Public Health
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In New Year, All Immigrants in California May Qualify for Medicaid Regardless of Legal Status
Milagro, a Peruvian immigrant in Riverside County, California, has had spotty access to health care in the two decades she’s…
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Mysterious Morel Mushrooms at Center of Food Poisoning Outbreak
A food poisoning outbreak that killed two people and sickened 51, stemming from a Montana restaurant, has highlighted just how…
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‘They See a Cash Cow’: Corporations Could Consume $50 Billion of Opioid Settlements
The marketing pitches are bold and arriving fast: Invest opioid settlement dollars in a lasso-like device to help police detain…
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2024 expectations for Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound
George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Weight loss drugs exploded into the public eye this year, and 2024 will…
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Big Pharma takes on counterfeit drugs
In Las Vegas, Lazaro Hernandez was a flamboyant, jet-setting poker player shown in televised tournaments with stacks of colorful chips.…
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Flying solo without Cigna will keep Humana focused on 2 big priorities in 2024
It looks like Cigna has scrapped its takeover bid for Club holding Humana , removing a dark cloud over both…
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New data on Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug shows its outlook is bright
The launch of Eli Lilly ‘s weight-loss drug Zepbound — a key pillar of our investment thesis in the pharmaceuticals…
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Millions of Dollars Flow From Pharma to Patient Advocacy Groups
Pharma money is all over the place — in universities, companies doing continuing medical education for doctors and in prominent…
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‘Financial Ruin Is Baked Into the System’: Readers on the Costs of Long-Term Care
Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the “Dying Broke” series about the financial burden of long-term care in…
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‘Until It Is Fixed’: Congress Ramps Up Action on Social Security Clawbacks
The Senate Finance Committee is ramping up oversight of Social Security’s overpayment problem and plans to meet with the agency…
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