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Even with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don't lose weight
Most people taking popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight have shed significant poundsHealth - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Drugs, hormones and excrement: the polluting pig mega-farms supplying pork to the world
Mexico is a leading international pork producer, but Yucatán residents say the waste oozing from hundreds of enormous hog farms is destroying the environment. The stink of excrement was the first ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
RFK Jr will cut prescription drugs and increase weed and psychedelics access
Trump’s health department pick has expressed distrust of pharmaceuticals and attacked ‘suppression of psychedelics’. Public health experts are concerned that, if confirmed, Donald Trump’s choice ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Weight-loss drugs can improve kidney health, study finds
Analysis involving more than 85,000 people showed risk of worsening function was reduced by 22%. Weight-loss drugs can reduce the risk of worsening kidney function, kidney failure and dying from ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Trial of Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Halted After Disappointing Results
Cassava Sciences said that its drug did not significantly reduce cognitive decline in 1,900 people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.Business - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Obesity Drugs Would Be Covered by Medicare and Medicaid Under Biden Proposal
The proposed rule could give millions of Americans access to the new drugs; it will also put pressure on the incoming Trump administration.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Biden proposes weight loss drug coverage requirements for Medicare and Medicaid
Weight loss drugs like Wegovy, Zepbound and Ozempic would be covered by Medicare and Medicaid under a Biden administration proposal.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover weight-loss drugs for obese Americans
Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday ...Health - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Biden wants drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic covered by Medicare, Medicaid
Millions of Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare and Medicaid under a rule the Biden administration has proposed.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Biden proposes huge expansion of US weight-loss drug coverage
State-backed insurance programmes would fund drugs for obese patients without separate health conditionsWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
New Obesity Drug MariTide Helps Patients Lose Up to 20% of Weight, Early Data Shows
The drug, which is named MariTide and delivered in a monthly injection, is some time away from being sold.Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Why Thanksgiving may feel different for Americans on weight loss drugs
This may be the first Thanksgiving for millions of Americans who are on GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic, Zepbound or Wegovy.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover weight-loss drugs for 7.4m people
Move aims to tackle US’s chronic obesity problem, but poses a challenge to Trump’s incoming administration. The Biden administration is proposing to make “miracle” weight loss drugs free for ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Biden proposes expanded coverage for weight loss drugs under Medicare, Medicaid
The Biden administration has proposed a plan for Medicare and Medicaid to offer coverage for weight loss medications, such as Ozempic and Wegovy.Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Biden proposes expanding obesity drug coverage under Medicare and Medicaid
The Biden administration has proposed a new rule to “significantly” expand coverage of anti-obesity medications for Americans with Medicare and Medicaid.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Biden proposes weight loss drug coverage by Medicare, Medicaid
President Biden's proposal for Medicaid and Medicare coverage for weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy could draw opposition from the drug industry and President-elect Donald Trump's ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Why Biden is proposing weight loss drug Medicare, Medicaid coverage
President Biden's proposal to expand Medicaid and Medicare coverage for some weight loss drugs could impact thousands of Americans. CBS News' Alexander Tin breaks down what's known about the ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Drug cartel reeling in huge profits with illegal fishing in Gulf of Mexico
The cartel allegedly uses fishing boats to smuggle drugs and migrants — and catch tons of red snapper, a commercially valuable but vulnerable species.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Drug Companies Face Hostility as They Hope for Allies Among Trump’s Health Picks
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other candidates for top health posts are at odds with the drug industry, setting the stage for tense battles over regulatory changes.Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
1,400 tons of drugs, "narco subs" found on new Pacific trafficking route
More than 400 people were arrested in the operation targeting oceans, coasts, rivers and ports around the globe in October and November.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Merck tops earnings estimates on strong demand for Keytruda, new drugs even as HPV vaccine sales fall
The company saw strong sales from its top-selling cancer drug Keytruda, recently launched treatments and its animal health business.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Bristol Myers Squibb tops earnings estimates and hikes outlook, helped by Eliquis and new drugs
The pharmaceutical giant also raised its full-year revenue forecast to an increase of roughly 5%.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
EU Commission fines Teva $500M for trying to stop rival's multiple sclerosis drug
The European Commission has fined Israeli generic drugmaker Teva more than 460 million euros ($500 million) for improperly seeking to protect the patent for its multiple sclerosis drug and for ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
EU Commission fines Teva $500 million for trying to stop rival's multiple sclerosis drug
The European Commission has fined Israeli generic drugmaker Teva more than 460 million euros ($500 million) for improperly seeking to protect the patent for its multiple sclerosis drug and for ...Health - ABC News - October 31 -
Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges almost a year after opening statements in trial
Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges almost a year after opening statements in trialEntertainment - ABC News - October 31 -
Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims
Louisiana’s new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is being challenged in a state court lawsuit by a physician, a pharmacist, two women who had ...Health - ABC News - October 31 -
Canadian Mounties bust massive drug 'super lab' linked to transnational organized crime
Canadian police dismantled what they say is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug “super lab” in the countryWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where 'Diddy' is held
Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency operation” aimed at cleaning up the troubled New York City federal jail in where Sean “Diddy” ...Entertainment - ABC News - November 1