Health care costs

Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs from the state online

Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs from the state online

Craig Fedirighi

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs directly from the state under a program aimed at making ...

Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic

Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic

Craig Fedirighi

BANGUI, Central African Republic — The sudden closure in the Central African Republic of the orthopedic trauma surgery unit at ...

Medicare drug price negotiations list includes Ozempic

Medicare drug price negotiations list includes Ozempic

Craig Fedirighi

A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating Type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, ...

FDA Zepbound shortage ends, impacts patients, compounding pharmacies

FDA Zepbound shortage ends, impacts patients, compounding pharmacies

Craig Fedirighi

An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. ...

Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation’s 4th biggest killer

Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation’s 4th biggest killer

Craig Fedirighi

The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just ...

Trump, Harris plans on drug costs, abortion, Obamacare differ

Trump, Harris plans on drug costs, abortion, Obamacare differ

Craig Fedirighi

President Donald Trump talks to the press outside the White House, July 19, 2019, left, and Democratic presidential nominee and ...

Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications

Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications

Craig Fedirighi

Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their plan is ...