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Health Jan 02

As weight loss drug demand soars, physician outlines effectiveness and potential downsides

By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins, Hamada Hanoura

Nation Jan 05

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Can Florida’s plan to import drugs from Canada lower medication costs?

After years of pressure from states, lawmakers and consumer advocates, the Food and Drug Administration gave the go-ahead to allow a state to import drugs from Canada for the first time. Florida will be allowed to import certain medications in…

By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas

Health Nov 07

Pills in prescription bottle
Lack of drug testing in people with obesity raises concerns about safety and efficacy

Even a drug as common as ibuprofen, sold as Advil, may not relieve pain in people at higher weights when taken as directed, research shows.

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Health Dec 18

Pfizer and MSD oral COVID-19 pills arrive at Misericordia hospital, in Grosseto
COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits

Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within months, and millions of people who are at the highest risk of severe illness and are…

By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News

Health Nov 25

The drug , Adderall by Shire, taken in a local pharmacy on Sep 19 2012
Watch 8:32
Adderall shortage raises questions about widespread dependency on the drug

There is a national shortage of Adderall, a drug used to treat several attention-deficit disorders. Intermittent manufacturing delays and a lack of supply to meet market demand in the U.S. left those who rely on the drug unsure about how…

By Courtney Norris, William Brangham

May 26

Self-induced medication abortions may become more common. Here’s what it can feel like to have one

By Shefali Luthra, The 19th

Self-induced medication abortions are likely to become more common in states that ban the procedure. The practice is safe, but not always easy.

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Oct 01

Watch 6:24
Merck’s antiviral pill may help beat COVID-19, but vaccines and testing still needed

Although COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and resulting deaths, there have not been many good or easy treatment options for the actual virus. But a new antiviral drug from Merck offers hope for keeping patients infected with…

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Aug 19

FDA approves first drug to improve a woman’s sex drive

By News Desk

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the world’s first drug aimed at increasing women’s sex drives after rejecting it twice previously.

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Nov 17

Watch 6:05
DEA investigates use of painkillers to keep NFL players in the game

By PBS News Hour

National Football League teams were hit with surprise federal inspections on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation of prescription drug abuse, tied to a lawsuit brought by former players. Jeffrey Brown talks to Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post,…

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Oct 20

Small group of specialty drugs could make up half of total pharmacy spending by 2018

By Ruth Tam

Specialty medications are expected to account for half of total annual pharmacy spending, or $235 billion, by 2018.

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