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(CNN) — Americans seeking to lose weight now have a new option – taking Wegovy as a daily pill, rather than a weekly injection. Patients with a prescription could…
Read more Wegovy is now available as a pill. Here’s what you need to knowWinter brings colder weather, shorter days, and more time spent indoors, all factors that can chip away at social routines. Even older adults who typically stay active and…
Read more Bringing Friendship Indoors: 5 Simple Ways for Seniors to Stay Connected This WinterBOSTON — MBTA officials are pouring cold water on a legislative push to make the opioid overdose reversing drug naloxone available at subway stations, citing a lack of…
Read more MBTA balks at expanding overdose prevention kiosksSeniors in some parts of the country say they are being denied COVID-19 vaccinations amid an ongoing spike in cases, leading to rising frustration over new Trump administration…
Read more Vaccine chaos: Even some vulnerable seniors can’t get COVID shots amid spiking casesBOSTON — Rep. Kate Donaghue has a trick for always ensuring naloxone is on hand and ready to deploy if she encounters someone experiencing an opioid overdose: she…
Read more Lawmaker hosts naloxone training at StatehouseBOSTON — While the scourge of opioid addiction continues to affect Massachusetts, the number of people getting legal prescriptions for heavily addictive medicines is falling, according to the…
Read more Data: Fewer opioids prescribed in Mass., NHBOSTON — The scourge of opioid addiction continues to affect Massachusetts, but new data shows a double-digit decrease in the number of overdose deaths in the past year.…
Read more Opioid deaths drop 10%, but remain highWorkers who are injured on the job are at higher risk for fatal opioid-related overdoses, according to a new study, which calls for renewed efforts to reduce the…
Read more Report: Injured workers at risk for opioid overdosesMillions more Americans are now eligible for obesity drugs. But the injections remain maddeningly hard to find. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. March 12, 2024, 6:17 PM…
Read more The Ozempic Revolution Is StuckMajor pharmacies, including Walgreens and CVS, are at the center of a heated battle over abortion pills in the U.S. ― and the latest salvo comes from 14…
Read more Governors To Pharmacies: Please Clarify Your Abortion Pill Plans Using Actual Science(Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) Getty Images A billionaire sports team owner wants to cut the cost of American prescriptions. Should the big drug chains check their pulses?…
Read more Should Mark Cuban Make CVS, Walgreens And Amazon Worry?With Scripted, your local pharmacist can now prescribe treatments such as UTI medications, ED medications, inhalers and more Press Release – Oct 7, 2021 CHICAGO, October 7, 2021…
Read more Scripted Launches in Pacific Northwest: Allowing Patients Convenient, Affordable, and Accessible Healthcare at Their Local Pharmacy
