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FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine, paving way for fall rollout

A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration authorized Novavax‘s updated protein-based Covid vaccine for emergency use in people ages 12 and up on Friday, paving the way for the shot to compete with Pfizer and Moderna‘s jabs […]

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Eli Lilly releases new form of weight loss drug Zepbound for half the price to boost access, supply

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An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly on Tuesday released a new form of its weight loss drug Zepbound for roughly half its usual monthly list price to reach millions of patients without insurance coverage for

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U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting in late September

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Images By Tang Ming Tung | DigitalVision | Getty Images The Biden administration on Friday said it will resume offering free at-home Covid-19 tests to American households in late September as the virus has gained a stronger foothold in the U.S. this summer. Americans will soon be able to use COVIDtests.gov to request four free

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FDA approves updated Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines as virus surges; shots to be available within days

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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the new shots on track to reach most Americans in the coming days amid a summer surge of the virus. The jabs target a strain called KP.2, a descendant of the highly contagious omicron subvariant JN.1 that began circulating

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Health-care system Sesame to offer compounded versions of Wegovy through new 9 weight loss program

Health-care system Sesame to offer compounded versions of Wegovy through new $249 weight loss program

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Health-care marketplace Sesame on Wednesday announced a new clinical weight loss program that will help eligible consumers access compounded versions of Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy for $249 per month. Sesame allows patients to book and pay for appointments with doctors and specialists directly through its website, so it cuts out middlemen such as

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Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug slashes the risk of developing diabetes in long-term trial

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An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eli Lilly’s highly popular weight loss drug reduced the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 94% in obese or overweight adults with prediabetes compared with

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Here’s why Walgreens and CVS retail pharmacies are struggling — and what they’re doing to fix it

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The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap. But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets or stand in lengthy lines to pick up prescriptions as pharmacists

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What’s next for the Biden administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk out together, at an event on Medicare drug price negotiations, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Biden administration on Thursday reached a milestone in Democrats’ decades-long quest to use Medicare to drive down prescription drug costs, releasing

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Biden administration to release prices for first 10 drugs subject to landmark Medicare negotiations

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Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday will release prices for the first 10 prescription drugs that were subject to landmark negotiations between drugmakers and

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Digital health company Ro launches GLP-1 insurance-coverage checker to help patients navigate costs

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Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards The direct-to-consumer health-care startup Ro launched a new free tool Tuesday to help patients determine whether their insurance covers a buzzy class of weight loss and diabetes drugs called GLP-1s. Most insurance plans cover GLP-1s when they are used to treat diabetes, so those patients can usually avoid the roughly

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FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine, paving way for fall rollout

Eli Lilly releases new form of weight loss drug Zepbound for half the price to boost access, supply

Health-care system Sesame to offer compounded versions of Wegovy through new $249 weight loss program

Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug slashes the risk of developing diabetes in long-term trial

Here’s why Walgreens and CVS retail pharmacies are struggling — and what they’re doing to fix it

Digital health company Ro launches GLP-1 insurance-coverage checker to help patients navigate costs

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