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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Republicans Can Lead on This Health Care Issue
Pharmacy benefit managers have used anti-competitive practices to dominate the prescription drug market.
F.D.A. to Use A.I. in Drug Approvals to ‘Radically Increase Efficiency’
With a Trump-driven reduction of nearly 2,000 employees, agency officials view artificial intelligence as a way to speed drugs to the market.
Four States Ask F.D.A. to Lift Special Restrictions on Abortion Pill
The states consider it a move to force the F.D.A. to review and acknowledge extensive research showing the pill’s safety.
Used in Covid Shots, mRNA May Help Rid the Body of H.I.V.
A new study shows how the technology deployed in Covid vaccines helped scientists coax the virus out of hiding.
Kennedy Says ‘Charlatans’ Are No Reason to Block Unproven Stem Cell Treatments
The U.S. health secretary said people should have access to experimental therapies including unregulated uses of stem cells. But some methods have resulted in blindness, tumors and other injuries.
Breast Cancer Patients Get Early Warning of Faltering Drugs With Blood Test
A clinical trial found that women could switch drugs without waiting for scans showing cancer progression, which improved their quality of life.
¿Qué es mejor para mi dolor: Tylenol o Advil?
No todos los analgésicos actúan de la misma forma. Te decimos cómo saber cuál es el ideal para ti.
What’s Best for My Pain: Tylenol or Advil?
Different classes of pain relievers work in different ways. Here’s how to figure out the ideal one for you.
The FDA May Restrict Covid Vaccines. Who Will Be Able to Get Them?
Though much remains uncertain, experts predicted many people will face new barriers to vaccination.
Who is Calley Means, Kennedy’s Health Adviser?
Calley Means, a health care entrepreneur, coordinated a presidential commission report on chronic diseases in children.
In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant.
Trump’s fixation on tariffs while he undermines America’s competitive strengths is hastening the onset of the “Chinese Century.”
Novo Nordisk to Replace C.E.O. After Losing Edge in Weight-Loss Drugs
The Danish drugmaker, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy, has seen its stock tumble as competition in the weight-loss drug market has grown fiercer.
Esta es la forma segura de dejar las benzodiacepinas
Al reducir el consumo de pastillas como el Xanax, Klonopin o Valium es crucial hacerlo de manera progresiva y con la guía de un profesional. De lo contrario, la abstinencia puede tener consecuencias mortales.
Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices
The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered no clear legal authority to mandate lower prices.
Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Drugmakers to Slash Prices
President Trump’s executive order, which did not include specific legal mechanisms for lowering drug prices, was viewed as something of a win for the pharmaceutical industry.
Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay
The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court during his first term.
Why Patients Are Being Forced to Switch to a 2nd-Choice Obesity Drug
CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It’s the latest example of limits imposed by insurance that disrupt treatments for patients.
WeightWatchers Files for Bankruptcy to Reduce $1 Billion in Debt
The company, which has shaped how millions eat and exercise, is trying to reduce its debt as it expands its telehealth business.
Chinese Imports to US Hit 20-Year Low as Tariffs Sink In
While imports can swing with seasonal shifts, President Trump’s ratcheting up of U.S. tariffs on China has begun to cascade through supply chains, government data shows.
Climate Science Is ‘Unstoppable’
The National Climate Assessment has a setback, but help is on the way. Also: Vietnam-era exiles from the U.S.; drugs and tariffs.