Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may not increase thoughts of suicide, study finds
Despite anecdotes of suicidal ideations linked to the popular medications, new research finds little evidence of negative mental health effects. As the popularity of weight loss and diabetes drugs has … Continue reading
Eli Lilly launches website to help patients get weight loss drugs
The platform, called LillyDirect, joins a growing field of websites offering telehealth prescriptions for weight loss drugs. Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced on Thursday a new website that will allow patients to get … Continue reading
More nonpregnant women are requesting abortion pills to have on hand
Requests for abortion medications by women before they were pregnant increased when abortion access was threatened, a new study finds. Requests for abortion pills by women who were not yet … Continue reading
More than 13 million people lost Medicaid coverage this year, with Texas an epicenter of the ‘unwinding’
Eligibility checks for Medicaid were paused during the pandemic. Many people are still losing coverage in the bureaucratic jumble that has ensued since they resumed. Erica Olenski, a single mother … Continue reading