John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. WASHINGTON — The Trump ...

Since September, 16 major drug companies have inked deals with the Trump administration to lower prices. But in January — the time of year when pharmaceutical companies typically roll out price hikes ...

Many people who use these medications don’t want to stay on them long term. But research has repeatedly shown that quitting the drugs means gaining back weight. By Dani Blum Weight-loss drugs like ...

Trileptal is not FDA-approved for bipolar disorder but is sometimes prescribed off-label for it. Trileptal can help stabilize mood and control manic episodes in bipolar disorder. Trileptal may cause ...

Dec 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Omeros' (OMER.O), opens new tab drug for a dangerous transplant complication in adults and children two years and older, marking ...

Regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. The ...

Nine pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash prices on their flagship drugs for Medicaid recipients and people who buy the medications in cash, rather than through insurance, as part of a new ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order making some big changes to marijuana policy, the most substantial since 1970. On Dec. 18, Trump ordered the government to stop classifying ...

More than 11,000 bottles of a common blood pressure medication have been recalled nationwide. Bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets made by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals may contain trace ...

On President Donald Trump’s first full day in office this year, he pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted of creating the largest online black market for illegal drugs and other ...

Danielle Gansky was 7 years old when an administrator at her upscale private girls’ school in suburban Philadelphia flagged problems with her academic performance. She was a bubbly and creative kid, ...

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