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TrumpRx to Lower Cost of GLP-1s, but Experts Say Overall Savings Are Minimal
November 13, 2025·8 min read

TrumpRx to Lower Cost of GLP-1s, but Experts Say Overall Savings Are Minimal

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More The TrumpRx prescription drug savings program is expected to be available by early 2026. Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have…

RFK Jr. vaccine advisory panel set to revisit hepatitis B, other childhood shots next month
November 13, 2025·1 min read

RFK Jr. vaccine advisory panel set to revisit hepatitis B, other childhood shots next month

Health Care News – Read More Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s panel of federal vaccine advisors is set to discuss and potentially vote on changing…

How long is the government funded in latest deal?
November 13, 2025·1 min read

How long is the government funded in latest deal?

Health Care News – Read More The funding deal to end the record-long shutdown keeps much of the government running through Jan. 30, raising the risk…

Vance: MAHA crowd ‘asking the right questions’
November 13, 2025·1 min read

Vance: MAHA crowd ‘asking the right questions’

Health Care News – Read More Vice President Vance on Wednesday praised supporters of the so-called “Make America Health Again” movement, saying they are “asking the…

What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients
November 13, 2025·5 min read

What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients

Health – The Conversation – Read More Black box warnings can influence whether or not clinicians decide to prescribe a drug. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images…

Hemp-derived THC drinks, edibles could soon disappear because of shutdown bill
November 12, 2025·1 min read

Hemp-derived THC drinks, edibles could soon disappear because of shutdown bill

Health Care News – Read More Popular THC-infused drinks and edibles may disappear from store shelves in the next year as Congress is on the verge…

Whooping cough cases skyrocket to record high in Texas
November 12, 2025·1 min read

Whooping cough cases skyrocket to record high in Texas

Health Care News – Read More More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported in Texas so far this year, according to…

Democrats introduce discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies
November 12, 2025·1 min read

Democrats introduce discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies

Health Care News – Read More House Democratic leaders on Wednesday introduced a discharge petition designed to force consideration of legislation to extend expiring ObamaCare subsidies…

FDA to Remove Black Box Warnings on Hormone Replacement Therapy
November 12, 2025·4 min read

FDA to Remove Black Box Warnings on Hormone Replacement Therapy

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More The FDA will remove black box warning labels on HRT products, which the agency states has sown confusion around…

Lawmakers tangle over ‘eight weeks of taxpayer-funded vacation’ quip
November 12, 2025·1 min read

Lawmakers tangle over ‘eight weeks of taxpayer-funded vacation’ quip

Health Care News – Read More There were some fireworks at Tuesday night’s House Rules Committee meeting ahead of the lower chamber’s Wednesday vote to reopen…