As Medicare Advantage plans change, patients are caught in middle
Edward Dailey, 81, said he has long viewed the Medicare Advantage plan he gets through Blue Cross Blue…
Common Medications Continue Altering Your Gut Years After You Stop Taking Them
(© JJAVA – stock.adobe.com) In A Nutshell Researchers studied 2,509 Estonians and found 42% of tested drugs left…
Amazon will start dispensing prescription drugs through vending machines
Amazon’s quest to become a genuine all-in-one healthcare solution has already seen it commit to same-day prescription deliveries,…
Americans priced out of prescription drugs hoping for relief from new Trump plan
Critical care nurse Janet Kerrigan was stunned to discover in 2011 that she had multiple myeloma, an incurable…
Popular opioid painkiller doesn’t ease chronic pain: new study
Talk about a dose of disappointment. A new analysis suggests that millions of Americans with chronic pain are…
New ‘unusual’ side effect of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic on the rise
From sagging jowls and sulfurous burps to deflated breasts and surprise pregnancies, the side effects of GLP-1 weight-loss…
UCHealth’s biobank aims to find when genes and drugs don’t mix
Way back in 1994, Jim Jensen went to his doctor to try a new drug called Imitrex to…
White House Weighs ‘TrumpRx’ Discount Drug Website
The White House is reportedly discussing a website where patients could purchase discounted prescription drugs. This site —…
Chemical Discovery Could Lower Prescription Drug Costs
A new sustainable method to produce pharmaceuticals could help to lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. This…
Hundreds of medicines in short supply across Finnish pharmacies
More than 670 medicines are currently affected by supply disruptions in Finland, with many pharmacies unable to provide…
Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?
For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix,…
Top concern about Ozempic-like drugs has docs worried
For some GLP-1 users, the road from slim to grim is a quick turnaround. Surveys show that nearly…