December 26, 2025
(Wired) – Now that Novo Nordisk is the world’s weight-loss juggernaut, will it have to betray its first patients—type 1 diabetics? Though Novo has as its controlling shareholder the largest altruistic foundation in the world, it has to act coldly … Read More
December 26, 2025
(NPR) – Ethan takes a medicine called Epidiolex that prevents these seizures. But last holiday season, a thief stole it off the family’s front porch in Charlotte, N.C. Peterson remembers finding the empty box and then checking her Ring doorbell … Read More
December 26, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 21, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 23, 2025
(NYT) – People over 65 represent prime targets for such medications. “The prevalence of obesity hovers around 40 percent” in older adults, as measured by body mass index, said Dr. John Batsis, a geriatrician and obesity specialist at the University … Read More
December 23, 2025
(ProPublica) – ProPublica decided to test several generic versions of three of the most widely prescribed drugs in the United States: the antidepressant bupropion XL, the generic for Wellbutrin XL; the heart medicine metoprolol succinate, the generic for Toprol XL; … Read More
December 23, 2025
(AP) – U.S. regulators 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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval handed drugmaker Novo Nordisk an … Read More
December 22, 2025
(WSJ) – A Wall Street Journal analysis of Medicare data found one in six seniors enrolled in Medicare’s drug benefit were prescribed eight or more medications at the same time. Schmidt, who lives with her husband of 65 years in … Read More
December 19, 2025
(ProPublica) – Lung transplant patient Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of a critical drug. It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case. In all, six … Read More
December 16, 2025
(NBC News) – he Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday a label change for Pfizer’s birth control shot Depo-Provera that warns patients of the risk of meningioma, a tumor in the lining of the brain. Pfizer is currently battling … Read More
December 16, 2025
(Vox) – No one wants to make it. A new antiviral pill for dengue called mosnodenvir showed promising results in early phase 2 trials. In a study where volunteers were deliberately exposed to dengue, roughly half of those who received … Read More
December 16, 2025
(ITV News) – After decades of suffering alone, more women exposed to the controversial drug Stilbestrol are breaking their silence to speak out on what’s been described as one of the worst medical disasters in NHS history. ITV News has … Read More
December 15, 2025
(KFF Health News) – Now medical experts are concerned that a July panel discussion convened by the Food and Drug Administration could lead to more cases of untreated depression. Many of the 10 members of the panel expressed concern about … Read More
December 12, 2025
(WSJ) – Companies are rolling out direct-to-patient services, which are selling drugs for weight loss and other uses Drugmakers are moving to sell their medicines directly to patients, abandoning the middlemen they have long relied on. The shift is a … Read More
December 12, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 2, no. 12, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 5, 2025
(New York Times) – A federal vaccine committee took a major step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of remaking the childhood vaccine schedule on Friday, voting to end a decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at … Read More
December 4, 2025
(Wired) – ARMR Sciences of New York is trialing a vaccine in the Netherlands to protect against fentanyl-related overdose and death. Just a tiny amount of fentanyl, the equivalent of a few grains of sand, is enough to stop a … Read More
December 4, 2025
(CNN) – Vaccination is estimated to be more than 90% effective at preventing shingles in older adults, but recent research has shed light on some other potential benefits, too. Emerging research suggests that getting the vaccine to protect against shingles … Read More
December 2, 2025
(STAT News) – The Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced plans to offer its employees a broader set of artificial intelligence tools to use in premarket reviews and for other purposes amid persistent concerns that the technology can behave … Read More
December 2, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 16, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 1, 2025
(BBC) – Fewer than one in 10 people who could benefit from obesity jabs like Wegovy are able to get them, warns the World Health Organization as it releases its first guidance on the drugs. With more than one billion … Read More
November 28, 2025
(STAT News) – Ahead of a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting, assessing the evidence is paramount On Dec. 4, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is expected to vote on whether to maintain the long-standing recommendation that all … Read More
November 26, 2025
(WLWT) – Another infant has died of whooping cough in Kentucky, becoming the third child to die of the illness in the last 12 months across the state. The first two deaths in the state represented the first whooping cough … Read More
November 26, 2025
(NPR) – The federal government has announced the results of the latest round of Medicare drug price negotiations: 15 lower drug prices for Medicare to go into effect in 2027. Medicare will get a 71% discount on Ozempic, Wegovy and … Read More
November 26, 2025
(WSJ) – Some people taking weight-loss drugs are delaying doses to eat a lot, while others are adjusting menus Powerful GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are changing Thanksgiving for users—and their friends and families celebrating with them. While some patients are putting … Read More
November 26, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – But supplementation—whether covered by a health-care provider or not—can be important. As those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere spend fewer of our waking hours in sunlight, let’s consider the importance of vitamin D. Yes, … Read More
