Ozempic and Wegovy selected for next round of Medicare drug price negotiations
Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will ...
Medicare to negotiate price of Ozempic, Wegovy weight-loss drugs
Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.
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Biden administration moves to expand, preserve access to addiction treatments as term expires
In the face of an opioid overdose crisis, President Biden oversaw a historic shift toward harm reduction for addiction.
A wave of cat deaths from bird flu prompts new rules on pet food production
Cats — both large cats in captivity and pet house cats — across multiple states have been dying from H5N1 bird flu. Now, ...
Biden administration moves to limit nicotine in cigarettes and certain other tobacco products
The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing limits on the level of nicotine in cigarettes and some other types of ...
F.D.A. Proposes New Food Labels to Detail Sugar, Fat and Salt Levels
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage ...
RFK Jr. Asked FDA to Nix COVID Vaccine During Pandemic
Vaccine skeptic and nominee to be Donald Trump’s secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, ...