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Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks

adminApril 15, 2025

by adminApril 15, 2025031

President Trump’s decision to move a step closer to imposing tariffs on imported medicines poses considerable political risk, because Americans could face higher prices and...

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RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies

adminApril 11, 2025

by adminApril 11, 2025022

In a speech broadcast to the Food and Drug Administration’s Maryland campus on Friday morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced himself as the nation’s health...

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After “The White Lotus,” Lorazepam Lives On in Memes and Merch

adminApril 6, 2025

by adminApril 6, 2025025

Etsy has been flooded with hats and candles asking the question: “Has Anyone Seen My Lorazepam?” Social media is rife with videos of people enunciating...

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Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs

adminApril 4, 2025

by adminApril 4, 2025035

The Trump administration on Friday rejected a Biden plan that would have required Medicare and Medicaid to cover obesity drugs and expanded access for millions...

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Trump’s Next Tariffs Target Could be Foreign-Made Pharmaceuticals

adminApril 4, 2025

by adminApril 4, 2025031

Newer and more expensive medications are more likely to be made in the United States or Europe. Ireland, in particular, has become a hub because...

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FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety

adminApril 3, 2025

by adminApril 3, 2025031

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced wide-ranging cutbacks at federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, that would eliminate duplicative services and...

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Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin

adminMarch 31, 2025

by adminMarch 31, 2025035

Joe Grinsteiner is a gregarious online personality who touts the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. In a recent Facebook video, he produced a tube of veterinary-grade ivermectin...

Technology

Isomorphic Labs, Google’s A.I. Drug Business, Raises Money From Thrive

adminMarch 31, 2025

by adminMarch 31, 2025025

Over the last 12 months, Google’s efforts to use artificial intelligence to accelerate drug design have achieved breakthroughs in mimicking human biology and won its...

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Eli Lilly Drug Reduces Mysterious Lp(a) Particle Involved in Heart Attack Risk

adminMarch 30, 2025

by adminMarch 30, 2025030

As many as one in five people — an estimated 64 million in the United States — have elevated levels of a tiny particle in...

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For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down

adminMarch 27, 2025

by adminMarch 27, 2025030

Nolen: The first TB patient that I sat down with in Nairobi was a man who had extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, or XDR-TB — essentially there’s...

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