Will Medicare finally begin covering weight loss drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy?
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GLP-1 shortages will not resolve this year, EMA warns, amid concern over off-label use
The ongoing shortage of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1) agonists such as semaglutide (marketed as…
STAT+: FDA rejects Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ gene therapy for ultra-rare condition, another setback for field
Rocket Pharmaceuticals said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration rejected its gene therapy for…
Infant deaths increased after Texas banned early abortions, study finds
Infant mortality in Texas increased after the state passed a law that banned abortions in…
Blind employee takes VA to court saying new EHR from Oracle is inaccessible
A blind employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs is suing the federal agency on…
STAT+: Don’t write off MDMA yet: How the FDA got on board with psychedelics
Days after an advisory committee resoundingly voted for the Food and Drug Administration to reject…
Opinion: To secure the U.S.’s biotech supply chain, pay attention to domestic companies
Scientific breakthroughs will enable a future of personalized drug discovery, where precision medicine makes it…
Upending Purdue Pharma’s settlement does little to help today’s opioid crisis, advocates say
The drug policy world has been left torn by the Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday…
Opinion: Medicare’s Part D policy is blocking progress needed to achieve Black health equity
A new and effective class of anti-obesity medicines, along with lifestyle interventions and sometimes bariatric…
Biden and Trump spar over Medicare and abortion in a presidential debate filled with mistakes and falsehoods
WASHINGTON — For the most part, substantive debates on health policy between President Biden and…
Pressed on addiction, Trump and Biden talk border security but don’t mention treatment
President Biden and former President Trump were each given the chance on Thursday to speak…
Link between prenatal drug use and ADHD – Medical Xpress
Link between prenatal drug use and ADHD Medical Xpress Read Original Article: Link between prenatal drug…
Abortion ruling leaves pregnant women, doctors in limbo over high-risk care – The Washington Post
Abortion ruling leaves pregnant women, doctors in limbo over high-risk care The Washington Post My pregnancy…
How Mindy Kaling Kept Her Third Pregnancy a Secret – PEOPLE
How Mindy Kaling Kept Her Third Pregnancy a Secret PEOPLE Read Original Article: How Mindy Kaling…
Pregnant Mandy Moore, 40, drapes her baby bump in denim shirt dress for lunch outing in LA – Daily Mail
Pregnant Mandy Moore, 40, drapes her baby bump in denim shirt dress for lunch outing…
Best pregnancy-safe sunscreens, according to dermatologists – NBC News
Best pregnancy-safe sunscreens, according to dermatologists NBC News Read Original Article: Best pregnancy-safe sunscreens, according to…
All of Hailey Bieber’s pregnancy outfits: Catsuits, leather and bridal lace – Page Six
All of Hailey Bieber’s pregnancy outfits: Catsuits, leather and bridal lace Page Six Read Original Article:…
Hailey Bieber Rocks 4 Risk-Taking Pregnancy Looks — Including a Sheer Lace Bodysuit — in One Weekend – PEOPLE
Hailey Bieber Rocks 4 Risk-Taking Pregnancy Looks — Including a Sheer Lace Bodysuit — in…
Justin Bieber holds hands with his pregnant wife Hailey as she opts for a chic black mini dress during a roman – Daily Mail
Justin Bieber holds hands with his pregnant wife Hailey as she opts for a chic…
Bill and Melinda Gates’ eldest daughter Jennifer announces pregnancy in adorable post – Hindustan Times
Bill and Melinda Gates’ eldest daughter Jennifer announces pregnancy in adorable post Hindustan Times Jennifer Gates…
CBD use during pregnancy produces strange behavior in offspring – New Atlas
CBD use during pregnancy produces strange behavior in offspring New Atlas Read Original Article: CBD use…
Massachusetts pro-life pregnancy centers rally at state capitol – Catholic News Agency
Massachusetts pro-life pregnancy centers rally at state capitol Catholic News Agency Read Original Article: Massachusetts pro-life…
Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence and wife Marissa expecting first baby – New York Post
Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence and wife Marissa expecting first baby New York Post Read Original Article: Jaguars’…
Trevor Lawrence, wife announce pregnancy – TigerNet
