proposal would list obesity as ‘chronic disease’
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 12:00am
Medicare, Medicaid would cover weight loss medications
Lifestyle
Asthma drug linked to possible mental health side effects
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 12:00am
A new study on a drug widely prescribed for asthma is binding itself to receptors in the brain and is linked to severe mental health issues and suicide.
Experts warn abortion bans are reversing a decline in teenage births
Thu, 11/28/2024 - 12:00am
Houston OB-GYN Hillary Boswell says she has seen how abortion bans affect teenage girls: More of them are carrying their pregnancies to term.
Pharmacist’s decision not to accept insurance is saving customers money
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:00am
Nick Romo spent a decade as a pharmacist under the rule of insurance companies and their middlemen. Too often, customers couldn’t get the drugs their doctors prescribed or ran into prices so high they walked away emptyhanded.
State settles lawsuit over inmate psychiatric care
Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:00am
Will increase beds, staffing at Larned facility