After doctors, patients turn to AI scribes to keep track of visits
Katie covers the impact of health technology on patients, clinicians, and businesses. Her stories explore the price tag…
Doctors’ waiting rooms: virtually a thing of the past?
The word patient comes from the Latin patiens — an adjective meaning enduring, suffering. In medicine, that endurance…
Patients find help with therapy donkeys at psychiatric hospital near Paris
NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions recover in a psychiatric hospital…
An experimental GLP-1 pushes the limits of weight loss. There are risks.
Eli Lilly this month unveiled startling new data that showed an experimental weight-loss drug caused people with obesity…
Should you take the Ozempic pill or the shot? A doctor gives an honest answer
When the FDA approved an oral version of semaglutide in late 2025, the response was immediate. Patients who…
People with eating disorders are taking GLP-1s, and doctors are alarmed
Stevee Williams, a restaurant manager in Houston, was preparing for her sister’s wedding when anxieties bubbled up about…
Generic semaglutide to hit Canadian pharmacies this week at a fraction of the cost of Ozempic
TORONTO — Two generic versions of Ozempic are set to start arriving in Canadian pharmacies this week, which…
Top ECB official warns oil shock may force interest rate hikes – POLITICO
Determined not to repeat the mistakes of 2022, Demarco said policymakers must stop higher energy costs from feeding…
CT researchers studied impact of anesthesia on human brains
People often describe anesthesia as something that puts a patient in a “deep sleep.” An anesthesiologist enters the…
When pills change shapes and colors, confusion is a side effect
At the ripe old age of 73, I take six drugs — four prescription and two over-the-counter pills…
Novo Nordisk’s high-dose Wegovy touts near 28% weight loss in early responders
Novo Nordisk has shared new data that suggests a higher dose version of its blockbuster weight loss drug,…
Veradermics Posts Positive Top-Line Phase II/III Results for Oral Minoxidil Pill
Key Points Veradermics reported positive Part A results for VDPHL01, meeting both co‑primary endpoints with significant hair‑count gains…