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Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs

The government is expected to pay lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. The Trump administration will decide whether to expand coverage for...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy.

Attempts to restrict pharmaceutical advertisements have failed many times over the years, often on First Amendment grounds.

Zantac’s Developer Settles Lawsuits Claiming Cancer Link

GSK, which developed and sold versions of the now-discontinued blockbuster heartburn drug, agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion.

Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Trump Libel Suit Against Pulitzer Board

Donald Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board over its 2022 statement reaffirming its decision to award a prize for coverage of the 2016 Trump campaign’s...

AstraZeneca Is Withdrawing Its Covid Vaccine Worldwide, Citing Low Demand

The shot is no longer being manufactured or supplied, and it is no longer authorized for use in Europe.

Kevin Plank, Under Armour Founder, Will Return as CEO

Kevin Plank, the sports apparel company’s controlling shareholder, will seek to reinvigorate the struggling brand.

Biogen Abandons Its Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm

The pharmaceutical company will give up its ownership rights to the drug and stop a clinical trial that had been aimed at confirming whether it...

Buried in Wegovy Costs, North Carolina Will Stop Paying for Obesity Drugs

Starting April 1, state employees in North Carolina will no longer have insurance coverage for costly weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound.

Lawsuit Challenges Insurance Restrictions on Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy

Many employers and government programs won’t cover costly obesity medications. A lawsuit is challenging one such policy.

Common Patenting Tactic by Drug Companies May Be Illegal, F.T.C. Says

Experts say the exploitation of a loophole in the patent system has contributed to high prices for inhalers.