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Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare rule on free preventive care
Since Obamacare was passed in 2010, most health insurers have had to cover health care screenings, tests and check-ups at no cost to patients.
Lilly says daily pill can lower blood sugar and weight in people with Type 2 diabetes
A daily pill from Eli Lilly lowered blood sugar levels and induced weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes, the company announced Thursday.
RFK Jr. plans autism studies aimed at identifying ‘environmental toxins’ linked to rising rates
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency will soon announce autism studies aimed at identifying “environmental toxins” that may be responsible for rising rates in children.
FDA warns about fake Ozempic in U.S. supply chain
The FDA on Monday urged patients and doctors to check that their Ozempic prescriptions are legitimate after the agency seized several hundred fake units of the diabetes drug.
A new type of antibiotic is effective against gonorrhea as drug resistance surges
A pill developed by GSK was found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea. It could be the first new type of antibiotic for the STI in more than 20 years.
RFK Jr. calls FDA a ‘sock puppet’ for industries in private speech to agency staff
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a portion of his speech on Friday to FDA staff deriding their past decisions, at one point saying that the agency “became a sock puppet” for the industries it was meant to regulate.
Ousted FDA vaccine chief says U.S. measles elimination status under threat as cases climb
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “tepid endorsement” of measles vaccination puts the U.S. at risk of losing its elimination status of the disease as early as January, the Food and Drug Administration’s former top vaccine regulator said Tuesday….