US Medicare price cuts: 15 major drugs including Ozempic and cancer medicines to become cheaper

US Medicare price cuts: 15 major drugs including Ozempic and cancer medicines to become cheaper |

The US government has announced that Medicare will pay lower prices for 15 widely used prescription drugs, including blockbuster weight-loss medication Ozempic and several major cancer treatments. The reductions, which follow a new round of federal price negotiations, are expected to deliver billions in savings for taxpayers and provide cost relief for millions of older…

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The ‘magic’ medicine: Can weight-loss drug GLP-1 treat alcohol and drug addiction?

The ‘magic’ medicine: Can weight-loss drug GLP-1 treat alcohol and drug addiction? |

The blockbuster injections that began life as humble diabetes medications have rapidly evolved into one of modern medicine’s most surprising success stories. First they reshaped weight-loss treatment, then proved capable of protecting the heart, and now, according to a recent report by the Washington Post, these same GLP-1 drugs may be taking aim at one…

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