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Medicare, Medicaid plans to experiment with covering weight loss drugs  The Washington Post Trump officials plan coverage for weight loss drugs under Medicare and Medicaid  The Guardian US plans to test Medicare, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs, Washington Post reports  Reuters Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock Rises on Medicare Weight Loss Drug Coverage Plan  GuruFocus Lilly, Novo rally after report of Medicare weight loss coverage  TipRanks …

ADDRESSING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order increasing the tariff on Canada from 25% to 35%, with the higher tariff set to go into effect on August 1, 2025. Shortly after returning to office, President Trump declared a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to address, among other things, the …

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Actions to Get Americans the Best Prices in the World for Prescription Drugs  The White House (.gov) Trump says he asked 17 drugmakers to take steps to cut U.S. prices within 60 days  CNBC Trump calls for price cuts on prescription drugs within 60 days in letters to Eli Lilly, Pfizer, other drugmakers  NBC News Trump …

‘Ozempic face’ drives surge in cosmetic procedures as weight loss drugs boom  Boing Boing ‘Ozempic face’ may be driving a cosmetic surgery boom  CNN Stop the Sag: How Hollywood Is Battling “Ozempic Body”  The Hollywood Reporter Data Reveals Troubling Hair Loss with GLP-1 Success  NewBeauty Sponsored: Dr. Sethi chats weight loss medications & how to combat facial aging  KRON4 Source link

The world’s most popular pain reliever may cause people to take more risks and reduce fear around risky decisions, leading to bolder behavior.  Nearly a quarter of Americans take acetaminophen, known around the world as paracetamol, weekly and data estimates 100million Americans take it annually.  Recently, scientists have been investigating how it might influence people’s behavior on a larger scale. To …

Bristol Myers, Bain Capital form new company to develop immunology drugs  Reuters Bristol Myers Squibb and Bain Capital Form New Immunology Company  The Wall Street Journal Bristol Myers sends five immunology assets to new $300M biotech led by Bain Capital  Endpoints News Bristol Myers, Bain Capital form a new biopharmaceutical company  Seeking Alpha Bristol Myers Squibb and Bain Capital Create New Company  citybiz Source link

Demand for weight loss drugs is becoming so “unsustainable” that demand may soon outstrip supply, pharmacists have warned. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) said supply problems could encourage people to turn to unregulated online sources, despite the risks involved. The number of people in the UK using drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro has soared to well above a million, …

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Gladstone Institutes have uncovered a potential new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease using two existing FDA-approved cancer drugs. The drugs, letrozole and irinotecan, have been found to reduce tau protein clumps in mice, a key feature of Alzheimer’s, and improve cognitive functions like memory and learning. Repurposing Cancer Drugs …

Health officials have revealed that a Wisconsin restaurant accidentally laced its pizzas with drugs, leading to the intoxication of 85 customers. Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton, Wisconsin, unintentionally served pizzas contaminated with THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, between October 22 and October 24, 2024.  In a new CDC report, EMS workers reportedly notified the public health department that they …

Two drugs already approved by the FDA for cancer treatment may hold the key to reversing Alzheimer’s disease in patients, experts say.  Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) believe that letrozole, a hormone-based breast cancer drug, and irinotecan, a lung and colon cancer chemotherapy medication, can help reverse brain damage caused by the incurable neurodegenerative disease.    In …