An autoimmune disease stole this man’s memory. Here’s how he’s learning to cope“My year of unraveling” is how a despairing Christy Morrill described nightmarish months when his immune system hijacked his brain. What’s called autoimmune encephalitis attacks the organ that…
Read more An autoimmune disease stole this man’s memory. Here’s how he’s learning to copeA federal bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday formally approved OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harms of opioids. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean…
Read more Judge approves opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and Sackler family members who own the companyNovo Nordisk is chopping prices again for Wegovy, but doctors say the expense will remain challenging for patients without insurance. The drugmaker said Monday that it has started…
Read more Novo cuts Wegovy prices, but doctors still see cost challenges for patients