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Taking a GLP-1? Doctors Say Not To Forget About Movement and Mental Health
So youve decided to go on a GLP-1 to lose weight. These medicines might seem like an easy way to drop unwanted pounds, but youll likely need to do a few other things to be successful long-term.
He Needs an Expensive Drug. A Copay Card Helped Until It Didnt.
Diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, a California man was prescribed a drug that costs thousands of dollars a month. He said he was reassured that the drugmakers copay card would cover his share, but after two months, the card was empty.
As More Americans Embrace Anxiety Treatment, MAHA Derides Medications
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, claiming theyre harmful. Doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proved to safely treat chronic anxiety and point to broader social changes to explain their increased use.
M獺s personas toman medicamentos para tratar la ansiedad, aunque el gobierno critica su uso
La proporci籀n de adultos en el pa穩s que tomaron medicamentos para la ansiedad aument籀 de 11,7% en 2019 a 14,3% en 2024, y la mayor parte del incremento se registr籀 durante la pandemia de covid.
Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?
Aging means becoming a target of the industry, one expert said. After decades of debate, politicians of all stripes are proposing bans.
What the Health? From 窪蹋勛圖厙 News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks
Its been a busy week at the FDA, with a political appointee overruling agency scientists to reject an application for a new flu vaccine. Meanwhile, anti-abortion Republicans on Capitol Hill complain the agency is dragging its feet on reviewing the abortion pill mifepristone. Jackie Forti矇r of 窪蹋勛圖厙 News, Lizzy Lawrence of Stat, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
Effective but Underprescribed: HIV Prevention Meds Arent Reaching Enough People
PrEP has been available for more than a decade, but billing mistakes, lack of awareness, and lingering stigma keep many people from getting the lifesaving HIV prevention medication.
Its 2026 and Youre Uninsured. Now What?
Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in coming months and years as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the expiration of enhanced pandemic-era subsidies that helped people afford Obamacare plans. Doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.
Es 2026 y no tienes seguro m矇dico. 聶Y ahora qu矇?
Los cambios en las pol穩ticas de salud en Washington est獺n teniendo repercusiones en todo el pa穩s y haciendo que millones de personas pierdan su cobertura de Medicaid o de ACA. Pero hay opciones.
What the Health? From 窪蹋勛圖厙 News: Health Spending Is Moving in Congress
Lawmakers appear on the brink of passing a spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services and a bipartisan health policy bill delayed for over a year. But the outlook is bleaker for the health care outline released by President Trump last week. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times, and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews oncologist and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel to discuss his new book, Eat Your Ice Cream.
California Ends Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Despite TrumpRx Plan
Low-income Californians who use Wegovy and similar medications for weight loss lost their coverage at the start of the new year, with officials advising diet and exercise instead. California and other states say the drugs are too costly, even as the Trump administration announces plans to lower prices.
Older Americans Quit Weight Loss Drugs in Droves
In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side effects.
FDAs Plan To Boost Biosimilar Drugs Could Stall at the Patent Office
Drug industry officials and analysts praised the FDAs plans to streamline regulation of biosimilars, which are cheaper alternatives to biologic drugs. But patents that block such drugs from the U.S. market are getting harder to fight.
In Mississippi, Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Fails To Catch On
In Mississippi, a state with one of the highest obesity rates in the nation, Medicaid covers weight loss drugs, but few enrollees have signed up for the benefit.
Listen: Why ‘TrumpRx’ Might Not Save You Money
On the “Today, Explained” podcast, 窪蹋勛圖厙 News’ Julie Rovner recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insurance through your employer or the government.
What the Health? From 窪蹋勛圖厙 News: Public Health Further Politicized Under the Threat of More Firings
In a rambling news conference that shocked public health experts, President Donald Trump without scientific evidence blamed the over-the-counter drug acetaminophen, and too many childhood vaccines, for the increase in autism diagnoses in the U.S. That came days after a key immunization advisory panel, newly reconstituted with vaccine doubters, changed several long-standing recommendations. Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Demetre Daskalakis joins 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss those stories. Meanwhile, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join Rovner with the rest of the news, including a threat by the Trump administration to fire rather than furlough federal workers if Congress fails to fund the government beyond the Oct. 1 start of the new fiscal year.
Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?
Some researchers suspect that rising prescription drug use may explain a disturbing trend.
聶Por qu矇 mueren m獺s personas mayores despu矇s de sufrir ca穩das?
En 2023, el a簽o m獺s reciente con datos disponibles de los Centros para el Control y Prevenci籀n de Enfermedades (CDC), m獺s de 41.000 personas mayores de 65 a簽os murieron por ca穩das.
Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs
Advisory committee meetings help FDA scientists make decisions and increase public understanding of drug regulation, and abandoning them doesnt make sense, former officials said.
