Pharmaceuticals
What Biden’s Drug Price Negotiations Mean for You
Ten medications, costing tens of billions of dollars, will be the first to be subject to Medicare price negotiations
Kaiser Health News
Pharmaceuticals
Ozempic and Other Weight-Loss Drugs Bear Heavy Costs and Questions for Seniors
Limited data on adults age 60 and older raise questions on whether high-priced weight-loss drugs will really help with lowering rates of chronic illness and disability
Fitness
Some Excess Weight Is Healthy for Older Adults
Experts are more concerned about a lack of activity in older adults who are somewhat overweight than about weight loss
Pollution
Proposed EPA Rule That Companies Must Report Toxic ‘Forever’ Chemicals Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement
A federal rule would require companies to disclose whether their products contain chemicals known as PFASs
Vaccines
CDC to Reduce Funding for States’ Child Vaccination Programs
States will get less funding for childhood vaccines, a move linked to the recent debt ceiling deal
Pharmaceuticals
Why There’s a Severe Shortage of Cancer Drugs
Many generic drugs for cancer and ADHD, blood thinners and antibiotics are in short supply, in part because there is little profit in making them
Health Care
Abortion Bans Are Driving Off Doctors and Putting Basic Health Care at Risk
Many physicians say they are reluctant to practice in states with abortion bans, harming access to regular exams and screenings
Health Care
More Hospitals Are Creating Police Forces
Criminalizing patients could have adverse consequences, experts warn
Health Care
Abortion Clinics in Conservative-Led States Face Increasing Threats
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, physical and legal attacks against clinics that provide abortions have increased
Cancer
Judge’s Decision Would Make Some No-Cost Cancer Screenings a Thing of the Past
A federal judge’s ruling that invalidates part of the Affordable Care Act could mean people will have to pay for certain types of preventive care, though likely not immediately
