TOM MURPHY

September 27, 2023 at 2:13 pm

New rules aim to make foster care with family easier, provide protection for LGBTQ+ children

The Biden administration is moving to make it easier for caregivers to take in family members in the foster care system, requiring states to provide...

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September 16, 2023 at 5:02 am

Supply problems and insurance issues make popular weight-loss drugs hard to get

Supply problems and insurance complications have made it difficult for many patients to start and stay on new prescription medications used to treat obesity.

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September 14, 2023 at 7:01 am

Johnson & Johnson is getting rid of its script logo after more than 130 years

Johnson & Johnson is signing off on a new logo, more than 130 years after creating the old one.

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August 28, 2023 at 9:06 pm

10 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations as Biden pitches cost reductions

The Biden administration released a list of 10 drugs for which the federal government will negotiate prices directly with the manufacturer, if lawsuits don't shut...

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August 14, 2023 at 6:59 am

Ro CEO charts growth past sexual health roots to obesity and beyond

Ro, the care provider formerly known as Roman, has launched a “body program.".

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August 11, 2023 at 7:12 am

Insurers won’t cover new Alzheimer’s treatment for some customers

Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients.

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August 8, 2023 at 7:07 am

Soaring sales of diabetes drug Mounjaro, widely used for weight loss, sends Eli Lilly to new heights

Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment Mounjaro, which is widely used for weight loss, raked in nearly $1 billion in second-quarter sales, or more than $200 million...

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August 2, 2023 at 4:22 am

CVS Health turns in better-than-expected 2Q even as pharmacy pricing, increased care use hurt

CVS Health topped second-quarter expectations, but the health care giant’s profit sank as pricing pressure hurt its drugstores and a jump in care use hit...

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August 1, 2023 at 9:45 am

Pfizer 2Q numbers tumble and COVID-19 vaccine, treatment sales dry up

Crumbling COVID-19 vaccine and treatment sales chopped Pfizer’s second-quarter earnings, but both the drugmaker and Wall Street expect a rebound in the back half of...

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August 1, 2023 at 5:04 am

Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic

Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the retail giant takes a deeper...

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