Statins should be available over the counter
Welcome to The Workup, a new First Opinion column from Vishal Khetpal. There’s a saying in medicine: Statins…
Trump administration has backup plans for tariffs
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on…
Scientists Develop 4-in-1 Drug for Weight Loss With Fewer Side Effects
Tufts scientists have created a next-generation weight loss drug that combines four hormone targets, potentially offering stronger and…
FDA ends emergency use authorization for Covid vaccines
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated Covid boosters, but removed emergency use authorizations…
A Pill to Fight Obesity Is on the Verge of Approval
The next big obesity medication coming down the pipeline will likely come in pill form. Eli Lilly has…
Study Ties Genetics and Common Anticoagulant to Risk of Intracranial Hemorrhage
Newswise — A new study published in JAMA Neurology found that patients with atrial fibrillation who were treated…
Health-care deal creates $6 billion company aiming to upend drug middlemen
John Tozzi  | Bloomberg Eversana, a company that helps drugmakers sell their medicines, has acquired a smaller firm…
MAHA loves dietary supplements. But that hasn’t led to gains in Washington — yet.
An avid consumer of dietary supplements, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has surrounded himself…
Eli Lilly’s obesity pill will rival Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy drug
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March…
Is a statin drug right for you? Researchers try to right-size the risk
It’s a math problem with life-and-death consequences. When a new and improved model for estimating the risk of…
FDA approves Signos glucose monitoring for weight loss
Woman with Signos wearable and app Source: Signos The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first-ever…
MIT Researchers Use Gen AI to Create Superbug Antibiotics
MIT researchers used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create molecules that didn’t exist before to develop promising antibiotics…