Biotechs turn to gene silencing for obesity drugs that can last longer than Wegovy
By Allison DeAngelis and Elaine Chen May 23, 2024 for Stat News Enticed by the immense market opened by GLP-1 weight loss
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Health Care – General
Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 7 recent updates
By Rylee Wilson on May 21, 2024 for Becker’s Healthcare More hospitals are cutting ties with Medicare Advantage plans, and
Read MoreMillennials Will Pay More in Taxes to Save Medicare
By Suzanne Blake on May 22, 2024 for Newsweek Millennials are worried Medicare won’t be around for them when they
Read MoreHigh Price of Popular Diabetes Drugs Deprives Low-Income People of Effective Treatment
By Renuka Rayasam on May 21, 2024 for KFF Health News The makers of Ozempic and Mounjaro charge list prices
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans Are About to Change
By Suzanne Blake on May 18, 2024 for Newsweek Medicare Advantage patients may be in for a rude awakening as
Read MoreAnuzis: Biden plans costing seniors more
By Paul Anuzis on May 18, 2024 for Daily Independent When President Joe Biden took office, he embarked on a
Read MoreCongress: Close Medicare’s dangerous gaps in coverage for addiction treatment
(By Brian Hurley and Paul N. Samuels for STAT) While many people immediately picture young adults when thinking about the
Read MorePoll: 1 in 8 Adults Say They’ve Taken a GLP-1 Drug, Including 4 in 10 of Those with Diabetes and 1 in 4 of Those with Heart Disease
(By Tammie Smith at The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 10, 2024) About one in eight adults (12%) say they
Read MoreForget Ringing the Button for the Nurse. Patients Now Stay Connected by Wearing One.
(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News HOUSTON — Patients admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital get a monitoring device about
Read MoreAlzheimer’s may be inherited more often than previously thought
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) New research has found that nearly all people with two copies of the gene variant
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