The Trump administration said that had the new prices been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved $12 billion, which would have reduced its…
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Postpartum Prescription of GLP-1 Drugs Has Increased Sharply, Study Finds
By mid-2024, the weight-loss drugs were prescribed for almost 2 percent of new mothers.Read More
View More Postpartum Prescription of GLP-1 Drugs Has Increased Sharply, Study FindsC.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.Read More
View More C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in CommandTrump Is Considering a Push to Extend Obamacare Subsidies
President Trump has not made a final decision. But he is under pressure to address the cost of health care, which for many Americans will…
View More Trump Is Considering a Push to Extend Obamacare SubsidiesMapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the Body
Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders.Read More
View More Mapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the BodyShe’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-Friendly
Melissa Bruntlett advocates equitable, inclusive and sustainable mobility — and writes about other women who do, too.Read More
View More She’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-FriendlyThese 5-Second Hand Exercises For Dementia Are Going Viral. Here’s What Neurologists Think.
Is boosting your brain health really this simple?Read More
View More These 5-Second Hand Exercises For Dementia Are Going Viral. Here’s What Neurologists Think.Ozempic Drug Fails to Quell Alzheimer’s in Novo Nordisk Trials
The studies were a significant setback for the optimistic view that semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs could help prevent a number of brain diseases.Read More
View More Ozempic Drug Fails to Quell Alzheimer’s in Novo Nordisk TrialsNamibia’s New Minister of Health and Social Services Reimagines Health Care
Dr. Esperance Luvindao, who leads the country’s health and social services and is the youngest health minister in Africa, has ambitious plans.Read More
View More Namibia’s New Minister of Health and Social Services Reimagines Health CareStudy Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break
Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would…
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