Pretty much everywhere I turn, there’s a new story about the benefits of weight-loss drugs...
Drugs and technology
Republican Congressman accuses drug middlemen execs of perjury
You might not know what a PBM–Pharmacy Benefit Manager–is, but PBMs are among the...
FDA won’t approve MDMA for treatment of PTSD
The FDA isn’t approving MDMA (sometimes known as the party-drug ecstasy or molly) for the...
Aspirin is good at preventing blood clots post-surgery. Why...
A recent study found that patients benefit as much from aspirin post-surgery as they do from costly...
Medicare Part D drug costs: What to expect in 2025
If you have Medicare, you will likely see many changes to your Medicare Part D drug costs in 2025...
Drug prices keep going up, some faster than inflation
Until Congress regulates drug prices in the US as every other wealthy country does, prescription...
Bipartisan agreement on how to keep drug middlemen from ripping...
A new bill in Congress would end some of the most egregious practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers...
FTC criticizes Rx middlemen in new report
In a health care world filled with insane prices and complexities, the prescription drug middlemen...
What’s more dangerous than dozens of insurers offering...
Hayden Rooke-Ley et al. write in the The New England Journal of Medicine about the dangers of a...
How to avoid overpaying for your prescription drugs
In a piece for the New York Times, Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson advise readers on how to avoid...