The era of $199 copycat weight loss drugs is ending — and it could cost patients
After two splashy Super Bowl commercials focused on making weight loss medication more accessible, Hims & Hers will…
Telehealth ketamine companies put users at risk
Telehealth companies are mailing a Schedule III narcotic to tens of thousands of depressed patients, hailing it as…
Long Covid patients are forgotten, ex-GP says
A doctor whose career was ended by long Covid said living victims of the virus were being forgotten…
As hospital, health insurer battle over new contract, patients caught in the middle. Some relief may be on the way.
Contentious contract talks between a major health care provider in Connecticut and a high-profile insurer remain unresolved weeks…
Public fury as China mental hospitals recruit people to impersonate patients in insurance scam
A number of psychiatric hospitals in central China have been exposed over a scam in which they lure…
A restless leg syndrome drug led me to compulsive gambling
I was a tenured professor, a published novelist, and a married father of two sons when I lost…
Some patients experience mental health backlash from GLP-1 medications
The use of GLP-1 weight loss medications is skyrocketing in the United States, more than doubling since 2024.…
CT researchers looked at exercise and cancer. What they found
Rachel Perry, PhD, has spent most of her scientific life thinking about how the body moves energy around—how…
US FDA Approves First Daily Oral GLP‑1 Treatment for Weight Management, Showing Comparable Results to Injectable Therapy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novo Nordisk’s new once-daily pill for weight management, designed…
Sesame Launches Wegovy® Pill Through Collaboration With Novo Nordisk
Cash-pay platform brings transparent pricing and direct provider access to first and only oral GLP-1 weight loss medication…
UK pharmacists report major aspirin shortage – POLITICO
Olivier Picard, chair of the NPA, said the association is “concerned” about these reports and its implications on…
How to save money on prescriptions
For patients across the country, filling a prescription can come with tough financial choices. Health researchers at KFF…