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Conflict at the counter: When pharmacists’ and patients’ values collide
October 6, 2025·6 min read

Conflict at the counter: When pharmacists’ and patients’ values collide

Health – The Conversation – Read More Pharmacists see themselves as vital gatekeepers – but at times, some critics treat them as physicians’ sidekicks. Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment…

Common Hair Loss Drug Linked to Suicide Risk, Other Mental Health Harms
October 5, 2025·7 min read

Common Hair Loss Drug Linked to Suicide Risk, Other Mental Health Harms

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More A new report on the mental health side effects of finasteride provides some evidence to support further research. Stan…

Why Congress is running out of time for an ObamaCare deal 
October 5, 2025·4 min read

Why Congress is running out of time for an ObamaCare deal 

Health Care News – Read More Republicans in Congress have refused to negotiate an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits as part of talks…

FDA under pressure from right after abortion pill approval
October 4, 2025·5 min read

FDA under pressure from right after abortion pill approval

Health Care News – Read More The anti-abortion movement’s patience with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is wearing thin following the agency’s recent approval of…

Costco to sell Ozempic, Wegovy for $499 a month
October 3, 2025·2 min read

Costco to sell Ozempic, Wegovy for $499 a month

Health Care News – Read More Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk announced Friday that Costco will begin selling monthly supplies of Ozempic and Wegovy for $499 to…

Gallego demands transparency in Trump’s deal with Pfizer
October 3, 2025·3 min read

Gallego demands transparency in Trump’s deal with Pfizer

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is raising concerns over the lack of details given about President Trump’s “most favored nation” (MFN)…

Cassidy lambasts FDA’s abortion pill approval as ‘betrayal’
October 3, 2025·2 min read

Cassidy lambasts FDA’s abortion pill approval as ‘betrayal’

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) slammed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a new generic form of the abortion…

Most Trump supporters back Obamacare subsidies’ extension: Survey
October 3, 2025·2 min read

Most Trump supporters back Obamacare subsidies’ extension: Survey

Health Care News – Read More A new survey has found that a majority of Republicans and Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters back the extension…

How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means
October 3, 2025·6 min read

How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means

Health – The Conversation – Read More Democrats demanded that Republicans negotiate with them on ACA subsidies and Medicaid cuts. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images News Major rifts…

Listeria Outbreak: Pasta Meals From Trader Joe’s, Walmart Tied to 4 Deaths
October 3, 2025·7 min read

Listeria Outbreak: Pasta Meals From Trader Joe’s, Walmart Tied to 4 Deaths

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been investigating the Listeria outbreak in ready-made pasta meals since June. Design…