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When Choosing What Diseases to Develop Drugs For, It All Comes Down to Funding
Prescription drugs and vaccines have revolutionized healthcare, but how do researchers and industry decide what diseases to pursue?
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5 Ways Ozempic and Other New Weight-Loss Drugs Have Changed Health
Ozempic and similar drugs are ushering in a new era of weight management and obesity treatments, and researchers are racing to understand their impact
Pharmaceuticals
How Two Pharmacists Figured Out That Decongestants Don’t Work
A loophole in FDA processes means older drugs like the ones in oral decongestants weren’t properly tested. Here’s how we learned the most popular one doesn’t work
Artificial Intelligence
New Class of Antibiotics Discovered Using AI
A deep-learning algorithm helped identify new compounds that are effective against antibiotic-resistant infections in mice, opening the door to AI-guided drug discovery
Pharmaceuticals
Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Slashes Risk of Death in Some People with Heart Disease
The active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes in a large trial of people with cardiovascular disease who were considered overweight or had obesity, but the cost and side effects remain barriers...
Pharmaceuticals
Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Come with Side Effects
Recent studies evaluate risks associated with drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro
Pharmaceuticals
Should Insurance Cover Wegovy, Ozempic and Other New Weight-Loss Drugs?
Insurance plans could cover blockbuster weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Ozempic, but the benefits may not be accessible to everyone
Medicine
95 Percent of Penicillin Allergy Diagnoses Are Wrong. A New Test Could Help
A simplified penicillin allergy test could help reduce false positives, but doctors face challenges in using it
Pharmaceuticals
A Popular Decongestant Doesn’t Work. What Does?
The popular decongestant phenylephrine is not effective, an FDA panel found. Here’s what to use instead.
Cancer
Why There’s a Serious Cancer Drug Shortage, and How to Fix It
The recent national shortage in chemotherapy drugs points to a need to overhaul the generics market
Diet
‘Budget Ozempic’ Weight-Loss Trend Raises Safety Concerns
The new social media trend “budget Ozempic” promotes laxatives and stool softeners for weight loss, but these drugs are dangerous if misused
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
Health Care
Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill, pending Appeal
The nation’s highest court paused a lower court’s decision to nullify approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, keeping the medication available while an appeal moves forward...
Health Care
Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill, pending Appeal
The nation’s highest court paused a lower court’s decision to nullify approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, keeping the medication available while an appeal moves forward...
Pharmaceuticals
Weight-Loss Drug Also Protects against Heart Disease. What Happens Next?
Clinical-trial data suggest that semaglutide, sold under the name Wegovy, slashed risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular incidents in a trial
Pharmaceuticals
How Advocates Pushed Big Pharma to Cut Tuberculosis Drug Prices
The world’s best TB drug was too expensive for sufferers—until advocates and a YouTube star changed almost everything
Mental Health
First Pill for Postpartum Depression Approved
The FDA approved zuranolone, a short-term oral medication that could help new parents who are struggling with depression after giving birth
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
Pharmaceuticals
FDA Approves the First Birth-Control Pill for Over-the-Counter Access
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the oral contraceptive Opill without a prescription, increasing access to birth control at drug stores and online retailers
Pharmaceuticals
Could New Weight-Loss Drugs like Ozempic Treat Addiction?
Ozempic and similar medications may target brain circuitry involved in addiction as well as appetite control