Trevor Lawrence, wife announce pregnancy TigerNet Read Original Article: Trevor Lawrence, wife announce pregnancy – TigerNet…
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Trevor Lawrence’s Wife Marissa Mowry Pregnant With Baby No. 1 – Us Weekly
Trevor Lawrence’s Wife Marissa Mowry Pregnant With Baby No. 1 Us Weekly Read Original Article: Trevor…
UN News Today June 27
Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting Andaman Sea among most…
‘Fragility of peace’ depicted in giant new mural on UN tower in Vienna
In a landmark art project for the Austrian capital Vienna, the UN building there has…
The Truth Behind Four Natural Cancer “Cures” – On Cancer – Memorial Sloan Kettering
The Truth Behind Four Natural Cancer “Cures” On Cancer – Memorial Sloan Kettering Read Original Article:…
The Hazards of Smoking and Vaping: How They Impact Your Health – WMNF
The Hazards of Smoking and Vaping: How They Impact Your Health WMNF Read Original Article: The…
Analysis suggests 2021 Texas abortion ban resulted in increase in infant deaths in state in year after law went into effect
Researchers use statistical modeling to estimate infant deaths expected if one of the country’s most…
House panel passes bills to expand Medicare obesity drug coverage, cancer screening
WASHINGTON — A House committee overwhelmingly passed four bills on Thursday that would expand Medicare…
Biden’s Supreme Court abortion wins could be short lived
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court this month handed President Biden a pair of wins on…
Listen: Medicare coverage for GLP-1 drugs, AI, and health care at the presidential debate
Will Medicare finally begin covering weight loss drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy? And what health…
World News in Brief: Trafficking victims need more support, deadly risks of inactivity, executions in Iraq
Victims of people-trafficking need more countries to respect international law and protect them, but thousands…
STAT+: Trying to outrun her prion disease, researcher creates powerful epigenetic editor in mice
Sonia Vallabh always thought genome editing wouldn’t be an option. It was such an obvious…
Road safety gets a boost with new UN fix for ‘pedal error’
Have you ever been driving in your car and pressed the accelerator instead of the…
STAT+: Walgreens could shutter hundreds of underperforming stores
Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its U.S. business that could result in closing…
E coli: Contaminated lettuce thought to be behind outbreak, as death is reported
One death has been linked to the recent UK outbreak of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia…
NICE recommends new gene therapy for adults with haemophilia B
The gene therapy Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec) should be made available on the NHS as a…
Key health care topics to watch out for at the Biden-Trump debate
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Hospital at home program is waiting on Congress, but this New Jersey hospital isn’t
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology…
Pregnant women and older adults in England and Scotland to be offered RSV vaccination
Two new vaccination programmes to protect older adults and infants in England against respiratory syncytial…
The next government should support staff to improve care and increase investment
Opinion polls seem to agree that a Labour Government led by Keir Starmer will take…
Supreme Court kicks Idaho emergency abortion ban back to lower court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday released an opinion allowing emergency abortions in Idaho but…
STAT+: Supreme Court rejects Purdue bankruptcy plan
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a controversial bankruptcy deal in which the owners of Purdue…
What next for UK development assistance under the next government?
The United Kingdom was once seen as a global leader in the provision of development…
Topiramate: Screen patients for pregnancy risk, says drug agency
Topiramate, a migraine and antiseizure medicine, will no longer be prescribed to women or girls…
Exclusive: European VC Forbion hires Dyne CEO, expands into US
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about EMA plans for GLP-1 shortages, Walgreens store closings, and more
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? The heat continues to rise here on…
STAT+: Are expensive whole-body MRI scans medically useful? A new clinical trial aims to find out
A startup selling elective whole-body scans for upward of $1,000 is launching a 10-year, 100,000…