Tag: Social issues
Ozempic could face Medicare drug price negotiations next
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy i [...]
HHS calls for easing marijuana restrictions
James Romano trims flower while working in the CommCan processing facility in Medway, Massachusetts, Oct. 27, 2021.Erin Clark | Boston Globe | Getty I [...]
Most used drugs on Medicare price negotiation list: See the top 3
Bottles of the drug Jardiance, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.George Frey | ReutersTwo [...]
10 drugs to face Medicare price negotiations: See the list
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medi [...]
DOJ sues SpaceX alleging hiring discrimination
A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California.Pat [...]
DOJ sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination against refugees
A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California.Pat [...]
Weight loss drugs cost more in U.S. than other countries, KFF says
In this photo illustration, a box of the diabetes drug Ozempic rests on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Mario Tama | G [...]
CVS stock falls after Blue Shield of California drops PBM services
A CVS location in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of CVS Health plunged 9% on Thursday after [...]
Wegovy could prevent 1.5 million heart attacks, strokes over 10 years
A selection of injector pens for the Wegovy weight loss drug are shown in this photo illustration in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, 2023.Jim Vondruska | [...]
E-cigarette use linked to respiratory problems among youth: study
A man uses a Juul vaporizer in Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 26, 2019.Elijah Nouvelage | ReutersYoung people are at risk of experiencing significant respira [...]
Nine states pass laws to crack down on theft
This is the final part of a three-part series on organized retail crime. The stories examine the claims retailers make about how theft is impacting th [...]
Supreme Court affirmative action poses challenges in hiring
Affirmative action supporters and counterprotesters shout at each other outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., June 29, 2023.Ken [...]
CVS Health to slash 5,000 jobs to save costs
A woman walks past a CVS Pharmacy in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2022.Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty ImagesCVS Health is cutting 5,000 jobs to re [...]
What uptake of new shots could look like
A pharmacist delivers a COVID-19 booster dose at a Chicago CVS store.Antonio Perez | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesA new round of Covid vaccines [...]
Wegovy, Ozempic: UK investigating suicide risks
Packages of the weight-loss drug Wegovy from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk lie on the sales counter in a Danish pharmacy.Stefan Trumpf | Pic [...]