Experimental pill helps people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers say
An experimental pill helped people with one of the most deadly cancers in the world live longer, researchers reported this weekend.
An experimental pill helped people with one of the most deadly cancers in the world live longer, researchers reported this weekend.
These states spend the most on health care: See the list
A new WalletHub report found Americans are spending significantly more on health care.
A new WalletHub report found Americans are spending significantly more on health care.
CVS Caremark to cover Zepbound again after lawsuit, widespread backlash
CVS Caremark is adding Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s obesity drug, back to its commercial insurance plan formularies, more than a year after it stopped covering it in favor of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy.
CVS Caremark is adding Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s obesity drug, back to its commercial insurance plan formularies, more than a year after it stopped covering it in favor of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy.
Retatrutide, Eli Lilly's next obesity drug, fueled dramatic weight loss in clinical trial
Retatrutide, Eli Lilly’s next obesity shot, showed far more weight loss in clinical trial patients than other blockbuster obesity drugs.
Retatrutide, Eli Lilly’s next obesity shot, showed far more weight loss in clinical trial patients than other blockbuster obesity drugs.
Vanessa Trump reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Vanessa Trump revealed Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has started a treatment plan.
Vanessa Trump revealed Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has started a treatment plan.
WHO declares Ebola health emergency in Central Africa
We are learning more this weekend about what experts are describing as an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international public health emergency on Sunday. This came after dozens of suspected deaths were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is learning more about the response to the outbreak with Dr. Amesh Adalja who works as a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security.
We are learning more this weekend about what experts are describing as an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international public health emergency on Sunday. This came after dozens of suspected deaths were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is learning more about the response to the outbreak with Dr. Amesh Adalja who works as a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security.
California’s $1.3B Medicaid funding put on hold amid fraud suspicions
The Trump administration is widening its initiative to eliminate fraud in the federal health program, which includes a $1.3 billion deferral of Medicaid funding to California.
The Trump administration is widening its initiative to eliminate fraud in the federal health program, which includes a $1.3 billion deferral of Medicaid funding to California.
PCOS gets new name in effort to improve diagnosis for millions of women
PCOS, a chronic hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world, is getting a new name to improve diagnosis and care.
PCOS, a chronic hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world, is getting a new name to improve diagnosis and care.
Two passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise arrive in GA
We are listening in to a news conference this Monday as passengers from the M/V Hondius cruise ship are continuing to make their way home following a deadly hantavirus outbreak tied to the vessel. According to our partners at FOX 5 Atlanta, the Georgia Department of Public Health previously confirmed that two residents from the state who were aboard the cruise ship have already returned for treatment. Officials from Emory University Hospital gave an update on Monday.
We are listening in to a news conference this Monday as passengers from the M/V Hondius cruise ship are continuing to make their way home following a deadly hantavirus outbreak tied to the vessel. According to our partners at FOX 5 Atlanta, the Georgia Department of Public Health previously confirmed that two residents from the state who were aboard the cruise ship have already returned for treatment. Officials from Emory University Hospital gave an update on Monday.
Supreme Court restores abortion pill access
LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi is speaking with Pam Belluck, a health and science reporter for The New York Times, as the Supreme Court restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone last week. This came after a federal appeals court ruled mifepristone must be dispensed in person. The move essentially blocked mail delivery of the pill. The legal fight centered around a lawsuit from Louisiana, where officials argued that the drug's availability conflicted with the state's existing ban.
LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi is speaking with Pam Belluck, a health and science reporter for The New York Times, as the Supreme Court restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone last week. This came after a federal appeals court ruled mifepristone must be dispensed in person. The move essentially blocked mail delivery of the pill. The legal fight centered around a lawsuit from Louisiana, where officials argued that the drug's availability conflicted with the state's existing ban.
Amazon stocking Ozempic pills at kiosks, offering same-day delivery
Amazon is making Ozempic pills more accessible and stocking its U.S. kiosks with the medication and offering same-day delivery.
Amazon is making Ozempic pills more accessible and stocking its U.S. kiosks with the medication and offering same-day delivery.
White House says Trump's drugmaker deals could save economy $529B over next decade
President Trump’s “most favored nation” drugmaker deals could save the economy $529 billion over the next decade, a new White House analysis estimates.
President Trump’s “most favored nation” drugmaker deals could save the economy $529 billion over the next decade, a new White House analysis estimates.
Supreme Court restores abortion pill access
The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
Trump says GLP-1 weight-loss drugs coming at $50 for Medicare patients
President Trump announced the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs would soon be more accessible to millions of Americans at a cost of only $50 per month.
President Trump announced the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs would soon be more accessible to millions of Americans at a cost of only $50 per month.
Johnson & Johnson is the latest company to list drugs on TrumpRx
Johnson & Johnson is the latest drugmaker to start selling some of its drugs on the TrumpRx website.
Johnson & Johnson is the latest drugmaker to start selling some of its drugs on the TrumpRx website.
AI shaping our health care decisions, even whether we go to the doctor
For nearly half of Americans, artificial intelligence plays some sort of role in their health care decisions, a new Gallup poll found.
For nearly half of Americans, artificial intelligence plays some sort of role in their health care decisions, a new Gallup poll found.
FDA approves Foundayo, Eli Lilly's new GLP-1 obesity pill
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly’s new weight-loss GLP-1 pill, orforglipron, which will be sold as Foundayo.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly’s new weight-loss GLP-1 pill, orforglipron, which will be sold as Foundayo.
Gallup poll: Healthcare tops US concerns as partisan divides persist
Americans’ top domestic concerns have shifted, with one issue now clearly leading.
Americans’ top domestic concerns have shifted, with one issue now clearly leading.
Annual CDC mobile lung screenings for coal miners begins in April across several states See where
The annual Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) black lung screenings for coal miners will start in April across several states.
The annual Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) black lung screenings for coal miners will start in April across several states.
Florida hospital sues to evict patient who refuses to leave for months
A Florida hospital is suing a former patient who it says has refused to leave for five months after being medically cleared and formally discharged.
A Florida hospital is suing a former patient who it says has refused to leave for five months after being medically cleared and formally discharged.